WEST ELK MOUNTAINS

The 'West Elk Mountains' are a mountain range in the west-central part of the US state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness. The range is primarily located in Gunnison County, with small parts in eastern Delta and Montrose counties.
The West Elks are completely surrounded by tributaries of the Gunnison River. The range is bounded on the north by the North Fork of the Gunnison and on the east by the East River, another tributary of the Gunnison. On the south and west it is contiguous with Black Mesa and Fruitland Mesa, both part of the uplift in which sits the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. On the northeast it is contiguous with the Elk Mountains, being separated from them by Anthracite Creek and Coal Creek. Nearby towns include Gunnison, Paonia, and the ski resort of Crested Butte.

The following sortable table lists the 8 mountain peaks of the West Elk Mountains with a topographic prominence of at least .

The 8 Mountain Peaks of the West Elk Mountains with 500 Meters of Prominence
Rank	Mountain Peak	Elevation	Prominence	Isolation	Eminence
1	West Elk Peak NGS PB	3975.200 = 13,042 feet 3975 m	0943.356 = 3,095 feet 943 m	00022.18 = 13.8 miles 22.2 km	03.750 = 1.4 sq.mi. 3.750 km²
2	Mount Gunnison NGS PB	3878.700 = 12,725 feet 3879 m	1081.735 = 3,549 feet 1082 m	00019.05 = 11.8 miles 19.1 km	04.196 = 1.6 sq.mi. 4.196 km²
3	Whetstone Mountain NGS PB	3818.100 = 12,527 feet 3818 m	0748.589 = 2,456 feet 749 m	00015.11 = 9.4 miles 15.1 km	02.858 = 1.1 sq.mi. 2.858 km²
4	East Beckwith Mountain NGS PB	3792.100 = 12,441 feet 3792 m	0759.562 = 2,492 feet 760 m	00011.01 = 6.8 miles 11.0 km	02.880 = 1.1 sq.mi. 2.880 km²
5	Anthracite Peak NGS PB	3777.800 = 12,394 feet 3778 m	0647.700 = 2,125 feet 648 m	00007.68 = 4.8 miles 7.7 km	02.447 = 0.9 sq.mi. 2.447 km²
6	Carbon Peak NGS PB	3684.300 = 12,088 feet 3684 m	0664.159 = 2,179 feet 664 m	00006.31 = 3.9 miles 6.3 km	02.447 = 0.9 sq.mi. 2.447 km²
7	Mount Guero NGS PB	3675.400 = 12,058 feet 3675 m	0741.274 = 2,432 feet 741 m	00010.27 = 6.4 miles 10.3 km	02.724 = 1.1 sq.mi. 2.724 km²
8	Marcellina Mountain PB	3460.528 = 11,353 feet 3461 m	0831.494 = 2,728 feet 831 m	00008.18 = 5.1 miles 8.2 km	02.877 = 1.1 sq.mi. 2.877 km²

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