Wet Mountains

Wet Mountains
View of Wet Mountain Valley, west of mountain range
Highest point
PeakGreenhorn Mountain[1]
Elevation3,763 m (12,346 ft)
Coordinates37°52′53″N 105°00′48″W / 37.88139°N 105.01333°W / 37.88139; -105.01333
Dimensions
Length20 mi (32 km) Nw-SE
Naming
Native nameSierra Mojada (Spanish)
Geography
Wet Mountains is located in Colorado
Wet Mountains
Wet Mountains
Wet Mountains in Colorado
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesCuster, Fremont, Huerfano and Pueblo
Range coordinates38°10′N 105°12′W / 38.167°N 105.200°W / 38.167; -105.200
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Mountains, Rocky Mountains

The Wet Mountains are a small mountain range in southern Colorado, named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter as compared to the dry Great Plains to the east. They are a sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in the southern Rocky Mountains System. There are three variant names of mountain range: Cuerno Verde, Greenhorn Mountains, and Sierra Mojada.[2]

  1. ^ Wet Mountains, Peakbagger.com
  2. ^ "Wet Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.