San Luis Hills

San Luis Hills
A view of Sierro el Ojito from the southwest at ground level
Sierro del Ojito in the Fairy Hills section of the San Luis Hills
Highest point
Elevation2,806 m (9,206 ft)[1]
Coordinates37°10′0″N 105°44′32″W / 37.16667°N 105.74222°W / 37.16667; -105.74222[2]
Dimensions
Area428 sq mi (1,110 km2)[3]
Geography
Map
LocationSan Luis Valley
CountryUnited States
StateColorado

The San Luis Hills[2] are a group of small mountain ranges in Conejos and Costilla counties in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado.[4] The individual mountain ranges that make up the San Luis Hills include the Fairy Hills, the Brownie Hills, the Piñon Hills, and the South Piñon Hills. The San Luis Hills' highest point is Flat Top, elevation 9,206 feet (2,806 meters).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Flat Top". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 13 October 1978. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "San Luis Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 13 October 1978. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ Burroughs, Richard L. (1971). "Geology of the San Luis Hills, south-central Colorado". In James, H.L. (ed.). San Luis Basin (Colorado): New Mexico Geological Society 22nd Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook. New Mexico Geological Society. pp. 277–287.
  4. ^ Thompson, Ren A.; Shroba, Ralph A.; Machette, Michael N.; Fridrich, Christopher J.; Brandt, Theodore R.; Cosca, Michael A. (2015). Geologic map of the Alamosa 30′ × 60′ quadrangle, South-Central Colorado (PDF) (Map). Scientific investigations map ; 3342. Reston, VA: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-12-31.