| Wet Mountains | |
|---|---|
 View of Wet Mountain Valley, west of mountain range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Greenhorn Mountain[1] |
| Elevation | 3,763 m (12,346 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°52′53″N 105°00′48″W / 37.88139°N 105.01333°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 20 mi (32 km) Nw-SE |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Sierra Mojada (Spanish) |
| Geography | |
  Wet Mountains Wet Mountains in Colorado | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and Pueblo |
| Range coordinates | 38°10′N 105°12′W / 38.167°N 105.200°W |
| Parent range | Sangre 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]