The Sangre de Cristo Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado in the United States, running north and south along the east side of the Rio Grande Rift. The mountains extend southeast from Poncha Pass for about 75 mi through south-central Colorado to La Veta Pass, approximately 20 mi west of Walsenburg, and form a high ridg…
The Sangre de Cristo Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado in the United States, running north and south along the east side of the Rio Grande Rift. The mountains extend southeast from Poncha Pass for about 75 mi through south-central Colorado to La Veta Pass, approximately 20 mi west of Walsenburg, and form a high ridge separating the San Luis Valley on the west from the watershed of the Arkansas River on the east. The Sangre de Cristo Range rises over 7,000 ft above the valleys and plains to the west and northeast.
Elevation: 14,345 ft (4,372 m)
Peak: Blanca Peak
Length: 75 mi (121 km) north-south
Width: 48 mi (77 km) east-west
Area: 1,250 sq mi (3,200 km²)
Etymology: Sangre de Cristo Spanish: Blood of Christ
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