Sawatch Range
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![Mt. Aetna (13,746 feet (4,190 m)) and Taylor Mtn.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Mount_Aetna,_Taylor_Mountain3711.jpg")
![Mount Elbert the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Mount_Elbert23711.JPG")
![Sawatch Range near Buena Vista, Colorado.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Sawatch3711.JPG")
The Sawatch Range /səˈwætʃ/ is a high and extensive mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at 14,440 feet (4,401 m) elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.