Rampart Range

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title: "Rampart Range" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ranges-of-the-rocky-mountains", "mountain-ranges-of-colorado", "landforms-of-el-paso-county,-colorado", "landforms-of-douglas-county,-colorado", "landforms-of-teller-county,-colorado", "pike-national-forest"] description: "Mountain range in Colorado, United States" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_Range" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain range in Colorado, United States ::

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Field	Value
name	Rampart Range
photo	Spruce Mtn Open Space 02 PANO Rampart Range.jpg
photo_caption	Rampart Range seen from Windy Point
atop Spruce Mountain
country	United States
subdivision1	Colorado
subdivision2_type	Counties
subdivision2
parent	Front Range, Rocky Mountains
length_mi	44
width_mi	12
highest	Devils Head
elevation_ft	9748
coordinates
coordinates_ref
listing	Mountain ranges of Colorado
map	USA Colorado
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| name= Rampart Range | native_name= | other_name= | photo= Spruce Mtn Open Space 02 PANO Rampart Range.jpg | photo_size= | photo_caption= Rampart Range seen from Windy Point atop Spruce Mountain | etymology= | country= United States | subdivision1= Colorado | subdivision2_type= Counties | subdivision2=

| parent= Front Range, Rocky Mountains | geology= | orogeny= | area_mi2= | length_mi=44 | length_orientation= | width_mi=12 | width_orientation= | highest= Devils Head | elevation_ft= 9748 | coordinates= | coordinates_ref= | listing = Mountain ranges of Colorado | map= USA Colorado | map_size= | map_caption= | range_coordinates= | range_coordinates_ref= The Rampart Range is a mountain range in the western United States in Colorado, located in Douglas, El Paso, and Teller counties. Part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, the range is almost entirely public land within the Pike National Forest.

The Rampart Range is delineated by the South Platte River on the north and Manitou Springs and Woodland Park on the south. The western border is formed by faults along the South Platte River and Trout Creek. The eastern border of the range is the steep, faulted escarpment down to the Colorado Piedmont. In total, the range is 44 mi long and 12 mi at its widest.

The high point of the Rampart Range is Devils Head at an elevation of 9748 ft. Several other peaks in the range are over 9000 ft, but these elevations stand in contrast to the higher peaks of the Front Range to the north (Mount Blue Sky) and south (Pikes Peak).

Geology

The Rampart Range is a anticlinal horst raised along faults on the east, west, and south sides. The region has experienced repeated periods of uplift, erosion, and deposition over the past 1,000 million years. Currently, uplifted Proterozoic basement rocks of the Pikes Peak batholith dominate the Rampart Range. Nearly all overlying sedimentary and volcanic rocks have been eroded away.

References

References

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3. Smith, Charles L.. (1977). "Climate, Soils and Vegetation of the Rampart Range, Colorado". United States Air Force Academy.
4. Miller, Carter H.. (1973). "Gravity Survey in the Rampart Range Area, Colorado". United States Geological Survey.
5. Marcus, Steven R.. (1973). "Geology of the Montane Zone of Central Colorado: with emphasis on Manitou Park". Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.
6. Ormes, Robert M.. (1992). "Guide to the Colorado Mountains". The Colorado Mountain Club.
7. Tweto, Ogden. (1979). "Geologic map of Colorado". United States Geological Survey.

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