San Juan Mountains

plural noun

1. a mountain range in SW Colorado and N New Mexico: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Uncompahgre Peak, 14,306 feet (4,360 meters).

San Juan Mountains

plural noun

1. a mountain range in SW Colorado and N New Mexico: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak: Uncompahgre Peak, 4363 m (14 314 ft)

Example Sentences

A hunter found his body and a very protective Finney in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado on Oct.

From Seattle Times

When a hunter came upon the 71-year-old’s body in the San Juan Mountains on Oct.

From Seattle Times

Purgatory is a small resort about 30 minutes north of Durango in the jagged San Juan Mountains.

From Washington Post

Ms. Nelson was a longtime resident of Telluride, Colo., where she frequently traipsed and trained in the surrounding San Juan Mountains and worked for years waiting tables.

From New York Times

Alas, this year, not even the rugged San Juan Mountains that circle the picturesque town could keep the existential anxieties plaguing Hollywood entirely at bay.

From Los Angeles Times