The mountains were valued as a sacred place by the Weeminuche Ute band. The Sleeping Ute is said to resemble a Ute chief lying on his back with arms folded across his chest. It is also notable for its large local relief in all directions, especially its rise of roughly 4,250 ft (1,295 m) over the Montezuma Valley to the southeast. Despite being much lower than Colorado's highest peaks, Ute Mountain is the eighth most topographically prominent peak in the state, due to this isolation. The Ute Mountains, with a collective profile commonly known as 'The Sleeping Ute', are a dense cluster of peaks approximately 5 by 12 miles (8 by 19 km) in extent and stand in isolation from other mountains. All of these forms of the mountain's name and of the range's name can be found on various USGS maps, databases and reports. The highest peak is sometimes known as Sleeping Ute Mountain the entire range is also identified as one large mountain, called Sleeping Ute Mountain, on some maps Īnd the range is sometimes called the Sleeping Ute Mountains. Nomenclature for this peak and its range varies. The Reservation forms the southwestern corner of the state and of Montezuma County. It is on the northern edge of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation. Ute Mountain, also known as Ute Peak or Sleeping Ute Mountain ( / ˈ j uː t/ Ute: Wisuv Káruv, Navajo: Dził Naajiní), is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a small mountain range in the southwestern corner of Colorado. Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation, Montezuma County, Colorado, United States

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