San Juan Mountains Photography

The San Juan Mountains are the most spectacular of the Colorado mountain ranges. Spanning from the southern border near Pagosa Springs all the way north to Montrose, this mountain range contains some of the most amazing landscape photography scenes in North America. This online gallery of photos and fine art prints for sale from the San Juans showcases some of my favorite images I've captured as a photographer from this glorious area of Colorado, including Telluride, Blue Lakes, Mount Sneffels Wilderness Area, North Clear Creek Falls, and of course beautiful aspen trees, fall colors, and summer wildflowers which the San Juans are famous for.

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Yellow paintbrush wildflowers found at 13,000 feet near Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado at sunset.
Colorado Photography Yellow Paintbrush (2021)
Red Mountain near Red Mountain Pass, reflected in a high mountain lake near Silverton, Colorado at sunrise in the San Juan Mountains.
Reflecting on Red Mountain Blues (2019)
The Grenadier Mountains of Colorado at dusk, with wildflowers.
Grenadier Dusk (2017)
Colorado Fall Color Photography Print - Colorado autumn fall color foliage including aspen trees and dramatic clouds from the San Juan Mountains.
San Juan Mountains Autumn Twilight (2021)
Island Lake and wildflowers at sunset as seen deep in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado near the town of Silverton.
Sunset at Island Lake (2016)
The Milky Way Galaxy over Vestal Peak and Arrow Peak of the Grenadiers in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Infinitesimal (2017)
A panorama from the summit of Colorado 14er Wetterhorn Peak at sunrise in the San Juan Mountains featuring Uncompahgre Peak. Epic mountain photography.
Uncompahgre Peak at Sunrise from Wetterhorn Peak (2011)
A vibrant sunrise panorama near Telluride, Colorado over the San Miguel Mountains - including El Diente, Mount Wilson, and Wilson Peak with bright fall colors o
Blazing Telluride Sunrise Panorama (2021)
A sunrise panoramic from San Juan Mountains of Colorado with views of 14ers Eolus, Windom, and Sunlight in the Needles sub-range. Epic Mountain photography.
San Juan Sunrise Panorama (2011)
Colorado mountain 14er Wilson Peak and wildflowers at sunrise as seen near Telluride, Colorado.
Wilson Peak Wildflowers (2016)
Marsh Marigold wildflowers and the setting sun above Island Lake in the Ice Lake Basin of Colorado in the San Juan Mountains.
Marsh Marigolds (2016)
A bouquet of wildflowers including Owlsclaws, Cow Parsnip, Paintbrush, and Lupine found in a high mountain meadow near Red Mountain Pass.
San Juan Bouquet (2021)
Mount Sneffels at sunset near Ouray in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Mount Sneffels Sunset Portrait (2020)
Colorado Fall Color Photography Print - A single vibrant aspen leaf on a wet wood log in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado in fall.
Colorado Fall Color Print - Fallen Electricity (2020)
The mountains around Blue Lakes near Ridgway and Telluride from near the summit of Mount Sneffels at sunset in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
A San Juan Mountain View (2020)
Yellow wildflowers compliment a turquoise lake in a unique panorama from the San Juan Mountains.
Island Lake Night Panorama (2016)
Mountain photography panorama of the Ice Lake Basin 13ers as seen at sunrise in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado near Silverton.
Ice Lake Basin 13ers at Sunrise (2021)
A panoramic view of the Needle Mountain sub-range of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, as seen from Knife Point. Mountain Photography.
Needle Range Grand View (2017)
Stars over the Grenadier Mountains from Molas Lake / Molas Pass near Durango and Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains.
Stars over the Grenadiers (2015)
14er Mount Sneffels with aspen trees in fall near Ridgway in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Glorious Mount Sneffels (2019)
The San Miguel 14ers and 13ers are seen behind the setting sun, including El Diente, Mt. Wilson, Gladstone, and Wilson Peak. Left of the sunset.
Sunset Behind the Wilsons (2019)
The sunset hits Peak 13, Animas Peak, and Monitor Peak from Ruby Basin deep in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and the Weminuche Wilderness Area.
Sunset in Ruby Basin (2016)
The Milky Way over Blue Lakes near Ridgway and Telluride in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Milky Way and Blue Lake (2020)
Wide angle mountain scene with a lake at sunset in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
The Lost Lake and the Bear (2022)
A foggy forest mountain photography from the high mountains of Colorado near Silverton in the San Juan Mountains.
Silverton Silence (2019)
A panoramic view of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado at sunrise near the cities of Silverton and Durango. Epic Mountain photography.
San Juan Sunrise Panorama (2016)
The Needle Mountains with dramatic clouds at sunset as seen in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado near Silverton.
Needle Mountains Cloud Drama Panorama (2021)
A panoramic view from the summit of U.S. Grant Peak featuring Island Lake and Ice Lake basin in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Island Lake from US Grant (2016)
Rain is illuminated by the setting sun in this mountain fall Colorado panorama.
Wet Illumination (2022)
A panoramic view of aspen trees reflected in a small lake near Ridgway in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Aspen Tree Panorama (2019)
Autumn fall color on Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain near Ridgway Colorado at sunset in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Last Light on the Cimarrons (2019)
Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain at sunset near Ridgway in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Chimney Rock Blaze (2020)
Heartleaf Bittercress wildflowers as seen near Storm Peak close to Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains.
Heartleaf Bittercress Field (2021)
The Milky Way over the Cimarrons close to Ridgway, Colorado, including Uncompahgre Peak in the San Juan Mountains.
Cimarrons Milky Way (2020)
14er Uncompahgre Peak after sunset in fall
After Glow on Uncompahgre (2022)
Lush purple silvery lupine wildflowers found in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado near Silverton.
Lupine Explosion (2021)
14er Mount Sneffels and Blue Lakes as seen from the summit of Dallas Peak in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado near Telluride and Ridgway.
Mount Sneffels from Dallas Peak (2014)
Green and white Marsh Marigolds wildflowers found in a huge field in Colorado near Silverton in the San Juan Mountains.
Missing Number 7 (2020)
Sunrise light and the Grenadier Mountains reflected in the ice of Molas Lake in winter.
Fire & Ice at Molas Lake (2017)
Rocky Mountain Columbine and corn lilies pair as beautiful wildflowers in a high alpine meadow near Silverton, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains.
Columbine & Corn Lilies (2021)
Lizard Head Peak at sunrise near Telluride, Colorado.
Lizard Head Peak at Sunrise (2016)
Colorado Fall Color Photography Print - A wilderness panorama of the San Juan Mountains in fall - mountain photography from Colorado.
Big Blue Wilderness (2017)

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