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![Southwestern San Juan Mountains](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Telluride_Panorama_annotated_metric3.jpg/900px-Telluride_Panorama_annotated_metric3.jpg)
The San Juan Mountains are a rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The Rio Grande rises on the east side of the range. The San Juan and Uncompahgre National Forest cover a large portion of the San Juan Mountains.