Mount Elbert
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  Mount Elbert
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| Elevation | 14,443 feet (4,402 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
| Location | Lake County, Colorado, USA |
| Range | Rocky Mountains, Sawatch Range |
| Prominence | 9,073 feet (2,765 m) [2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Whitney |
| Coordinates | 39°07′03.90″N 106°26′43.29″W / 39.11775°N 106.4453583°WCoordinates: 39°07′03.90″N 106°26′43.29″W / 39.11775°N 106.4453583°W [1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Elbert |
| First ascent | 1874 by H. W. Stuckle |
| Easiest route | Hike (class 2) |
| Listing | Ultra Colorado Fourteener U.S. state high point |
Mount Elbert is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains of North America, at 14,443 feet (4,401 m). It is also the highest of the fourteeners in the US State of Colorado, and the high point of the Sawatch Range. It is located in Lake County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Leadville. It lies within the San Isabel National Forest.
The mountain is named for Colorado statesman Samuel Hitt Elbert, who was active in the formative period of the State.
Elbert is the second highest mountain in the contiguous United States, after Mount Whitney in California, and is 62 feet (19 m) shorter than Whitney's 14,505 feet (4,421 m).
There are three main routes up the mountain, all of which gain over 4,000 feet of elevation. The standard route ascends the peak from the east, starting from the Colorado Trail. The most difficult is the Black Cloud Trail, which takes ten to fourteen hours, depending on the pace. Nearby fourteeners include Mount Massive to the north and La Plata Peak to the south.
[edit] See also
- Colorado 4000 meter peaks
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of U.S. states by elevation
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- Mountain ranges of Colorado
- Sawatch Range
- Southern Rocky Mountains
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Mount Elbert". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=KL0637. Retrieved on 2008-12-05
- ^ "Mount Elbert, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5736. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
[edit] External links
- "Mount Elbert". TrailGuru.com. http://www.trailguru.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mount_Elbert. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
- "Mount Elbert". Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=9145. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
- "Trip report from Mount Elbert". HikinginTheRockies.com. http://www.hikingintherockies.com/fourteeners/elbert/elbert.htm. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
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