Mount Elbert
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  Mount Elbert
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| Elevation | 14,440 ft (4,401 m)[1][2] |
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Range | Rocky Mountains, Sawatch Range |
| Prominence | 9,093-foot (2,772 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Whitney [3] |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| 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. 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 65 feet (20 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
- Colorado fourteeners
- Colorado mountain peaks
- Colorado mountain ranges
- 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
- Southern Rocky Mountains
[edit] References
- ^ NAVD 88 data from the National Geodetic Survey datasheet
- ^ Lipsher, Steve (July 7, 2002). "No tall tale: State higher than thought", Denver Post. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ a b Colorado high-prominence peaks on peaklist.org
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