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Mount Elbert
Highest mountain in the US state of Colorado (14,440') / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Elbert is a mountain in the state of Colorado in the United States. It is about 14,427 feet (4397m) high.[1] It is the tallest mountain of the Rocky Mountains. Mount Elbert is the fourteenth-highest mountain in the United States, and the second-highest in the contiguous United States.
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Mount Elbert | |
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![]() Mount Elbert seen from Turquoise Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,427 ft (4397 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 9093 ft (2772 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 39°07′04″N 106°26′43″W[1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Samuel Hitt Elbert |
Geography | |
Location | Lake County, Colorado, U.S.[2] |
Parent range | Highest summit of the Rocky Mountains, Southern Rocky Mountains, and Sawatch Range.[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Elbert, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1874 by Henry W. Stuckle |
Easiest route | trail hike (class 1) |
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