MOUNT ELBERT

'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 southwest of Leadville. It lies within the San Isabel National Forest.
Elbert is the second highest mountain in the contiguous United States, after Mount Whitney in California, and is but shorter than Whitney's .
There are three routes up the mountain. 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.

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See also

★ Colorado 4k peaks

★ Colorado fourteeners

★ Colorado mountain peaks

★ Colorado mountain ranges

★ Mountain peaks of North America

★ Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains

★ Mountain peaks of the United States

References

1. NAVD 88 data from the National Geodetic Survey datasheet
2.
No tall tale: State higher than thought Steve Lipsher
3. Colorado high-prominence peaks on peaklist.org
4. NAD 83 from the National Geodetic Survey datasheet

External links

★ Mount Elbert on TierraWiki.org

★ Mount Elbert on Bivouac

★ Trip report from Mount Elbert