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Mount Elbert, Colorado
Mount Elbert, Colorado

Mount Elbert, mountain in Lake county, west-central Colorado, U.S., whose peak is the highest point (14,440 feet [4,401 metres]) in Colorado and in the American Rocky Mountains. Mount Elbert lies 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Leadville, in the Sawatch Range and White River National Forest. Laced with well-maintained hiking trails, the heavily visited mountain is renowned for its many false summits and spectacular views of the surrounding countryside.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.