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Mount Elbert  Colorado . Value: 39
Height: 4399 m (14432 ft) Prominence?: 2769 m above Horse Thief Pass
Line Parent?: Mount Whitney(1076 km away, at bearing 259 degrees)
Location: 39:07:04-106:26:43   39.11783-106.44534   13S 375051 4330847 (20 km SW of Leadville).
Name Status: Official
Ranges: Rocky Mountains / US Rockies / Colorado Rockies
Regions: US Rockies / Southern US Rockies / Elbert

First Ascent: 1874 H. Stuckle
Mount Elbert from Mount Massive
This peak is #1 on the Height List for Colorado . This peak is #1 in Prominence List for Colorado . Mount Elbert is the highest peak in Colorado and the second highest in the Lower 48 states after Mount Whitney. It's an easy mountain to climb, the Mount Elbert trail climbs up along the eastern ridge all the way to the summit.

Trip Reports
52 Mounts Elbert and Massive: the Highest Peaks of Colorado Route Klaus Haring 

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28 Mount Elbert from Mount Massive Simon Chesterton
20 Mount Elbert, the Highest Peak in Colorado Klaus Haring
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