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Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,438 feet (4400.58 m), it is also the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney , which is slightly taller.
The 115-mile (185 km) byway showcases the two highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains: Mount Elbert at elevation 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m) and Mount Massive at elevation 14,428 feet (4,398 m). The byway connects with the Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway at the junction of Colorado State Highway 82 and U.S. Highway 24.
The Sawatch Range / s ə ˈ w ɑː tʃ / or Saguache Range [1] [2] [3] is a high and extensive mountain range in central Colorado which includes eight of the twenty highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, including Mount Elbert, at 14,440 feet (4,401 m) elevation, the highest peak in the Rockies.
Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and the U.S. State of Colorado. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
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Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado.. The following sortable table comprises the 117 highest mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado with at least 3000 meters (9843 feet) of elevation and at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence.
Chart showing the relationship between the 100 peaks with highest prominence in the world. (In the SVG version, hover over a peak to highlight its parent(s) and click it to view its article.)