Mount Elbert, Colorado

Mountain stats

State	Colorado
Elevation	14,439 ft (4,401 m)
Prominence	9,072 ft (2,765 m) — an ultra-prominent peak
Range	Sawatch Range

Source: Wikidata Q657225 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Mount Elbert

Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,440 ft (4,400 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 ultra-prominent fourteener is the highest peak in the Sawatch Range, as well as the highest point in the entire Mississippi River drainage basin. Mount Elbert is located in San Isabel National Forest, 12.1 mi (19.4 km) southwest of the city of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peak lists

Colorado Fourteener
State high point

Sources: Category:Fourteeners of Colorado · Wikidata "highest point" (P610) for the state

Other well-known peaks nearby

Mount Massive (CO) — 5 mi
La Plata Peak (CO) — 6 mi
Mount Belford (CO) — 12 mi
Huron Peak (CO) — 12 mi
Mount Oxford (CO) — 12 mi

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q657225; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.