Mount Elbert Colorado Map
Mount elbert is located in the leadville ranger district of the san isabel national forest.
Mount elbert colorado map. First of all i would recommend getting to the trailhead read more. With the prominence of 14 440 ft 4 401 m it is the highest peak in the sawatch range and the second highest in the u s a. 10 3 miles elevation gain. The peak was named after samuel hitt elbert the colorado governor in 1873 1874.
Feels like your on top of the usa. Mount elbert is displayed on the mount elbert usgs quad topo map. Dog friendly hiking horseback riding mountain biking rock climbing running river. Along walk from the.
Mount elbert is a popular backcountry ski descent in the spring. 4 442 feet route type. There are 3 nearby towns leadsville twin lakes and aspen. The standard route ascends the peak from the east starting from the colorado trail.
Stuckle made the first documented ascent of mt. Mt elbert is colorado s highest fourteener and comes in just below mt whitney for highest in the contiguous united states but it s also one of the easier fourteeners to summit. There are three main routes up elbert all of which gain over 4 000 feet of elevation. York united kingdom 123 contributions 36 helpful votes.
But easier is a very relative term here. Located in san isabel national forest mount elbert lies in about 12 mi 19 km southwest of leadville in lake county colorado. Anyone who is interested in visiting mount elbert can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Bernard f wrote a review oct 2019.
The mountain was named in honor of a colorado statesman samuel hitt elbert who was active in the formative period of the state and governor of the territory of colorado from 1873 to 1874. North mount elbert trail is a 10 3 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near twin lakes colorado that features a river and is rated as difficult. The 14 440 foot mountain is named for samuel elbert who served as a territorial governor of colorado in 1873 1874 and as colorado state supreme court justice for 12 years. Since then the peak has been purportedly climbed by mule horse atv and even by jeep.
Mount elbert is located in san isabel national forest 12 1 miles 19 4 km southwest bearing 223 of the city of leadville in lake county colorado. The latitude and longitude coordinates of mount elbert are 39 1176419 106 4453316 and the approximate elevation is 14 422 feet 4 396 meters above sea level. Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail. Despite its height elbert s summit has been reached by jeep mountain bike and many puppies.
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