Mount Elbert

SummitColorado, United States

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.

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14,432ftElevation
9,072ftProminence
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Forecast near Mount Elbert · destination elevation 14,432 ft. Conditions can vary with elevation.

Today
44°F / 29°F
0.1"
16 mph NE
Tomorrow
47°F / 27°F
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10 mph WSW
Thu
46°F / 26°F
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10 mph W
Fri
44°F / 25°F
0.0"
12 mph WSW

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