Elbert

(elbərt)

peak of the Sawatch range, central Colo.: highest peak of the Rocky Mountains of the conterminous U.S.: 14,443 ft (4,402 m)

Origin: after S. H. Elbert, territorial gov. of Colo. (1873-74)

See Elbert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A peak, 4,402.1 m (14,433 ft) high, in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado. It is the highest elevation in the range and also the highest of the U.S. Rocky Mountains.
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