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.