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Mount Elbert peak, 14,433 ft (4,399 m) high, central Colo.; highest point in the state and tallest peak in the U.S. Rocky Mts.

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Elbert, Mount Mountain in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountain system, central Colorado, USA. It is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains, at 4402m (14,433ft).

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