Mount Elbert is the highest summit in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, and the entire Mississippi Drainage Basin, rising to 14, 438 ft (4401 m). Its distinctive peak is snow-capped year-round and stands there as a tantalizing challenge to intrepid mountaineers. Summiting is tough, but most people who are reasonably fit and healthy can manage it, as there are no technical rock climbing sections.
Elbert’s sister mountain, Mt. Massive, has a rival fan base. Mt. Massive was once thought to be the highest mountain in Colorado, until it was discovered that a mistake had been made when assessing Elbert’s elevation – it turned out that Elbert was about 12 ft (3.5 m) taller. Supporters of Mt. Massive didn’t take this lying down and began to build a pile of stone on top of its peak so that Mt. Massive could retain its title. These efforts were eventually unsuccessful, and poor lilt Mt. Massive is still only the second most massive mountain in Colorado.
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