Where is Mt. Elbert located?

Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North

America and the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the

entire Mississippi River drainage basin. The ultra-prominent

14,440-foot (4401.2 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the

Sawatch Range and the second-highest summit in the contiguous

United States after Mount Whitney. Mount Elbert is located in San

Isabel National Forest, 12.1 miles (19.4 km) southwest (bearing

223°) of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United

States.