Mount Elbert, due west of Pikes Peak, has the distinction of being the highest mountain of the massive Rocky Mountains region, as well as one of the highest major summits in the continental States.

I’m heading to the top of Mount Elbert, the tallest of all the Rocky ... highest mountain in England. Mount Everest is perhaps the most well-known mountain in the world. It has the highest peak ...

While not the highest peak in the aptly named Rocky Mountain State, Longs Peak maintains a fearsome reputation. The danger lies in several factors, not the least of which is the fact that ...

Average annual temperature increase over the last century in the high-elevation park from climate change Rocky Mountain ... forests to mountain tundra, and has some of the highest altitudes of ...