"Governor of the Territory of Colorado from 1873 to 1874. Henry W. Stuckle of the Hayden Survey was the first to record an ascent of the peak, in 1874. The easiest and most popular climbing routes are categorized as Class 1 to 2 or A+ in mountaineering parlance. Mount Elbert is therefore often referred to as the ""gentle giant"" that tops all others in the Rocky Mountains. Mount Elbert is visible to the southwest of Leadville, often snow-capped even in the summer. Many other fourteeners surround Elbert in all directions, and it is very close to central Colorado's Collegiate Peaks."
"Monument at 36°59'56""N, 109°2'43""W. This is the only place in the United States where four states meet: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The summit of Mount Elbert at elevation in Lake County is the highest point in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains of North America. Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation. The point where the Arikaree River flows out of Yuma County, Colorado, and into Cheyenne County, Kansas, is the lowest point in Colorado at elevation. This point, which holds the distinction of being the highest low elevation point of any state,"
"cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elbert has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated ""Cfa"" on climate maps. Elbert, Texas Elbert is a census-designated place (CDP) in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. The population was 30 at the 2010 census. Elbert is located at (33.274758, -99.002109). According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.4 km²), all of it land. Prior to the 2010 census, the CDP lost area reducing it to a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were"
"western Elbert County at (39.344207, −104.462714), on the east side of Kiowa Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the South Platte River. Colorado State Highway 86 passes through the town, leading east to Limon and west to Castle Rock. The town of Elizabeth is west on SH 86. According to the United States Census Bureau, Kiowa has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 581 people, 227 households, and 152 families residing in the town. However, outside of this incorporated town's limits there are several thousand other new residents of this"
"The neighboring Mount Massive, to the north, is the second-highest peak in the Rocky Mountains and the third-highest in the contiguous United States, and La Plata Peak, to the south, is the fifth-highest in the Rockies. The community of Twin Lakes lies at the base of Mount Elbert, Denver is about to the east, Vail is to the north, and Aspen is to the west. Leadville, about to the northeast, is the nearest large town. Elbert's parent peak is Mount Whitney in California. Including Alaska and Hawaii, Mount Elbert is the fourteenth-highest mountain in the United States. Weather conditions often"
"Elbert, Texas Elbert is a census-designated place (CDP) in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. The population was 30 at the 2010 census. Elbert is located at (33.274758, -99.002109). According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.4 km²), all of it land. Prior to the 2010 census, the CDP lost area reducing it to a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 30 people, a decrease of 46.43% since 2000 (26 people). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.67% White (29"
"affirmed that the earlier demarcation was the official boundary. The borders of Colorado are now officially defined by 697 boundary markers connected by straight boundary lines. Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah are the only states that have their borders defined solely by straight boundary lines with no natural features. The southwest corner of Colorado is the Four Corners Monument at 36°59'56""N, 109°2'43""W. This is the only place in the United States where four states meet: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The summit of Mount Elbert at elevation in Lake County is the state's highest point and the highest point in"
"views to Mount Elbert () and La Plata Peak (), respectively the highest and fifth-highest peaks in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. An old road leads south along the ridge to summits to the south. Beyond the pass, the road descends through three more long switchbacks to the floor of the Lake Creek valley. From there it heads south at first but quickly curving to the east. As it assumes that heading it passes the other set of gates, just west of the very small settlement of Everett, near where Lake Creek's North Fork joins the main stream. From there"
"districts of Colorado. Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains. The 30 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains of North America all lie within the state. The Western Slope area of Colorado includes the western face of the Rocky Mountains and all of the state to the western border. This area includes several terrains and climates from alpine mountains to arid deserts. The Western Slope includes many ski resort towns in the Rocky Mountains and towns west of the mountains. It is less populous than the Front Range but includes a large number of national parks"
"Elbert County, Georgia Elbert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,166. The county seat is Elberton. The county was established on December 10, 1790 and was named for Samuel Elbert. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (6.2%) is water. The northern half of Elbert County, north of a line made by following State Route 17 from Bowman southeast to Elberton, and then following State Route 72 east to just before the South Carolina border,"
"two members from Elbert County, JoJo Glidewell and Jay Gulley. Leroy Brewer, grandfather of Governor Earl Leroy Brewer of Mississippi was born in Elbert County in 1793. Elbert County, Georgia Elbert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,166. The county seat is Elberton. The county was established on December 10, 1790 and was named for Samuel Elbert. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (6.2%) is water. The northern half of Elbert County, north of"
"Eldorado Mountain Eldorado Mountain is a mountain summit on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is located south by west (bearing 196°) of downtown Boulder, Colorado, United States. The mountain is largely in Boulder County but it straddles the border and its southern flanks are located in Jefferson County. Its name was probably borrowed from the nearby community of Eldorado Springs. On the Boulder County side, about half of the mountain is owned by the City of Boulder; other large parcels are owned by Boulder County, Eldorado Canyon State Park"
"Elbert County at (39.140746, -104.082836). It lies to the south of Big Sandy Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Arkansas River. U.S. Route 24 passes through the town, leading southwest to Colorado Springs and northeast to Limon. According to the United States Census Bureau, Simla has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 663 people, 233 households, and 171 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,222.3 people per square mile (474.0/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 481.2 per square mile (186.6/km²). The"
"Elk Mountain (Routt County, Colorado) Elk Mountain is a summit in Routt County, Colorado. The mountain lies to the northwest of Steamboat Springs and is easily seen from the city, especially from along Lincoln Avenue (U.S. Route 40), Steamboat's main street. The mountain is also easily seen from Mount Werner, the home of the Steamboat Ski Resort. The Elk River flows near the mountain just before its confluence with the Yampa River in the Yampa Valley. Locals refer to the mountain as ""The Sleeping Giant,"" due to its resemblance to the profile of a prone person at sleep when viewed"
"Elbow Lake, Grant County, Minnesota Elbow Lake is a city in, and the county seat of, Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census. Elbow Lake was platted in 1886. The city took its name from nearby Elbow Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. U.S. Highway 59 and Minnesota State Highways 54, 55, and 79 are four of the main routes in the city. Elbow Lake is 12 miles west of Interstate Highway 94. Elbow Lake is located in telephone area"
"Elberta, Michigan Elberta is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 372 at the 2010 census. The village located in the east of Gilmore Township, on the south side of Lake Betsie, which is formed by the Betsie River before flowing into Lake Michigan. The village is on M-22 just south of Frankfort. M-168, previously one of the shortest state highways in Michigan, extended from a junction with M-22 in downtown Elberta to the former Ann Arbor Railroad ferry docks in Elberta. Elberta was first settled in 1855 and incorporated as South Frankfort"
"Southern Utah. Grand Junction is the largest city on the Western Slope. Grand Junction is served by Interstate Highway I-70. To the southeast of Grand Junction is Grand Mesa, a large flat-topped desert mountain. Further east are the ski resorts of Aspen, Vail, Crested Butte, and Steamboat Springs. The northwestern corner of Colorado bordering Northern Utah and Western Wyoming is mostly sparsely populated rangeland. From west to east, the state consists of desert basins, desert canyons and mesas, turning into desert plateaus, then alpine mountains, and then the grasslands of the High Plains. Mount Elbert is the highest peak in"
"Wildlife Service (as indicated). San Isabel National Forest San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado. It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Colorado and contains the Sawatch Range, the Collegiate Peaks, and Sangre de Cristo Range. It has a total area of 1,120,233 acres (1,750.36 sq mi, or 4,533.42 km²) spread out over parts of eleven counties in central Colorado. In descending order of land area it is located in Chaffee, Custer, Lake, Huerfano,"
"Mount Redoubt Redoubt Volcano, or Mount Redoubt, is an active stratovolcano in the largely volcanic Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska. Located at the head of the Chigmit Mountains subrange in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, the mountain is just west of Cook Inlet, in the Kenai Peninsula Borough about 110 miles (180 km) southwest of Anchorage. At 10,197 feet (3,108 m), in just over 5 miles (8 km) Mount Redoubt attains 9,150 feet (2,700 m) of prominence over its surrounding terrain. It is the highest summit in the Aleutian Range. Active for millennia, Mount Redoubt has"
"Elberta, Alabama Elberta is a town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,498, up from 552 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area. Elberta is located in southern Baldwin County at 30°24'49.104"" North, 87°35'57.667"" West (30.413640, -87.599352). U.S. Route 98 (State Avenue) passes through the center of the town, leading west to Foley and east to Lillian, at the Florida border. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.47%, is water. As of"
"Elberton, Washington Elberton is a ghost town on the north fork of the Palouse River northeast of Colfax and northwest of Palouse in Whitman County, Washington, United States. Elberton is located in southeastern Washington at . The nearest cities are Spokane and Pullman in Washington, Moscow in Idaho, and the Lewiston/Clarkston metropolitan area that spans the two states. It is in the middle of the Columbia River Plateau, in a region called the Palouse. Elberton was first settled by C.D. Wilbur. The townsite was platted in 1886, and named by S.M. Wait for his deceased son Elbert. Elberton was incorporated"
"families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. Elberta, Michigan Elberta is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 372 at the 2010 census. The village located in the east of Gilmore Township, on the south side of Lake Betsie, which is formed by the Betsie River before flowing into Lake Michigan. The village is on M-22 just south of Frankfort. M-168, previously one of the shortest state highways in Michigan, extended from a junction"
"Elizabeth, Colorado Elizabeth is a statutory town which is the most populous municipality in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2010 census, down from 1,434 at the 2000 census. Elizabeth, initially called Russellville, was originally a saw mill camp. The town was later named after a family member of John Evans, a territorial governor. The Town was incorporated in October 1890 and has had a post office since 1882. The 2010 estimated population was 1,358. Elizabeth is located in western Elbert County at (39.359954, -104.600063). Colorado State Highway 86 passes through the town, leading east"
"turned over to the state in 1938, which built the observation tower atop Elmore Mountain the following year. The campground was added in 1963. Elmore State Park Elmore State Park is a state park located in Elmore, Vermont, United States. It includes Lake Elmore and Elmore Mountain, and has day-use facilities for picnicking, hiking, and water-based activities, and a 45-site campground. Some of its facilities were developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps; for these, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The park is open seasonally between Memorial Day and Columbus Day;"
"Samuel Elbert Samuel Elbert (1740November 1, 1788) was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Savannah, Georgia. Elbert fought in the Revolutionary War, commanding the victorious American colonial forces in a naval battle near St. Simons Island, Georgia on April 19, 1778. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Brier Creek the following year, though he regained his freedom in a prisoner exchange. He rose to the rank of major general in the Georgia militia and colonel in the Continental Army. He was brevetted a brigadier general after the end of the war. In 1784, he was elected"
"Elberta, Utah Elberta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 256 at the 2010 census. It is also known as ""The Slant"". It was founded as ""Mt. Nebo"". After the water failed in 1901 most of the early settlers moved away. It was purchased by Mr. Matthew B. Whitney, a native of New York, on November 7, 1907, and Mr. Whitney renamed it ""Elberta"" after the peach. Elberta is located at (39.977979, -111.952350), near the center of Goshen Valley. According to the United States"
"income of $30,417 versus $22,321 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,494. There were 6.7% of families and 17.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64. Eldorado, Maryland Eldorado is a town in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 59 at the 2010 census. Rehoboth was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Willin Village Archeological Site was listed in 1975. Eldorado is located at (38.584874, -75.787617). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total"
"Colbert Mountains The Colbert Mountains () are a group of isolated mountains with several rounded snow-covered summits, the highest at , overlooking Handel Ice Piedmont between Haydn Inlet and Schubert Inlet in the west central part of Alexander Island. It was first seen and photographed from a distance by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935, and partially mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. It was resighted and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service, 1939–41, and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) 1947–48, under Finn Ronne, who named it for R."
"Elberton, Georgia Elberton is the largest city in Elbert County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,653 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Elbert County, . Settled in the 1780s, Elbert was designated seat of the newly formed Elbert County in 1790. It was incorporated as a town in 1803 and as a city in 1896. Like Elbert County, Elberton is named for Samuel Elbert. Elberton is known as the ""Granite Capital of the World."" Elberton is located near the center of Elbert County at (34.109628, -82.865669). State Routes 17 and 72 pass east-west through"
"Elbert and resulted in nine deaths, seven of them in Elbert. All bridges were lost, 59 buildings were destroyed, water was deep, and there were of sand. Three-fourths of the town of Elbert was destroyed and not rebuilt. On 11 January 1998 a fireball was seen over Elbert County. On 4 March 2000 a stone of 680.5 g was found in a field by the five year old Dustin Riffel on the property of his family. It was officially named ""Elbert"" and it was classified as an ordinary chondrite LL6. On June 15, 2009, at 1:46 pm, a large three"
"yearly bonspiel. A rural store serves the hamlet and nearby settlements and farms. A church serving different denominations is now closed. The Elmworth gas plant is operated by ConocoPhillips Canada immediately south of the settlement. It was opened in 1979 by Canadian Hunter Exploration. <div style=""width:75%;""> Elmworth Elmworth is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located on Highway 722 north of the Wapiti River and east of the British Columbia border. It has an elevation of . The Elmworth natural gas field stretches west and south of the hamlet. The"
"Ethelbert, Manitoba Ethelbert is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Ethelbert within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It is 370 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg and 60 kilometres north of Dauphin, Manitoba. The community is located near Duck Mountain Provincial Park on PTH 10. It was originally incorporated as a village in 1950. The primary industries of Ethelbert are agriculture, logging and tourism. The Ethelbert and District Museum is open in the summer and museum features a rich collection of many local artifacts as well as a gift shop. Precipitation"
"Elmore State Park Elmore State Park is a state park located in Elmore, Vermont, United States. It includes Lake Elmore and Elmore Mountain, and has day-use facilities for picnicking, hiking, and water-based activities, and a 45-site campground. Some of its facilities were developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps; for these, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The park is open seasonally between Memorial Day and Columbus Day; fees are charged for day use and camping. Elmore State Park is located in northern Elmore, a rural community in southern Lamoille County, Vermont."