U.S. Department of the Interior. The Department of the Interior manages public lands and minerals, national parks, and wildlife refuges and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes and Native Alaskans. Additionally, Interior is responsible for endangered species conservation and other environmental conservation efforts.
Acquired November 13, 2002, this false-color image shows part of the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma. Acquired November 13, 2002, this false-color image shows part of the Ouachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma.
1 Mount Elbert is not only the highest mountain and highest Fourteener in Colorado but is also the highest mountain in the 3,000-mile-long Rocky Mountains, a mountain chain which stretches from Canada to Mexico. Mount Elbert is also the second highest peak in the contiguous lower 48 states after 14,505-foot Mount Whitney in California and is the fourth most prominent peak in the lower 48 states. 2  Mount Elbert is named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, the territorial governor of Colorado in 1873.