Mount Elbert 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.
Ba Vì mountain range of Sơn Tinh, the mountain god. However, the highest mountain in this range is Vua Peak (or Emperor Peak), which is 1296 m in elevation. A shrine to Ho Chi Minh is controversially located at the summit of this mountain. At the western foot of the Ba Vì mountain range is the Đà river, while at the eastern edge is an artificial lake called Suối Hai, which is 7 km in length and 4 km in width. The Ba Vì mountain range is covered by primary forests. Ba Vì National Park is a reservoir of biodiversity. The Ba Vì mountain