Samuel Hitt Elbert Edward Moody McCook, was reappointed Governor. Samuel Elbert was appointed to the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado in 1877 where he served until 1889. Elbert served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1879 to 1883. Samuel Elbert died on November 27, 1899. Elbert County, Colorado; Elbert, Colorado; and Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains, are named in honor of Samuel Hitt Elbert. Grateful miners named Mount Elbert after the governor because he brokered a treaty with the Ute tribe, which opened up more than of Indian reservation to mining and railroad activity.
D'Aguilar Range is covered by a protected parkland called the Brisbane Forest Park. Mountains in the range include Camp Mountain, Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant, Mount Glorious, Mount Samson and Mount Mee. Directly to the south in the west of Brisbane is the Taylor Range, sometimes considered an eastern spur of the D'Aguilar Range. Further north, highly visible from the D'Aguilar Ranges, are the Glass House Mountains. Mount D'Aguilar at 750 m above sea level is the second highest peak in the range. The highest point is Tenison Woods Mountain at 770 m. This peak is not distinct and is not marked on