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.
Cayoosh Range which are in the Cantilever Range west of Lytton. The second-highest peak in the Cayoosh Range is Mount Marriott at 2735 m (8973 ft), due south of D'Arcy (N'quatqua); it is not named for the hotel-empire family of the same name but for an RCAF officer who was killed in action in World War II. Other summits include Cayoosh Mountain at 2561 m (8402 ft), Mount Oleg at 2587 m (8488 ft), Saxifrage Mountain at 2501 m (8205 ft), and Mount Rohr at 2423 m (7949 ft). Cayoosh Range The Cayoosh Range is the northernmost section of the Lillooet Ranges,