Mount Elbert 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
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,