what mountain is in colorado
Mount Elbert is the tallest mountain in Colorado, coming in at 14,440 feet. It's also the second-highest peak in the contiguous United States. With such honors, you can imagine that the Sawatch Range peak is popular with climbers and hikers.
The largest mountain range, The San Juan Mountains, extend from southwestern Colorado into New Mexico, offering up jagged peaks, crystal clear lakes, and some of the best mountain biking in the state. The next largest is The Front Range acting as an eastern gateway to the Rockies.
Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park's Longs Peak, Mount Evans, the Maroon Bells and Mount Sneffels are five of Colorado's most popular and most photographed mountains.