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Place Name
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Elk Mountains
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Place Status (Type)
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mountain range
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Location
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Colorado, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Elk Mountains
, range of Rocky Mts. in Pitkin and Gunnison cos.,
W central Colo., just W of Sawatch Mts. and W of Continental Divide.
Chief peaks include Sopris Peak
(12,660 ft/3,859 m), Pyramid Peak
(14,018 ft/4,273 m), Snowmass Peak
(14,092 ft/4,295 m), Capitol Peak
(14,130 ft/4,307 m), and Maroon Peak
(14,156 ft/4,315 m); Mt. Carbon
(14,265 ft/4,348 m; also called Castle Peak)
is highest point in range. SW extension, called West Elk Mts., rises to
12,714 ft/3,875 m in Mt. Gunnison.
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