Editing Mount Elbert (section)

==Geography==
Mount Elbert is visible to the southwest of Leadville, often snow-capped even in the summer.<ref>{{Cite book|page=132|editor=Cate Starmer|edition=9|publisher=Fodor's|title=Colorado|isbn=978-1-4000-0415-7}}</ref> Many other [[fourteener]]s surround Elbert in all directions, and it is very close to central Colorado's [[Collegiate Peaks]]. 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, Lake County, Colorado|Twin Lakes]] lies at the base of Mount Elbert, [[Denver]] is about {{Convert|130|mi|km|0}} to the east, [[Vail]] is {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} to the north, and [[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]] is {{convert|40|mi|km|0}} to the west. [[Leadville, Colorado|Leadville]], about {{convert|16|mi|km|0}} to the northeast, is the nearest large town.<ref name=Elbert/> Elbert's [[parent peak]] is [[Mount Whitney]] in [[California]].{{Sfn|Helman|2005}} Including Alaska and Hawaii, Mount Elbert is the [[Mountain peaks of the United States|fourteenth-highest mountain]] in the United States.

===Climate===
Weather conditions often change rapidly, and afternoon thunderstorms are common in the summertime; [[hail]]storms and snow are possible year-round. One thunderstorm on the mountain's summit was considered remarkable enough to be reported in the July 1894 issue of ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]''.{{Sfn|Vetter|2011|p=111}}

{{Weather box
|location = Mount Elbert 39.1170 N, 106.4402 W, Elevation: {{cvt|14019|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y

|Jan high F = 19.5
|Feb high F = 18.7
|Mar high F = 23.7
|Apr high F = 29.3
|May high F = 38.1
|Jun high F = 49.7
|Jul high F = 55.9
|Aug high F = 53.9
|Sep high F = 47.4
|Oct high F = 36.6
|Nov high F = 25.8
|Dec high F = 19.7

|Jan mean F = 7.9
|Feb mean F = 6.7
|Mar mean F = 11.3
|Apr mean F = 16.2
|May mean F = 24.9
|Jun mean F = 35.5
|Jul mean F = 41.7
|Aug mean F = 40.2
|Sep mean F = 33.9
|Oct mean F = 24.1
|Nov mean F = 14.8
|Dec mean F = 8.5

|Jan low F = -3.6
|Feb low F = -5.2
|Mar low F = -1.2
|Apr low F = 3.1
|May low F = 11.8
|Jun low F = 21.3
|Jul low F = 27.5
|Aug low F = 26.6
|Sep low F = 20.4
|Oct low F = 11.7
|Nov low F = 3.8
|Dec low F = -2.7

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.26
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.07
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.39
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.39
|May precipitation inch = 3.89
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.65
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.18
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.42
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.65
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.29
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.08
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.78

|source=PRISM Climate Group<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking ''Coordinates'' (under ''Location''); copy ''Latitude'' and ''Longitude figures'' from top of table; click ''Zoom to location''; click ''Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp''; click ''30-year normals, 1991-2020''; click ''800m''; click ''Retrieve Time Series'' button.}}</ref>
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