mount elbert
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Definition
Proper noun 1. A specific mountain peak: Mount Elbert is the name of the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains in North America, located in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Usage
This is a proper noun used to refer to a specific geographical feature. It is always capitalized. * Mount Elbert is the highest point in Colorado. * Climbing Mount Elbert is a popular challenge for hikers. * The view from the summit of Mount Elbert is breathtaking.
Advanced Usage
- "The summit of Mount Elbert": Refers specifically to the highest point of the mountain.
- "Mount Elbert's peak": Another way to refer to the mountain's summit, emphasizing its pointed top.
- "To summit Mount Elbert": A verb phrase meaning to successfully reach the top of the mountain.
Variants and Related Words
- Elbert, Mount: A less common variant of the name, often used in formal or index contexts.
- Fourteener (noun): A colloquial term for a mountain peak with an elevation exceeding 14,000 feet. Mount Elbert is a fourteener.
- Highest point / summit / peak: General terms for which Mount Elbert is a specific example.
Synonyms
- Highest peak in the Rockies (descriptive phrase)
- Colorado's highest point (descriptive phrase)
Related Phrases
- To climb Mount Elbert: The most common phrase for describing the activity of ascending the mountain.
- The Mount Elbert trail: Refers to a specific path or route used to hike the mountain.
Noun
- the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)