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This Rocky Mountain City Is the Highest in the U.S.—and No, It's Not Denver

Paddle, fish, hike, or picnic at Turquoise Lake against the backdrop of Colorado’s highest peak, Mount Elbert. Perched at ...
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Colorado’s highest peaks are starting to see snow — but summer isn’t over yet

Colorado’s highest peaks are starting to get dustings of snow as wetter, colder weather has pushed into the mountains after a hot, dry summer. Meteorologist Seth Linden — who runs Seth’s Weather ...
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How a mountaineer discovered a 3.6-inch discrepancy that could result in a 'new' Colorado 14er

Eric Gilbertson, a professor and mountaineer, carried highly-accurate GPS devices to the top of Crestone and East Crestone ...

New Data Suggests This Colorado Mountain Is a 14er. Not Everyone Is Convinced.

While the data itself suggests a new peak designation nay be in order, the summit has not officially been declared a “new” 14er. So, technically, it’s not categorized yet as such. And experts don’t ...
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Helicopter breaks altitude record while saving men struck by lightning on Colorado peak

WASHINGTON — Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on record in this mountainous state. One man remained ...