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Mount Elbert seen from Turquoise Lake
The
highest point in Colorado and all the
Rocky Mountains is the summit of
Mount Elbert at 14,439.6 feet (4,401.2 m) elevation.
Although the
Rocky Mountains extend from
New Mexico to
British Columbia , the Rockies' 30
highest major summits all rise in Colorado.
The western portal of the
Eisenhower Tunnel on
Interstate Highway I-70 is the highest point on the U.S.
Interstate Highway System .
U.S. Highway 34 on
Trail Ridge Road in
Rocky Mountain National Park is the highest
U.S. Highway .
The
Pikes Peak Highway is the highest
toll road in the world.
Colorado State Highway 105 on the
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway is the highest paved
highway in North America.
The
Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway is the highest
railroad in North America.
A
freedman
miner lived for many years in a cabin he built at about 14,000 feet (4,270 m) elevation on
Mount Lincoln . The cabin is believed to have been the highest permanent residence in North America.
The summit elevation of
Pikes Peak is 14,115.19 feet (4,302.31 m) above sea level.
Colorado State Highway 5 , the
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway , ascends to 14,160 feet (4,316 m) elevation near the summit of
Mount Blue Sky .
The summit of
Grays Peak at 14,278 feet (4,352 m) elevation is the highest point on the
Continental Divide of North America .
