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Capitol Peak

American  

noun

  1. a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4,310 meters).


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Riley Soderquist has skied down Andean volcanoes in South America, traveled to the Alaska Range and made a first descent of the steep north face of Capitol Peak in Colorado’s Elk Mountains.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021

Capitol Peak is considered a treacherous mountain, according to the sheriff’s office, and "is known for its numerous exposures and loose, crumbling rock."

From Fox News • Aug. 5, 2021

One day, he took them on a hike, and before they knew it they were shimmying up the knife edge of nearby Capitol Peak, among the most difficult climbs of Colorado’s fourteen-thousand-foot mountains.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019