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Mount Elbert seen from Turquoise LakeThe 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 Evans 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 Evans Scenic Byway , ascends to 14,160 feet (4,316 m) elevation near the summit of Mount Evans .The summit of Grays Peak at 14,278 feet (4,352 m) elevation is the highest point on the Continental Divide of North America .
