Its name comes from its elongated shape: it has five summits, all above 14,000 ft (4,300 m), and a summit ridge over 3 mi (4.8 km) long, resulting in more area above 14,000 ft (4,300 m) than any other mountain in the 48 contiguous states, narrowly edging Mount Rainier in that category. Survey member Henry Gannett is credited with the first ascent. Mount Massive was first surveyed and climbed in 1873 during the Hayden Survey of the American West. It ranks as the third-highest peak in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney and Mount Elbert. Mount Massive edges out the third-highest summit of the Rockies, Mount Harvard, by 7 feet (2.1 m), but falls short of Mount Elbert by 12 feet (3.7 m). By elevation Mount Massive is 2 out of 69 in Lake County 28 out of 91437 in USA 2 out of 4045 in Colorado 1 out of 6 in Mount Massive Wilderness Area 2 out of 271 in the Sawatch Range 2 out of 4253 in the Southern Rocky Mountains. Massive East Slopes (Standard) leading to the summit. The prominent 14,428-foot (4,398 m) fourteener of the Sawatch Range is located in the Mount Massive Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 10.6 miles (17.1 km) west-southwest ( bearing 247°) of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United States. Theres a demading hiking trail (T3) called Mt. With five 14k+ summits and a north-to-south length of several miles, this peak is truly massive. Mount Massive is the second-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. Massive has the most land above 14,000 feet.
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