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Notable Colorado 14ers on a Map

Colorado is home to more than 50 "fourteeners," mountain peaks whose elevation is more than 14,000 feet above sea level. There are 16 shown on this map: these mountains either are generally well-known or can be guessed based on the clues given about their name. Using the map and the clues provided, how many of these notable fourteeners can you name?
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Highest summit of the Rocky Mountains
Mount Elbert
Alliterative peak whose name evokes its large size
Mount Massive
The "Collegiate Peaks" named for Ivy League schools
Mount Harvard
Mount Princeton
Mount Yale
Mount Columbia
A sacred mountain for the Diné (Navajo) people; its Spanish name means "white"
Blanca Peak
Named for the U.S. president during the Civil War
Mount Lincoln
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The most frequently summited by hikers, despite its name meaning "a state of uncertainty or doubt"
Quandary Peak
The current subject of renaming efforts; hosts the highest paved road in North America
Mount Evans
Located in Rocky Mountain National Park
Longs Peak
One of the heavily photographed colorful "Bells" near Aspen
Maroon Peak
Summited via the dangerous "Knife Edge" route; perhaps a better place to be than its namesake on Jan. 6, 2021
Capitol Peak
Inspired the lyrics to "America the Beautiful"; a railroad now runs to the summit
Pikes Peak
Named for Union general William Tecumseh _______
Mount Sherman
Briefly a 20th-century Christian pilgrimage site due to the crucifix-like shape of its snowfield
Mount of the Holy Cross
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