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Reviewer: Sasata (talk · contribs) 01:31, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I will review this article. Comments in a few days. Sasata (talk) 01:31, 27 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • that lead sentence is quite long, please split
    •  Done
  • centre->centre (US English)
    •  Done (I guess you mean "center")
  • possibly useful lead links: governor of Colorado, Class 2 Level, mountaineering
    •  Done
  • should probably give H.W.'s first name (Henry) to be consistent with other names presented
    •  Done
  • "The mountain terrain has a varying level of difficulties" fix
    •  Done
  • "under mountaineering parlance" under -> in
    •  Done
  • "The northeast ridge is reported as the gentlest and the most classic." what do "gentlest" and "classic" mean in this context?
    •  Done
  • "to the south from the town." from->of
  • link Denver, Vail, Aspen, electrical storm
    •  Done
  • provide metric conversion for 130 miles
    •  Done
  • "It lies within the San Isabel National Forest." What does "It" refer to? The previous sentence discussed Leadville.
    • The mountain.  Done
  • "Nearby fourteeners include Mount Massive to the north and La Plata Peak to the south." How near is nearby? Perhaps just give the distances.
    • The sentence has been reworded with link to Fourteeners and the direction is terms of Topographic isolation. The coordinates of the two peaks and Topographic isolation distances can also be included if necessary.
  • "Its parent peak is Mount Whitney in California." Whose parent peak? Mount Massive or La Plata (both discussed in the previous sentence)?
    • Elbert's.  Done
  • "Originally measured as 14,433 feet (4,399 m) high" when was this measured? When was the new height published? Why did changing the height spark protests? Was the protest about the change of height of this particular peak, or more generally about changing all peak levels around the world (not clear from the text).
  • link igneous and metamorphic earlier
    •  Done
  • "although Turquoise Lake has been augmented by the Sugar Loaf Dam." source?
    • I remember seeing an article, I'll have to have a look.
  • "However, the summit ridge is metamorphic basement rock; Pre-Cambrian in origin and about 1.7 billion years old;[10] there are various igneous intrusions including pegmatite, as well as "bands" of gneiss and schist." should be split into two sentences
    •  Done
  • link continental plate
    •  Done
  • consider abbreviating million years ago to Ma
    •  Done
  • per MOS:CAPTION, image captions that are nor full sentences should not end in periods
    •  Done
  • in what year did Elbert broker the treaty with the Ute?
    • Brokered in September 1873. Date mentioned and reference fixed.
  • "Old-Man-of-the-Mountain" common names for plants should not normally be capitalized
    •  Done
  • "Also noted are var. pullata" what species is this a variety of? Similarly is "Gentiana detonsa, var. hallii" really "Gentiana detonsa var. hallii"?
    •  Done
  • "a Class 2 climb which takes ten" which->that
    •  Done
  • link rock climbing, altitude sickness
    •  Done
  • acclimatised->acclimatized
    •  Done
  • "High altitude pulmonary edema" first two words should be hyphenated
    •  Done
  • what year did the WWN story run?
    • 2006,  Done
  • isbn for Roach 1999?
    •  Done - it was a duplicate of another ref with isbn
Yes, completely unrelated to this mountain.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:54, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah ok... I guess I should have read further :) In that case, I think the article meets the GA criteria. All images are suitably licensed, and random spotchecks of sources did not reveal any problems. Promoting now ... Sasata (talk) 17:30, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your excellent review, much appreciated.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:12, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Sasata.--Nvvchar. 20:05, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]