This facility claims that its course was built at the highest elevation in North America 10,000 feet about sea level In the month of September the frost needs to melt before players are allowed on the course so starting tee times vary between 7 AM to 10 AM The course was built at the bases of Mt Elbert Colorado s highest mountain and Mt Massive Colorado s second highest mountain It was built in an extremely scenic valley that is home to an abundance of wildlife such as prairie dogs elk and deer The natural rough a combination of sagebrush and wildflowers is very fragile at this altitude so carts are not permitted in the rough There is an additional set of tees that can be used when playing an eighteen hole round