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« Reply #25 on: March 31, 2019, 12:07:48 AM »
I've been 9,000 feet up Mt. Hood to Cooper Spur, which is the highest point on an official trail, a.k.a. the highest point you don't need ice equipment to safely get to.

I've probably been higher in Yellowstone when I was a kid, but I'm not sure exactly where we went.

Edit: Can confirm I've been at least 10,000 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park on a family vacation in 3rd grade.
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« Reply #26 on: March 31, 2019, 12:12:23 AM »
Probably just somewhere in the Berkshires or Vermont.

I can confirm I've been at least 1,724 feet up.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/08/becket-massachusetts-next-highest-elevation-oacoma-south-dakota-what-does-the-road-sign-mean.html
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« Reply #27 on: March 31, 2019, 01:21:55 AM »
Somewhere in the Smoky's when I was little.
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« Reply #28 on: March 31, 2019, 12:30:14 PM »
The top of this thing

http://www.rockymountainhikingtrails.com/alpine-ridge-trail.htm

So like 12k feet
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« Reply #29 on: April 01, 2019, 04:24:48 PM »
near Cimarron NM, c. 9k ft
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« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2021, 09:52:19 AM »
« Edited: January 22, 2021, 10:57:33 AM by Alcibiades »
Probably Hurricane Ridge, WA in Olympic National Park -  1598m.
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« Reply #31 on: January 22, 2021, 10:01:33 AM »
Mt. Rose at Lake Tahoe, about 11k feet
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« Reply #32 on: January 22, 2021, 10:02:22 AM »

Interesting. I guess the same here. Lake Tahoe is actually one of my favorite places.
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« Reply #33 on: January 22, 2021, 10:37:20 AM »
Quote from: Sir Mohamed on January 22, 2021, 10:02:22 AM

Interesting. I guess the same here. Lake Tahoe is actually one of my favorite places.

Lake Tahoe is beautiful. I went a few years ago with my mom and we had a great time. We actually went to Reno but took a day trip to Tahoe and I remember being weirded out by the fact that it was like 100 degrees F in Reno but after a short car trip it was freezing and there was snow.
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« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2021, 10:46:35 AM »
« Edited: January 22, 2021, 10:50:20 AM by ProgressiveModerate »
One WTC or 432 Park or Yosemite or the Grand Canyon, not sure which is the highest. Actually, maybe it was mount Hood. IDK.
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« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2021, 11:28:52 AM »
When I was younger we took the cog up Pike’s Peak summit. That is around 14,115 feet.
I will probably try to beat that next year.
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« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2021, 11:39:49 AM »
Quote from: Yellowhammer on March 28, 2019, 06:44:33 PM
Somewhere near Flagstaff, AZ probably. Not sure exactly where.

Probably the same for me, likely at the Lowell Observatory.
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« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2021, 12:16:14 PM »
Bonus question: Do you know (without looking it up) which U.S. state has highest average elevation?
It's not Alaska...

PS: Wouldn't that be a good question for a geography board? Roll Eyes
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« Reply #38 on: January 22, 2021, 12:20:01 PM »
Quote from: ✝️ on January 22, 2021, 12:16:14 PM
Bonus question: Do you know (without looking it up) which U.S. state has highest average elevation?
It's not Alaska...

Colorado?
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« Reply #39 on: January 22, 2021, 12:22:19 PM »
Quote from: Blairite on January 22, 2021, 12:20:01 PM
Quote from: ✝️ on January 22, 2021, 12:16:14 PM
Bonus question: Do you know (without looking it up) which U.S. state has highest average elevation?
It's not Alaska...

Colorado?

Correct! 👍🏻
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« Reply #40 on: January 22, 2021, 12:32:03 PM »
Denver International Airport, the conspiracy theorists' favorite, on a layover.
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« Reply #41 on: January 22, 2021, 01:17:34 PM »
Loveland Pass in Colorado. I walked up the little staircase they have there, so it would have been just over 12,000 feet.
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« Reply #42 on: January 22, 2021, 02:58:42 PM »
Clingmans Dome, TN/NC, at 6,643 feet above sea level.  It's the high point of Tennessee and just barely not the high point of the Eastern US.
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« Reply #43 on: January 22, 2021, 02:59:03 PM »
Here's another funny fun fact that would perfectly fit into a geography board:

What's the distance between the highest point of the contiguous 48 states and their lowest point?
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« Reply #44 on: January 22, 2021, 03:54:34 PM »
Quote from: ✝️ on January 22, 2021, 02:59:03 PM
Here's another funny fun fact that would perfectly fit into a geography board:

What's the distance between the highest point of the contiguous 48 states and their lowest point?

84.6 mi (136 km) from Mt. Whitney to Badwater Basin (both in Inyo County, CA)
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« Reply #45 on: January 22, 2021, 04:01:23 PM »
Probably somewhere in Colorado, unless Yellowstone has a higher elevation.
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« Reply #46 on: January 22, 2021, 04:02:47 PM »
Cedar Breaks in Utah.
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« Reply #47 on: January 22, 2021, 04:41:24 PM »
Somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia/West Virginia during a drive to Pennsylvania. But I was around nine at the time and not sure exactly where.
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« Reply #48 on: January 22, 2021, 04:43:22 PM »
HillGoose's house.
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« Reply #49 on: January 22, 2021, 05:32:57 PM »
« Edited: January 22, 2021, 05:39:45 PM by Torie »
Pike's Peak via road, 14,115 feet elevation.

Highest elevation on hike: Kearsarge Pass, 11,709.
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