Mount Elbert, September 2013
Date of climb: September 26, 2013. Route: Northeast Ridge Route. Trail distance (estimate): 9 miles roundtrip. Elevation change (estimate): 4,750 ft.
Category: Highpoints
Adventures in highpointing across the United States – reaching the highest natural point in each U.S. state.
Mount Whitney, August 2010
Date of climb: August 25, 2010. Route: Mt. Whitney Trail. Trail distance: 22 miles roundtrip. Elevation change: 6200 ft.
Mount Rainier, June 2008
Date of climb: June 2008. Route: Camp Muir / Disappointment Cleaver. Trail distance (estimate): 7 miles (14 roundtrip). Elevation change (estimate): 9000 ft.
Humphreys Peak, June 2012
Date of climb: June 2012. Route: Humphreys Peak Trail. Trail distance (estimate): 9.5 miles roundtrip. Elevation change (estimate): 3500 ft.
Spruce Knob, West Virginia Highpoint
Spruce Knob: The highpoint of West Virginia. Spruce Knob, the summit of Spruce Mountain, is the highpoint in the state of West Virginia and is also highest peak in the Allegheny Mountains and ...
Eagle Mountain, Minnesota Highpoint
Eagle Mountain: The highpoint of Minnesota. Hiking Eagle Mountain, which sits in the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area) Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota, is a true backcountry experience for those seeking a state highpoint ...
Mount Davis, Pennsylvania Highpoint
Mount Davis: The highpoint of Pennsylvania. Mount Davis is home to the highest natural point in Pennsylvania, rising 3,213 ft. within 5,685-acre Forbes State Forest near the Pennsylvania and Maryland border.
Mount Arvon, Michigan Highpoint
Mount Arvon: The highpoint of Michigan. Things I thought I'd never do: Drive miles and miles of old logging roads for no particularly good reason at all. Well, I suppose "no particularly good ...
Charles Mound, Illinois Highpoint
Charles Mound: The highpoint of Illinois. Finding your way through the patchwork of country roads may be the most difficult part of ultimately arriving at the top of Charles Mound - the highest ...
Timms Hill, Wisconsin Highpoint
Timms Hill: The highpoint of Wisconsin. The highpoint of the state of WI sits in Timms Hill County Park in north-central Wisconsin (just outside Ogema), measuring in at just a tad under 2,000 ...