Highest and most prominent.
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Re: Highest and most prominent.
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Re: Highest and most prominent.
Tallest as of now: Pico de Orizaba
Most Prominent: guess depends on your definition of prominence (geological/topographical or vert climbing).
- could be Rainier, Orizaba, Whitney, Shasta, Mt Fuji, Mt Ruapehu
Most Prominent: guess depends on your definition of prominence (geological/topographical or vert climbing).
- could be Rainier, Orizaba, Whitney, Shasta, Mt Fuji, Mt Ruapehu
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ChrisinAZ
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Re: Highest and most prominent.
Outside the US: Orizaba for both.
Inside the US: Whitney for elevation, Rainier for prominence (or driving up Mauna Kea, for outside the lower 48)
Inside the US: Whitney for elevation, Rainier for prominence (or driving up Mauna Kea, for outside the lower 48)
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Bombay2Boulder
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Re: Highest and most prominent.
Most prominent will be Haleakala. But we didn't do the sea to summit hike. I would love to go back and do that. It's an amazing and special place, definitely one of my favorite places in US.
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JChitwood
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Re: Highest and most prominent.
Sea to summit? Wouldn’t that be 40 miles or more? Haleakalā was tough in a car.Bombay2Boulder wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:10 am Most prominent will be Haleakala. But we didn't do the sea to summit hike. I would love to go back and do that. It's an amazing and special place, definitely one of my favorite places in US.
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Re: Highest and most prominent.
There is a trail from Kaupo, 17.5 miles each way.JChitwood wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:35 pmSea to summit? Wouldn’t that be 40 miles or more? Haleakalā was tough in a car.Bombay2Boulder wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:10 am Most prominent will be Haleakala. But we didn't do the sea to summit hike. I would love to go back and do that. It's an amazing and special place, definitely one of my favorite places in US.
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Dan_Suitor
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Re: Highest and most prominent.
Kilimanjaro, just recently added to my list.
Elevation: 19,341’
Prominence (Per Kili Facts): 19,308’
Elevation: 19,341’
Prominence (Per Kili Facts): 19,308’
Century Bound, eventually.
