This is a partial listing of locations above
2,500 feet in altitude in the US, Canada,
and around the globe. You can use this as a handy reference whether you
are at home
or planning a backpacking or baking vacation.
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| UNITED STATES |
CANADA |
| ALABAMA |
Banff, Alb. – 4,537 feet |
| Cheaha Mt. Area – 2,400 feet
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Beatton River area, B.C. – 2,743
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Calgary, Alb. – 3,557 feet |
| ALASKA |
Kimberly, B.C. – 3,005 feet |
| Mt. Bendelbe – 3,720 feet |
Lethbridge, Alb. – 3,047 feet |
| Mt. Campbell - 8,200 feet |
Penhold, Alb. – 2,967 feet |
| Mt. Hamilton – 4,100 feet |
Swift Current, Sask. – 2,680
feet |
| Mt. McKinley - 20,320 feet |
Williams Lake, B.C. – 3,085
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| Oratia – 5,400 feet |
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| Tingmerkpuk Mt. – 3,600 feet |
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| West Point - 5,920 feet |
OTHER WORLD CITIES |
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| ARKANSAS |
Afghanistan |
| Magazine Mt. area – 2,800 feet
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Kabul – 5,890 feet |
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Kandahar –3,462 feet |
| ARIZONA |
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| Brisbee – 5,300 feet |
Andorra |
| Douglas – 33,955 feet |
Andorra – 3,378 feet |
| Flagstaff – 6,900 feet |
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| Holbrook – 5,080 feet |
Australia |
| Humphries Peak area – 12, 670
feet |
Badgastein – 3,323 feet |
| Globe – 3,509 feet |
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| Grand Canyon area – 6,406 feet
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Austria |
| Kingman – 3,328 feet |
Innsbruck – 2,900 feet |
| Nogales – 3,857 feet |
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| Prescott – 5,320 feet |
Bolivia |
| Tucson – 2,641 feet |
La Paz – 13,402 feet |
| Winslow – 4,836 feet |
Orivo – 12,402 feet |
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Potosi – 13,600 feet |
| CALIFORNIA |
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| Alturan – 4,370 feet |
Brazil |
| Bishop – 4,140 feet |
Brasilia – 3,075 feet |
| Lake Tahoe area – 7,240 feet
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Sao Paulo – 2,545 feet |
| Los Padres Nat’l Forest NE of
St. Luiz Obispo – 2,635 feet |
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| Mammoth Mt. Ski Area – 9,110
feet |
Burundi |
| Mendicino and Trinity National Forest
areas west of Sacramento Valley – 4,000-8,000 feet |
Usumbura – 2,684 feet |
| Mojave – 2,787 feet |
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| Mt. Whitney – 14,000 feet |
China |
| Nevada City – 2,520 feet |
Gartok (Tibet) – 14,240 feet |
| Pine Mt. above Ojai – 7,510
feet |
Jiachan ( Tibet) – 15,870 feet |
Quincy – 3,405 feet
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Lhassa – 11,800 feet |
| San Gabriel Mt. ski areas above Pasadena
– 3,000 - 4,000 feet |
Kunming – 6,080 feet |
| San Rafael Mountains above Santa Barbara
– 6,500 feet |
Lanchow – 5,185 feet |
| Sequoia National Forest ski areas
– 4,000 - 10,000 feet |
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| Squaw Valley Ski Area – 4,000
- 8,909 feet |
Columbia |
| Strawberry Peak – 6,000 feet
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Bogotá – 8,659 feet |
| Susanville – 4,195 feet |
Cali – 3,139 feet |
| Yosemite Village – 4,000 feet
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Cartago – 2,950 feet |
| Yreka – 2,635 feet |
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Costa Rica |
| COLORADO |
San José – 3,021 feet |
| Akron – 4,654 feet |
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Alamosa – 7,536 feet
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Ecuador |
| Aspen – 7,844 feet |
Quito – 9,320 feet |
| Boulder – 5,347 feet |
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| Breckenridge – 9,603 - 10,000
feet |
Ethiopia |
| Burlington – 4,250 feet |
Addis Ababa – 7,749 feet |
| Colorado Springs – 5,985 feet
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| Craig – 6,174 feet |
France |
| Del Norte – 7,880 feet |
Chamonix – 3,402 feet |
| Denver – 5,183 feet |
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| Dillon – 9,000 feet |
Germany |
| Durango – 6,517 feet |
Kaufbeuren – 2,390 feet |
| Estes Park – 7,500 feet |
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| Fort Collins – 4,994 feet |
Guatemala |
| Fort Morgon – 4,338 feet |
Guatemala City – 4,958 feet |
| Georgetown – 8,507 feet |
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| Glenwood Springs – 5,758 feet
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Honduras |
| Grand Junction – 4,570 feet |
Tegucigalpa –3,250 feet |
| Greeley – 4,649 feet |
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| Gunnison – 7,820 feet |
India |
| Pueblo – 4,690 feet |
Bangalore – 2,914 feet |
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Darjeeling – 6,982 feet |
| GEORGIA |
Srinagar, Kashmir – 5,130 feet |
Smoky Mts Area: Brasstown –
4,784 feet
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| HAWAII |
Hamadan – 5,732 feet |
Haleakala (Maui Is.) – 10,025
feet
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Isfahan – 5,207 feet |
| Hualalai (Hawaii) – 8,251 feet
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Tabriz – 5,250 feet |
| Kawaikini Pk. (Kauai Is.) –
5,170 feet |
Tehran – 3,950 feet |
| Makanalua Peninsula (Molokai Is.)
– 4,970 feet |
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| Mauna Kea (Hawaii) – 13,796
feet |
Israel |
| Pahala (Hawaii) – 3,851 feet
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Jerusalem – 4,160 feet |
| Palikea (Oahu) – 3,098 feet
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| Puu Konahuanui (Oahu) – 3,150
feet |
Italy |
| Kaala Pk. (Oahu) – 4,025 feet
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Cortina d’Ampezzo – 4,003
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| IDAHO |
Jordan |
| Boise – 2,500 - 2,858 feet |
Amman – 2,548 feet |
| Bitterroot Mt. Range area –
10,000 - 12,000 feet |
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| Idaho Falls – 4,740 feet |
Kenya |
| Montpelier – 5,943 feet |
Nairobi – 5,452 feet |
| McCall – 5,013 feet |
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| Pocatello – 4,460 feet |
Malaya |
| Sun Valley – 5,920 feet |
Tonanarive – 4,200 feet |
| Twin Falls area – 3,750 feet
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Mexico |
| KANSAS |
Aguascalientes – 6,258 feet |
| Mt. Sunflower area – 4,026 feet |
Chihuahua – 4,444 feet |
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Mexico City – 7,340 feet |
| MAINE |
Taxco de Alarcon – 5,756 feet |
Mt. Katahdin – 5,268 feet
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Zacatecas – 8,010 feet |
Sugarloaf – 4,237 feet
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Mongolia |
| MARYLAND |
Ulan Bator – 4,160 feet |
Backbone Mt. area – 3,360 feet
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Nepal |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
Katmandu – 4,223 feet |
| Mt. Greylock – 3,491 feet |
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Pakistan |
| MINNESOTA |
Lahore – 3,270 feet |
Misquah Hills – 2,230 feet
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Peru |
| MONTANA |
Arequipa – 8,460 feet |
| Anaconda – 5,288 feet |
Cuzco – 11,440 feet |
Billings – 3,117 feet
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Puno – 12,648 feet |
| Bozzeman – 4,754 feet |
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| Butte – 5,544 feet |
Philippines |
| Deer Lodge – 4,519 feet |
Baguio – 4,640 feet |
| Great Falls – 3,331 - 3,887
feet |
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| Helena – 4,009 feet |
Poland |
| Leewiston – 3,960 feet |
Zakopone – 2,733 feet |
| Missoula – 3,197 feet |
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| Whitefish – 8,000 feet |
Rwanda |
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Kigali – 4,806 feet |
NEBRASKA
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| Alliance – 3,958 feet |
Saudi Arabia |
| McCook – 2,509 feet |
Taif – 4,500 feet |
| North Platte – 2,803 feet |
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| Scottsbluff – 4,662 feet |
South Africa |
| Sidney – 4,085 feet |
Germiston – 5,478 feet |
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Johannesburg – 5,689 feet |
NEVADA
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Pretoria – 4,472 feet |
| Carson City – 4,675 feet |
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| Elko – 5,067 feet |
South West Africa |
| Ely – 6,421 feet |
Windhoek – 5,543 feet |
| Fallon – 3,970 feet |
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| Las Vegas – 2,170 feet |
Spain |
| Reno – 4,484 feet |
Granada – 2,300 feet |
| Tonopah – 6,033 feet |
Salamanca – 2,602 feet |
| Wheeler Pk – 13,061 feet |
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| Winnemucca – 4,317 feet |
Switzerland |
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Davos – 5,062 feet |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Saint Moritz – 6,037 feet |
| Hancock – 4,430 feet |
Zermott – 5,279 feet |
| Mt. Adams – 5,798 feet |
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| Mt. Chocorna, Conway – 3,475
feet |
Turkey |
| Mt. Monadnock – 3,165 feet |
Ankara – 3,122 feet |
| Mt. Washington – 6,200 feet
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| Piermont – 2,721 feet |
Uganda |
| Tecumseh – 4,004 feet |
Kampala – 3,730 feet |
| White Mts. Area – 4,000 - 6,000
feet |
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NEW MEXICO
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Caracas – 3,164 feet |
| Albuquerque – 4,950 - 5,300
feet |
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| Carlsbad – 3,100 feet |
Yemen |
| Clayton – 5,050 feet |
San’a – 7,700 feet |
| Deming – 4,335 feet |
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| Farmington – 5,300 feet |
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| Gallup – 6,500 feet |
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| Hobbs – 3,625 feet |
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| Las Cruces – 3,900 feet |
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| Las Vegas – 6,435 feet |
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| Los Alamos – 7,370 feet |
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| Raton – 6,660 feet |
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| Roswell – 3,669 feet |
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| Santa Fe – 7,000 - 7,300 feet
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| Taos – 6,950 feet |
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| NEW YORK |
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| Adirondack Mt. area – 2,000
- 5,000 feet |
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| Catskill Mt. area – approx.
2,000 feet |
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| Mt. Marcy – 5,344 feet |
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| NORTH CAROLINA |
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| Ashe County – 2,500 - 4,500
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Ashville – 2,165 feet
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| Blue Ridge Mts – 2,000 - 6,000
feet |
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| Blue Ridge Parkway – 600 - 6,470
feet, through VA and NC) |
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| Franklin – 2,300 feet |
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| Smoky Mts. area – 2,500 - 5,000
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| Sassafras Mt. – 3,560 feet |
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| Mt. Mitchell – 6,684 feet |
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| Black Mesa area – 4,978 feet
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| OREGON |
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| Baker – 3,449 feet |
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| Bend – 3,623 feet |
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| Cascade Mts. area – 10,000 -
12,000 feet |
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| Klamath Falls – 4,112 feet |
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| La Grande – 2,787 feet |
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| Lakeview – 4,800 feet |
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| Redmond – 3,077 feet |
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PENNSYLVANIA
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| Allegheny Mts: Mt. Davis area –
3,213 feet |
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| SOUTH CAROLINA |
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| Hogback Mt. near Landrum – 3,211
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| Northwest area near North Carolina
– 3,000 feet |
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| Sassafras Mt. Area – 3,500 feet
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| SOUTH DAKOTA |
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| Black Hills National Forest area –
4,800 feet |
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| Custer – 5,501 feet |
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| Deadwood – 4,543 feet |
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| Harney Peak – 7,242 feet |
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| Lead – 5,089 feet |
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| Rapid City – 3,233 feet |
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TENNESSEE
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| Appalachian Mts. and Great Smoky Mts.
– 4,000 - 6,650 feet |
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| Great Smoky Mts. National Park –
6,643 feet |
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| TEXAS |
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| Amarillo – 3,685 feet |
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| Dalhart – 3,985 feet |
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| El Paso – 3,710 - 3,900 feet
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| Lubbock – 3,241 feet |
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| Plainview – 3,366 feet |
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UTAH
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| Alta – 9,265 feet |
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| Brigham City – 4,315 feet |
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| Eureka – 6,464 feet |
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| Fillmore – 5,700 feet |
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Heber – 5,560 feet |
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| Lehi – 4,550 feet |
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| Logan – 4,507 feet |
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| Ogden – 4,307 feet |
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| Park City – 6,852 feet |
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| Provo – 4,532 feet |
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| Salt Lake City – 4,390 - 5,000
feet |
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| Vernal – 5,331 feet |
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| VERMONT |
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Ascutney Mt. – 3,144 feet
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| Adams/Northfield – 3,236 feet
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| Bald Mt./Willoughby – 3,315
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| Braintree Mts. Area – 3,000
feet |
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| Belvedere – 3,360 feet |
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| Camel’s Hump – 4,083 feet |
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| Dorset area mountains – 3,185
feet |
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| Elmore – 2,608 feet |
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| Glastonbury – 3,764 feet |
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| Haystack – 3,462 feet |
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| Jay – 3,861 feet |
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| Ludlow/Okemo – 3,345 feet |
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| Killington – 4,241 feet |
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| Manchester Village/Little Equinox
– 3,315 feet |
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| Mt. Mansfield – 4,393 feet |
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| Stowe Mts./Mt. Hunger – 3,539
feet |
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| Stratton Mt. – 3,936 feet |
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VIRGINIA
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| Appalachian Mts. area – 5,000
feet |
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| Bentonville – 3,368 feet |
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| Blue Ridge Mts – 2,500 - 5,000
feet |
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| Bristol area, Mt. Rogers – 5,729
feet |
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| Grayson County (sw VA) – 3,000
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WASHINGTON
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| Cascade Mts. – 10,000 feet |
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| Mt. Adams – 12,307 feet |
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| Mt. Olympic National Park, Mt. Olympus
– 7,954 feet |
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| Pullman – 2,534 feet |
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WEST VIRGINIA
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| Back Bone Mt. – 3,360 feet |
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Spruce Knob – 4,860 feet
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| Richwood – 2,194 feet |
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| WYOMING |
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| Buffalo – 4,658 feet |
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| Cody – 5,018 feet |
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Cheyenne – 6,097 feet
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| Gannett Peak area – 13,780 feet
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| Jackson – 6,209 feet |
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| Kemmerer – 6,958 feet |
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| Lander – 5,377 feet |
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| Laramie – 7,153 feet |
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| Lusk – 5,017 feet |
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| Rock Springs – 6,265 feet |
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| Sheridan – 3,745 feet |
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| Torrington – 4,098 feet |
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| Wheatland – 4,747 feet |
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| Worland – 4,059 feet |
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