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C4AC Newsletter Spring 2012

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Mount Sunflower

Mount Sunflower is the highest point in the state of Kansas at 4,039 feet (1,231 m). it is 3,300 feet higher than the state’s low point in southeastern Kansas.  Mount Sunflower is located in Wallace County, about half a mile from the Colorado state boarder. Mount Sunflower is located on private property owned by Mike and Rae Marie…

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Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea is a 1 million year old dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii standing 13,803 ft (4,207 m) above sea level, making it the highest point on all of Hawaii’s islands . Mauna Kea is one of the only places in the world where you can drive from sea level to 13,803ft in…

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Britton Hill (Lakewood Park)

Britton Hill is the highest natural point in the state of Florida, USA, with a summit elevation of 345 feet (105 meters) above sea level. Britton Hill is the lowest state highpoint in the United States, 103 feet (31 m). Britton Hill is named for the retired postmistress of Lakewood. Britton Hill is part of a small forest, about 50 feet above farmland, that looks more…

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Mount Magazine

Mount Magazine is tallest mountain in the state of Arkansas and the Ozark plateau. The mountain is a flat-topped plateau with a sandstone cap rimmed by precipitous rock cliffs.  The peak is in the Boston Mountains, 120 miles Northwest of Little Rock. It sits in the midst of the Ozark National Forest in the Arkansas River Valley approximately…

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Cheaha Mountain

 Cheaha Mountain is the highest natural point in Alabama at  2,405ft. Local Creek Indians named this place “Chaha,” meaning high place. Sitting atop the mountain is a campground, hotel and a state operated convenience store.  There is good climbing with some excellent views to be found here. There is a broad range of difficulty and convenient…

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Spruce Knob

Spruce Knob is West Virginia’s highest peak at 4,861ft above sea level.  Spruce Knob is not only the West Virginia State Highpoint, the peak is also the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains and Appalachian Plateaus.  Spruce Knob is located within both the Monongahela National Forest and Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (NRA).  The…

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Guadalupe Peak

Guadalupe Peak is the highest natural point in Texas, with an elevation of 8,751 feet.  Guadalupe Peak is the highest mountain in 268,601-acre Texas and 86,412-acre Guadalupe Mountains National Park.   Guadalupe Peak and the Guadalupe Mountains are one of the windiest places in the United States.  It can be particularly windy during the cooler months when it’s best to…

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Mount Davis

Mount Davis is the highest point in Pennsylvania at 3,213ft (979 m), located in Elk Lick Township in southwestern Somerset County.  It lies on a 30-mile ridge line extending from central Somerset County southward into Garrett County, Maryland known as Negro Mountain.  Negro Mountain is part of the Appalachian Mountains.  The rock is surrounded by 581 acres known as the Mt….

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