Re: [pct-l] hiking to Mount Whitney

["Karen Elder" <wild_mind@earthlink.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Ty <ty@vr6.com>
> Mount Whitney...is the highest mountain in the
> coterminous United States and has an altitude
> of 14,494 feet. Second highest peak in the
> United States after Mount McKinley, Alaska
> (20,320 feet).

Nitpicky point: Whitney is not the second highest peak in
the US. For example, St. Elias, in Alaska, is 18,008 feet.
In fact, of the 20 highest mountains in the United States,
17 are in Alaska.

Karen

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