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Re: [pct-l] Mt. Whitney



Heck- I was up there last week and the geo marker still said 14,495!!

And!!! I heard White Mnt is actually taller by 15 feet!!!! And therefore
Whitney is not the tallest peak in the contiguous 48!!!


At 1:22 PM -0700 8/8/97, Charcholla@aol.com wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Does anyone know when the recorded elevation of Mt. Whitney
>changed from 14,496.811 feet to the number now being used
>(14,497.61 feet) on maps, T-shirts, etc.? Is this the result of
>improved measuring techniques?
>
>Thanks,
>Charlie
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