Idaho: Mt. Borah (12,668 feet)
Date: August 6, 2016 Distance: 8 miles round trip via Chicken Out Ridge Elevation: 12,668 feet Vertical gain: 5,285 feet Bathrooms: 2 vault toilets near the trailhead Time: 12 hours 44 minutes “Who gets...
Category: Summit Report
Maine: Mount Katahdin (5,268 feet)
Date: July 7, 2016 Distance: 11 miles round trip via the Saddle Trail (see map here) Elevation: 5,268 feet Elevation gain: 3,900 feet Bathrooms: Pristine privies located at the trailhead and Chimney Pond Time:...
Ohio: Campbell Hill (1,550 feet)
Date: June 23, 2015 (Jill); July 3, 2016 (Raina) Distance: Less than .10 miles (depending on where you park) Elevation: 1,550 feet Bathrooms: Gas station a few miles away Hours: Open Monday-Friday 6:30 am...
Alabama: Cheaha Mountain (2,407 feet)
Day 1 of our six highpoint adventure began with Florida and ended with Alabama. Alabama’s highpoint did not disappoint. A stone tower that conjures an immediate Game of Thrones era connection offers a nice...
South Carolina: Sassafras Mountain (3,553 feet)
Distance: <0.25 miles RT Elevation gain: negligible Date: April 3, 2015 & March 23, 2016 Bathrooms: None The name Sassafras holds promise. It sounds sassy. It’s fun to say, rolling off of your tongue...
New York: Mt. Marcy (5,344 feet)
Distance: 14.8 miles on the Van Hoevenburg Trail Elevation gain: 3,164 feet Date: August 19, 2015 Bathrooms: Real bathroom at the camp store by the parking lot. Sketchy backwoods toilets available around mile 2 along the trail. On...
North Dakota: White Butte (3,507 feet)
Distance: 2 miles round trip from the gate (can be up to 4, depending on where you park) Elevation gain: 400 feet Date: July 20, 2015 Bathrooms: Outhouse by the haystacks (not sure if...
South Dakota: Black Elk Peak (7,244 feet)
Elevation gain: 1,500 feet Distance: 7 miles Bathrooms: At the Trailhead Date: July 18, 2015 Route: Trail #9 What could have been a complete disaster turned out to be a memorable, happy family...
Nebraska: Panorama Point (5,429 feet)
Date: July 16, 2015 Distance: Drive up Elevation: 5,429 feet Bathrooms: None, private property Hours of driving brought us to the final approach: 11 miles of dirt road mixed with heavy gravel. Stones...
Illinois: Charles Mound (1,235 feet)
Date: June 6, 2015 Distance: 2.5 miles round trip Elevation: 1,235 feet Bathrooms: High Point Park a few minutes away Since Jill and I started this crazy hobby we fondly refer to as highpointing,...
