New Hampshire, Mt. Washington (6,288 feet)
Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) – Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) – Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) – Day 2 Mt. Washington (NH) – Day 3 Jerimoth Hill (RI) – Day 3 Date of...
Category: Summit Report
Vermont, Mount Mansfield (4,393 feet)
Trip Schedule The second day of our New England highpointing adventure was devoted to Vermont. Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) Day 2 Mt. Washington (NH)...
Massachusetts, Mount Greylock (3,491 feet)
Trip Schedule After we survived Connecticut, we hopped in the car en route to Mt. Greylock. Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) Day 2 Mt....
Connecticut, Mt. Frissell S. Slope (2,380 feet)
Trip Schedule Connecticut’s highpoint kicked off another jam-packed road trip. In order, we visited: Mt. Frissell, South slope (CT) Day 1 Mt. Greylock (MA) Day 1 Mt. Mansfield (VT) Day 2 Mt. Washington (NH)...
Kentucky: Black Mountain (4,139 feet)
Date: April 2014 Jill, followed by Raina a few days later Elevation: 4,139 feet Distance: Drive up via a sketchy dirt road Bathrooms: None Jill’s Take I love driving on I-81. I love...
Louisiana: Driskill Mountain (535 feet)
Louisiana’s high point is deceptive in the effort required to get there. Maybe it was all of the time in the car, or the five drive up/little-effort summits that preceded it on the deep...
Arkansas: Magazine Mountain (2,753 feet)
We visited Arkansas’ high point during a sleet storm with 40 mph winds. Our entire way up, we fought off sleet pelting our faces. Luckily, it’s only about 1 mile RT. The HP rewarded...
Missouri: Taum Sauk Mountain (1,772 feet)
Leaving Mississippi, we headed north to Missouri. Several grueling hours later we arrived at Missouri’s HP. Along the way, we passed a farm with what appeared to be kangaroos on it. Seriously. Kangaroos. We...
Mississippi: Woodall Mountain (806 feet)
Day 2, we left AL, swinging first into MS, then up to MO. Mississippi found us driving up a gravel road to the summit that sometimes had us questioning our judgment. Maybe it was...
Florida: Lakewood Park (345 feet)
Florida was the first of six high points in an intense five-day road trip of the deep south. Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana would follow respectively. Sorry, Missouri, I’m assured that you are...
