Highpoints

Accomplishing state highpoints wasn’t a serious goal for me until COVID killed all kinds of other plans I had for 2020.  A few of these have already been on my bucket list for a while, but not with any kind of determined focus… until now.  If you’re interested in doing this too, here are the waypoints you can export for all 50 States.  In the meantime, I’ll be tracking progress and linking to my trip reports here.

STATE HIGHPOINT ELEVATION DATE DONE NOTES
Alabama Cheaha Mountain 2,408′
Alaska Denali 20,310′ 2024 Prep Course w/ AMS
Arizona Humphrey’s Peak 12,637′ 6/26/20 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Arkansas Mt. Magazine 2,753′
California Mt. Whitney 14,505′ 11/8/19
6/18/21		 2019 Trip, GPX Tracks
2021 Trip, GPX Tracks
Colorado Mt. Elbert 14,440′ 6/4/21 2020 Miss
2021 Trip, GPX Tracks
Connecticut Mt. Frissell 2,454′ 8/23/21 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Delaware Ebright Azimuth 448′
Florida Britton Hill 345′
Georgia Brasstown Bald 4,840′ 9/9/23 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Hawaii Mauna Kea 13,803′ 8/19/23 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Idaho Borah Peak 12,622′ 7/19/14
7/20/19
7/18/20
7/15/23		 2020 Trip, GPX Tracks
2023 Trip
Illinois Charles Mound 1,235′
Indiana Hoosier Hill 1,257′
Iowa Hawkeye Point 1,670′
Kansas Mt. Sunflower 4,039′ 9/23/21 2021 Trip #1
2021 Trip #2, GPX Tracks
Kentucky Black Mountain 4,135′
Louisiana Driskill Mountain 535′
Maine Katahdin 5,270′
Maryland Backbone Mountain 3,360′
Massachusetts Mt. Greylock 3,489′ 8/24/21 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Michigan Mt. Arvon 1,979′
Minnesota Eagle Mountain 2,298′
Mississippi Woodall Mountain 807′
Missouri Taum Sauk 1,752′
Montana Granite Peak 12,807′ 8/11/20 Trip Report, GPS Tracks
Nebraska Panorama Point 5,429′ 9/24/21 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Nevada Boundary Peak 13,147′ 11/5/20 Trip Report, GPS Tracks
New Hampshire Mt. Washington 6,287′ 10/6/20 Trip Report. GPX Tracks
New Jersey High Point 1,804′
New Mexico Wheeler Peak 13,167′ 6/2/21 Trip Report, GPS Tracks
New York Mt. Marcy 5,344′ 8/27/21 Trip Report, GPS Tracks
North Carolina Mt. Mitchell 6,720′ 9/5/23 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
North Dakota White Butte 3,506′ 7/28/21 Trip Report. GPX Tracks
Ohio Campbell Hill 1,550′ 8/19/21 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Oklahoma Black Mesa 4,975′ 6/1/21 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Oregon Mt. Hood 11,249′ 5/31/23 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Pennsylvania Mt. Davis 3,213′
Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill 808′ 10/9/20 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
South Carolina Sassafras Mountain 3,549′ 9/7/23 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
South Dakota Black Elk Peak 7,244′ 8/19/16 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Tennessee Clingmans  Dome 6,309′
Texas Guadalupe Peak 8,751′ 10/7/21 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Utah Kings Peak 13,528′ 8/11/17
7/26/20
8/12/22		 2020 Trip, GPX Tracks
2022 Trip Report
Vermont Mt. Mansfield 4,395′ 10/5/20 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Virginia Mt. Rogers 5,711′
Washington Mt. Rainier 14,410′ 8/1/2023 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
West Virginia Spruce Knob 4,863′
Wisconsin Timm’s Hill 1,952′ 2024 Miss, GPX Tracks
Wyoming Gannett Peak 13,809′ 7/30/22 Trip Report, GPX Tracks

Other Countries

COUNTRY HIGHPOINT ELEVATION DATE DONE NOTES
Argentina Aconcagua 22,837′ 2/18/25 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Costa Rica Cerro Chirripó 12,533′ 2/25/19 Trip Report, GPX Tracks
Mexico Pico de Orizaba 18,491′ 12/31/24 Trip Report, GPX Tracks

Winter is my favorite season, and cold weather camping is one of my favorite winter activities.

#coldweathercamping #wintercamping #tenting #lovewinter #lovecamping

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Winter is my favorite season, and cold weather camping is one of my favorite winter activities. #coldweathercamping #wintercamping #tenting #lovewinter #lovecamping

Scoping out snow levels for my annual winter campout this weekend. Yep, there`s enough to still make it fun!

#wintercamping #coldweathercamping #winterhike #sunset #weekendwarrior

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Scoping out snow levels for my annual winter campout this weekend. Yep, there's enough to still make it fun! #wintercamping #coldweathercamping #winterhike #sunset #weekendwarrior

Yeah, you read that right — 5,000,000 vertical feet. That’s a million feet of vert every year for five straight years. Who does that? Well… these two average hikers from Utah have been stacking numbers like this since 2021 — quietly, but well beyond “average”.

The numbers speak for themselves. Get a summary and breakdown by month from the link in the bio ☝️

Think about that: we’re talking about an average of 50 miles and 20,000 feet of gain every single week.

It’s hard to wrap my head around that level of commitment. What they’re doing every month is roughly what I log in a year, all while holding down full-time jobs. That’s one serious fitness program.

In talking with Andee about what comes next, they took the week off after Christmas, then jumped right into the new year on a local favorite—Mount Olympus—with plans to log another million in 2026.

#goatworthy #biggoals #millionverticalfeet #hikerlife #hikemoreworryless

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Yeah, you read that right — 5,000,000 vertical feet. That’s a million feet of vert every year for five straight years. Who does that? Well… these two average hikers from Utah have been stacking numbers like this since 2021 — quietly, but well beyond “average”. The numbers speak for themselves. Get a summary and breakdown by month from the link in the bio ☝️ Think about that: we’re talking about an average of 50 miles and 20,000 feet of gain every single week. It’s hard to wrap my head around that level of commitment. What they’re doing every month is roughly what I log in a year, all while holding down full-time jobs. That’s one serious fitness program. In talking with Andee about what comes next, they took the week off after Christmas, then jumped right into the new year on a local favorite—Mount Olympus—with plans to log another million in 2026. #goatworthy #biggoals #millionverticalfeet #hikerlife #hikemoreworryless

As the seasons change, each quiet mile through these trees feels like an invitation to let go of what was and move toward all that`s yet to come...

#seasonschange #lettinggo #movingon #pressingforward #lookingahead #newbeginnings #natureishealing #healingenergy #goodvibes #autumnvibes #autumnmountains #hiking #hikerlife #mountainlife #mountains

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As the seasons change, each quiet mile through these trees feels like an invitation to let go of what was and move toward all that's yet to come... #seasonschange #lettinggo #movingon #pressingforward #lookingahead #newbeginnings #natureishealing #healingenergy #goodvibes #autumnvibes #autumnmountains #hiking #hikerlife #mountainlife #mountains