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
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

← Wasatch 7

Experience →

Didn`t get much mountaineering in this Spring, so trying to catch the last bit of something before the snow`s all gone.

#mountaineering #snowhike #wolverinecirque #abovebrighton #brighton #springadventures #springhike #westillhavesnow #utahhiking #mtmillicent #mtwolverine #patsymarley #ridgehike

12 0

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18071868488494094

Didn't get much mountaineering in this Spring, so trying to catch the last bit of something before the snow's all gone.

#mountaineering #snowhike #wolverinecirque #abovebrighton #brighton #springadventures #springhike #westillhavesnow #utahhiking #mtmillicent #mtwolverine #patsymarley #ridgehike

Not too many cold weather weekends left to go winter camping!

#coldweathercamping #wintercamping #wintercamp #uintas #sledsintow #stillwinterhere #winterfun

16 0

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18363244447130614

Not too many cold weather weekends left to go winter camping!

#coldweathercamping #wintercamping #wintercamp #uintas #sledsintow #stillwinterhere #winterfun

Bagged Bierstadt today! Thought I could get Evans too, but took one look at The Sawtooth and went "nope"! I was also by myself... either way, that stretch looked intense even without the snow.

Get the full trip report at BackcountryFever.com/CO

#bierstadt #mountbierstadt #mtbierstadt #mtbierstadtsummit #winterroute #snowshoeing #snowshoeadventures #hikecolorado #hikeco #colorado14ers #colorado14er #14er #14ers #14ersummit #peakbagging #summitchaser

28 1

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 17901033000080878

Bagged Bierstadt today! Thought I could get Evans too, but took one look at The Sawtooth and went "nope"! I was also by myself... either way, that stretch looked intense even without the snow.

Get the full trip report at BackcountryFever.com/CO

#bierstadt #mountbierstadt #mtbierstadt #mtbierstadtsummit #winterroute #snowshoeing #snowshoeadventures #hikecolorado #hikeco #colorado14ers #colorado14er #14er #14ers #14ersummit #peakbagging #summitchaser

Is there any other way to conclude an epic adventure but with a nice thick juicy burger?? ...I think not!

#epicadventure #endofanexpedition #juicyburger #smashburger #estiloburgers #mendoza #mendozaargentina

16 0

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18067066903895161

Is there any other way to conclude an epic adventure but with a nice thick juicy burger?? ...I think not!

#epicadventure #endofanexpedition #juicyburger #smashburger #estiloburgers #mendoza #mendozaargentina

Our Summit Team :: Aconcagua 2025

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua #summitteam

30 5

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18058321457068211

Our Summit Team :: Aconcagua 2025

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua #summitteam

It was a grueling day, but I made it!! It took 10h 32m to go only 2 miles from Camp 3, but we gained 3,400 feet in that distance. It`s by far the hardest thing I`ve ever done, physically and mentally.

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua

46 18

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18126584092419015

It was a grueling day, but I made it!! It took 10h 32m to go only 2 miles from Camp 3, but we gained 3,400 feet in that distance. It's by far the hardest thing I've ever done, physically and mentally.

#aconcaguasummit #aconcagua

Gotta love a good day of rest. It`s breezy at Camp 2, but the sun is bright and warms up our tents like a little greenhouse. The forecast remains stable for a summit attempt on Tuesday morning. So that means we will move to Camp 3 tomorrow, which should be another tough one. It`s only 1 mile away, but gains about 1,500` to 19,500 and our loads aren`t too much lighter. We ate some and will be wearing more, so hopefully that helps. Other than that, with no wi-fi above 18,000`, will give the next update on Wednesday.

#aconcagua #aconcaguaexpedition #climbaconcagua #camp2 #restday #wifiat18000ft #inka #inkaalltheway #inkaexpediciones #mountainsarecalling #mountainlife #highpoint #tallestpeak #tallestpeakinsouthamerica #chompians

35 4

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18139062649378825

Gotta love a good day of rest. It's breezy at Camp 2, but the sun is bright and warms up our tents like a little greenhouse. The forecast remains stable for a summit attempt on Tuesday morning. So that means we will move to Camp 3 tomorrow, which should be another tough one. It's only 1 mile away, but gains about 1,500' to 19,500 and our loads aren't too much lighter. We ate some and will be wearing more, so hopefully that helps. Other than that, with no wi-fi above 18,000', will give the next update on Wednesday.

#aconcagua #aconcaguaexpedition #climbaconcagua #camp2 #restday #wifiat18000ft #inka #inkaalltheway #inkaexpediciones #mountainsarecalling #mountainlife #highpoint #tallestpeak #tallestpeakinsouthamerica #chompians

I don`t know what I think about today... let`s see how I feel tomorrow. We decided to do a full carry to Camp 2 today, which means all gear up in 1 shot. We need to move up the mountain quicker because the better weather day is Tuesday (a day earlier than our original plan). So with violet winds in our face, we trudged up 2 more miles and another 1,600 feet to Camp 2 at 18,100. It was exhausting and now very much looking forward to another rest day (although I`m sure it will be spent mostly in the tent and out of the wind).

34 6

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18024763490380295

I don't know what I think about today... let's see how I feel tomorrow. We decided to do a full carry to Camp 2 today, which means all gear up in 1 shot. We need to move up the mountain quicker because the better weather day is Tuesday (a day earlier than our original plan). So with violet winds in our face, we trudged up 2 more miles and another 1,600 feet to Camp 2 at 18,100. It was exhausting and now very much looking forward to another rest day (although I'm sure it will be spent mostly in the tent and out of the wind).

We moved to Camp 1 at 16,400 feet today, bringing the rest of the gear and food needed for the next 5 days. It was a repeat of the 2nd toughest day we did on Wednesday, so I guess it was another tough day but it is only onward and upward from here... no turning back at this point.

We did take a different way up the moraine this time, which was way cool! Lots of people were also on the move as we all try to catch the next weather window before this Aconcagua climbing season comes to an end.

It may also look like a long conga line, but it really isn`t. No one is in any rush since the process of ascending is a very slow one.

28 0

Open post by backcountryfever with ID 18048266798187069

We moved to Camp 1 at 16,400 feet today, bringing the rest of the gear and food needed for the next 5 days. It was a repeat of the 2nd toughest day we did on Wednesday, so I guess it was another tough day but it is only onward and upward from here... no turning back at this point.

We did take a different way up the moraine this time, which was way cool! Lots of people were also on the move as we all try to catch the next weather window before this Aconcagua climbing season comes to an end.

It may also look like a long conga line, but it really isn't. No one is in any rush since the process of ascending is a very slow one.

Follow on Instagram