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County Highpointers Introduction

Information on finding and hiking the US county highpoints. Navigate or take a web site tour by following the red trail in the topographic chart at right.

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Highpoints and Peaks Topo Charts / Weather Literature
Summitpost, Seven Summits Acme.com, Topoquest, MyTopo General Hiking and Camping
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state highpointers, HPF USGS Topographical Data Highpoint-Specific Literature

More Useful Links
Maps
Acme.com
, entire 7.5' quads
Terraserver, Topoquest
County Outlines, aeronautical
Mapquest, Map Link Store
ESRI Maps, Excite Maps
Census Maps, Expedia Maps

Survey data
Benchmarks, State HP

Fire / Route Conditions
Daily Wildfire Reports, Large Fires
Skiing Conditions, NE trails
Snow archives, current snow

Mountains
Peaklist.org (Aaron Maizlish)
Canada, Climber.org reports
Scott Surgent's site, NY State
Lists of John, Petter Bjørstad's site
Richard Carey's site, Bob Burd's site
North America Highest (G.Roach)
Idaho Peaks, Idaho Climbing Guide
NV Classics, Mazamas (Oregon)
New England, State Highpointers
American Alpine Club, Ireland
Desert Peaks Section (DPS)

World Mountaineering Clubs
CHAmois Mountaineering Club (UK)
mtnguide.org (nearly identical list)

National Parks

USGS Home
Data Download, Books
Placename Search
SRTM Database
void-free DEM data

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AltaVista
Google
Watersheds
Water Data, EPA

Counties
National Assn., Extra Milers, Ham Radio
County boundary changes since 1970
Counties Worldwide

Miscellaneous
Forest Service, Country List, Geocaching
Lat/Long Collectors (Confluences),
Mountain Guides, Outdoors Survival Gear
Chessler Books, Debunking Mountain Myths

County Highpoint Trip Reports

As of January 2015 there are just over 7,800 county highpoint trip reports, several dozen for National Park highpoints and a small number for National Monuments. Additional reports are available by linking to external websites. Some of these reports are available only by special request from the webmaster.

To view county highpoint reports click on relevant state(s) from the following map. Some reports may no longer be valid. Hence for a given county they should be reviewed in reverse chronological order. Other reports provide little substantive information, yet are retained after a community-wide discussion for their potential historical and/or entertainment value. The reader determines which reports are of value for his specific goals - not the webmaster. Hence all reports are presented.

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Disclaimer

Attempting to reach some of the points listed in this web site can be dangerous, and could lead to accidents resulting in injury or death. Some of the summits lie in rugged and isolated regions, where even minor mishaps can escalate into a life threatening crisis. Other locations lie on private property, military bases, and other areas where access is restricted. Trespassing in these areas can result in being arrested, shot at, or worse. Right of access to these areas is constantly changing, and access in the past does not guarantee present access. By use of these web pages, the reader hereby releases the trip report authors, trip report compiler, and webmaster from liability for any injury, including but not limited to monetary loss, death, and other damages that might in any way be connected with this web site.