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National Monument Highpoint Trip Reports (I-Z)
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Ironwood Forest National Monument
(Arizona) - Silver Bell Peak (4,261 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Jewel Cave National Monument
(South Dakota) - "Lithograph Canyon Hillside" (5,820 feet)
- Report 1 - Fred Lobdell (July 22, 2011)
- Report 2 - "Xander" Carlson (September 18, 2011)
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
(Oregon) - south hill of Windy Point (4,114 feet)
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*The highest legally accessible point is at Windy Point southwest shoulder, but permission is
needed to cross private property unless coming from far below within monument to the west.
No trip reports have been posted.
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
(New Mexico) - "Cañada Camada Ridge" (6,774 feet)
- Report 1 - John Mitchler (November 25, 2005)
area 1
area 2
Lava Beds National Monument
(California) - "Callahan Lava Flow" (5,680+ feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
(Montana) - Sharpshooter Ridge (3,440 feet)
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Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
(CNMI)* - Asuncion Island (2,812 feet)
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UNCLIMBED
(virgin highpoint)
No trip reports have been posted.
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*Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Misty Fjords National Monument
(Alaska) - Mount John Jay (7,499 feet)
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UNCLIMBED
(virgin highpoint)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Montezuma Castle National Monument
(Arizona) - "Well Overlook" (3,680 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Mount Saint Helens National Monument
(Washington) - Mount Saint Helens (8,365 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Muir Woods National Monument
(California) - "Pan Toll Ridge" (1,360 feet)
- Report 1 - John Mitchler (December 2, 2006)
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Natural Bridges National Monument
(Utah) - "White Canyon Point" (6,635 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Navajo National Monument
(Arizona) - west arm of Skeleton Mesa (7,555 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Newbury Volcanic National Monument
(Oregon) - Paulina Peak (7,984 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Ocmulgee National Monument
(Georgia) - "Dunlap Heights" (400 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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area 2
Oregon Caves National Monument
(Oregon) - north shoulder of Mount Elijah (5,440 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument
(New Mexico) - Organ Needle (8,980+ feet)
- Report 1 - Andy Martin (July 22, 1995)
- Report 2 - Scott Holzhauser (March 31, 2001)
- Report 3 - Scott Surgent (March 31, 2001)
- Report 4 - Mike Coltrin (April 8, 2003)
- Report 5 - Adam Helman and Richard Carey (May 23, 2003)
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
(Arizona) - Mount Ajo (4,808 feet)
- Report 1 - Scott Surgent (December 31, 2006)
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Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
(USA unorganized) - Palmyra Atoll (9 feet)
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UNCLIMBED
(virgin highpoint)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
(Hawaii) - Millers Peak on Nihoa Island (895 feet)
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UNCLIMBED
(virgin highpoint)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Petroglyph National Monument
(New Mexico) - Vulcan Volcano (6,033 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Pipe Spring National Monument
(Arizona) - south tip of Moccasin Mountains (5,100 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Pipestone National Monument
(Minnesota) - "Winnewissa Heights" (1,720+ feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Pompeys Pillar National Monument
(Montana) - Pompeys Pillar (3,000 feet)
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*The highest legally accessible point is a 3,000 foot spot at top of ramp close to pillar summit.
No trip reports have been posted.
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Poverty Point National Monument
(Louisiana) - Poverty Point (100 feet)
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Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
(New Mexico) - Robeldo Ridge (4,940 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument
(District of Columbia) - "Anderson Hill" (320 feet)
- Report 1 - John Mitchler (April 18, 2008)
- Report 2 - Fred Lobdell (August 9, 2010)
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Rainbow Bridge National Monument
(Utah) - "Rainbow Dome" (4,880 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
(New Mexico) - San Antonio Mountain east slope (10,200 feet)
- Report 1 - John Mitchler (September 30, 2013)
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Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
(American Samoa) - Rose Islet (3 feet)
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UNVISITED
(virgin highpoint)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Russell Cave National Monument
(Alabama) - south side of Russell Point (1,680 feet)
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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
(New Mexico) - "Canon Sapato View" (6,740 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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San Juan Islands National Monument
(Washington) - Chadwick Hill (470 feet)
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UNCLIMBED
(virgin highpoint)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
(California) - San Jacinto Peak (10,804 feet)
- the Riverside County, California highpoint
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Scotts Bluff National Monument
(Nebraska) - South Bluff (4,700 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Sonoran Desert National Monument
(Arizona) - Table Top (4,373 feet)
- Report 1 - Scott Surgent (March 25, 2006)
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Statue of Liberty National Monument
(New York) - Liberty Island (15 feet)
- Report 1 - John Mitchler (August 5, 2005)
- Report 2 - Fred Lobdell (July 11, 2014)
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
(Arizona) - Sunset Crater (8,039 feet)
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*The highest legally accessible point is a 7,380 foot liner on the
monument's north border, along the south slope of hill 7,505.
No trip reports have been posted.
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highest legally accessible point
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
(Utah) - north bench of Mahogany Mountain (8,040 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Tonto National Monument
(Arizona) - east flank of Two Bar Ridge (4,040 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Tuzigoot National Monument
(Arizona) - "Pecks Lake Ridge" (3,440 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
(Montana) - north hill of Everson Bench (3,600 feet)
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U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument
(Texas) - "Lockland Parade Grounds" (735- feet)
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UNVISITED
(virgin highpoint)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
(Arizona) - Sand Hills (7,355 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
(Virgin Islands) - Turner Point (15 feet)
- Report 1 - John Mitchler (April 23, 2006)
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Walnut Canyon National Monument
(Arizona) - north side of Anderson Mesa (6,900 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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White Sands National Monument
(New Mexico) - unnamed (4,220 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
(California) - Tule Lake Segregation Center (4,055 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Wupatki National Monument
(Arizona) - "White Mesa Upland" (5,720 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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Yucca House National Monument
(Colorado) - "Yucca House Overlook" (5,920 feet)
No trip reports have been posted.
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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 this web page, 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.
FAIR WARNING: These are "armchair mountaineer" articles, an offering for amusement, not action.
Many of these peaks are potentially life threatening, or are on private property.
Adequate mountaineer training and/or owner's permission are required if
you choose to pursue this list. The authors cited on this page accept no responsibility for injury,
or any liability related to these route descriptions.
