"C Kingsbury" wrote in message
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"Trent Moorehead" wrote in message
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"WRE" (remove nospam) wrote in message
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Actually, the highest point in the east is Mount Mitchell in western
North
Carolina at an elevation of 6684 msl

"BTIZ" wrote in message
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really... that's going to be news to everyone in New England.. LOL

What makes Mt. Washington really unique is that it has the most extreme
weather conditions. I believe the highest recorded wind velocity was
experienced the 231 mph! Also, unlike the North Carolina mountains,
where trees exist at the peak, Mt. Washington rises above the treeline.
This
makes the ascent the top very dramatic and it just feels higher than it
really is.

The most amazing mountains I've ever seen were on the Kenai peninsula in
Alaska. -cwk.


You should see Mt Fairweather. It comes straight out of the sea to 15,300
and probably has much worse weather than Mt Washington but there isn't a
weather station on the summit to prove it. Also the NWS started using a new
wind chill chart a few years ago which only gives about half as much drop
due to wind as the previous chart. There are no more sub -100F on the new
chart which goes to -45F and 60mph.
http://www.weatherimages.org/data/windchill.html

Mike
MU-2