Comments about ‘Highest peak? Depends on the year’

is there still snow up on kings peak?

Huh?

Check your facts, folks.

Interesting, I thought the old time surveying methods were much more accurate than that. I had read where using old time instruments they were only inches off in measuring the height of Everest.

Perhaps the instruments were up to the task, but the workmanship was sloppy.

The writer appears to be unaware that in 1909 there were only 46 states. The other states and their date of admission: New Mexico Jan. 6, 1912, 47th; Arizona Feb. 14, 1912, 48th; Alaska Jan. 3, 1959, 49th; Hawaii Aug. 21, 1959, 50th.

New Mexico and Arizona were added in 1912, Alaska and Hawaii were officially admitted in 1959. Pull the quarters out of your pocket and see for yourself. Or just look it up.

yes, 26 inches still at the nearest snotel site.

I agree with the old list where Nevada is concerned. Boundary "Peak" is just a subpeak of Montgomery Peak, a mountain whose actual summit is in California. Wheeler is the highest (whole) mountain that is (entirely) in Nevada. Also a much more interesting climb.

If DC was also included, the point on the top or our new moronic VP would have to be the highest low point in that or any area...

The posts above criticizing the article's author for not being aware that all 49 states listed, were not all states in 1909, need to read the article again. The author refers to them as states/territories.

Sorry to throw the egg on your face. Guess you had already done that though, huh?

Kings Peak! Fantastic....the trip I made to the top was in 1992. Not the traditional route. We hiked in from Timothy Lakes Just south of Kings and west of Mt Emmons. There is not a trail just lots of rocks to climb over. We crossed over So Kings and then over to Kings. This may be something some of you want to try. You start from the Swift Creek trail head in the Yellowstone River drainage.