Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/15

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Subject: [Leica] Tallest mountains
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (wildlightphoto at earthlink.net)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:07:31 -0400

Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

>>>
Mount McKinley sits atop a sloping plain with elevations from 300-900 m
(1,000-3,000 ft), yielding a height above base in the range of 5,300-5,900
m (17,300-19,300 ft); a commonly quoted figure is 5,600 m (18,400 ft).
<<<

Here's what that 18,400' looks like from several miles away:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/land/denali.html

the foohills on either side of the peak are about as tall as the highest
peaks of the Sierra Nevada or Rocky Mountains.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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