[Leica] Tallest mountains

[lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

On Apr 15, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Doug 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.


Very nice picture, Doug. And the Rockies looked so tall when I drove  
through them last year. Everything is relative.

Larry Z