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- Hey, Delta, “Keep Klimbin’” Was Our Catch Phrase for 20 Years Before You Thought Of It
- Minutes of General Membership Meeting – June 9, 2012 at Timberline Lodge, Oregon
- DNAInfo Chicago Profile of Jean Wubbels and the Club
- 48 Completers at April 30, 2013
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- Highpointers Club Bylaws
- Unofficial List of Highpointing Records
- Board of Directors Minutes – June 9, 2012, Mount Hood, Oregon
- Interview with Marathoners Todd Brown and Bill Urbanski on Boston Bombings
- Issue #100 of “Apex to Zenith” First Quarter 2013
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- 2013 Access Dates for Illinois
- Nominations for 2013-14 Highpointers Board of Directors Due February 22
- David Kelley ARCGIS Interactive Map of Highpoints
Tag Archives: West Virginia
Official Summit Benchmark Datasheet Histories
Richard Carey at peakbagging.com has put together a very useful list of summit benchmark information as well as the official U.S. Government datasheets on the history of the benchmark.
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U.S. State Highpoint Trip Reports
Post your trip reports here.
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NPS Reeling From Plan for 2,200 Home Development INSIDE New River Gorge National River Boundaries
The Charleston Gazette reports that Land Resource Companies of Atlanta wants to build a 2,200-home development along the banks of New River Gorge on 4,300 acres including 600 acres within the park boundaries. If built, the development would be visible … Continue reading
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Spruce Knob Summit Weather
Probably nobody is as obsessed with Spruce Knob weather as the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club which gathers during the new moon on weekends during warmer months at the Gatewood Campground at 4,000 feet just below the summit. The Campground has … Continue reading
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Office Monongahela National Forest Spruce Knob Page
Spruce Knob is in Monongahela National Forest. Here’s their page
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Geography of Flight 93′s Crash Between Backbone Mountain and Mount Davis on September 11, 2001
The crash of United Flight 93 into the Alleghenies near Shanksville in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, has highlighted the region’s geography and even given rise to an urban legend (and have impacts on the state highpoints of Pennsylvania, Maryland and West … Continue reading
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Spruce Knob, West Virginia, Trip Reports
You can read/post trip reports as comments at the end of this post or americasroof spruce knob trip reports. or summitpost spruce knob – this is an excellent site — feel free to cross post!
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Controversy Over Fifty 413 Foot Tall Wind Farms Near Spruce Knob
Many thanks to spookymike who points there is a controversy over a wind farm near Spruce Knob. The matter is being discussed by a Yahoo group Spruceknob (aimed at astronomers seeking dark skies) There’s a great deal of VERY CURRENT … Continue reading
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Charlestown WV Profile of 50-Completer Frank Buffum
Charlestown WV Profile of 50-Completer Frank Buffum
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