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		<title>Gannett Peak, Wyoming</title>
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Scott Brumund  photo from Bonney (Dinwoody) Pass 12,850&#8242; looking north at Gannett Peak on 7/31/97 at approximately 8:00 a.m. 
Gannett Peak, Wyoming, 13,804 Feet
Elevation: 13,804 Feet

Contact:
BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST
USDA FOREST SERVICE
P.O. Box 1888
Jackson, WY 83001
 Telephone: (307) 739-5500
 Fax: (307) 739-5010

Commentary and Photos By Gary Jensen
We chose to approach Gannett from the northeast. The trailhead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Point, New Jersey</title>
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High Point State Park, Sussex County, in extreme northwest corner of New Jersey
60 miles, northwest of New York City, two miles southwest of Duttonville
Latitude 41 degrees, 19 Minutes North, Longitude 74 degree, 38 Minutes West
USGS Maps: Port Jervis South (7.5 Minutes)

Contact:
High Point State Park
1480 State Route 23
Sussex, NJ   07461
(973) 875-4800 
&#8220;The Skylands&#8221;
I most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2007/12/23/high-point-new-jersey/</link>
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		<title>Change in Kentucky Waiver Address</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The State of Kentucky has taken over the Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham which is where waivers to climb Black Mountain had been housed and the state of Kentucky does not want to handle them.  You now must mail the waiver directly to the Penn-Virginia Coal Company.
Waivers are required because the highpoint is on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2007/09/30/change-in-kentucky-waiver-address/</link>
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		<title>High Point, NJ, To Reopen Following Budget Impasse Closure</title>
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High Point, NJ, is scheduled to open by Friday, July 8 following a budget shutdown.

Below is the earlier article:

Gov. Jon S. Corzine has signed an order shutting down almost all New Jersey government since its budget was not approved by June 30.
State parks are being kept open through the holiday but are targeted to close [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2006/07/05/high-point-nj-closed-in-budget-impasse/</link>
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		<title>Wheeler Peak Reopens Following Summer 2006 Fire Concerns</title>
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Wheeler Peak has reopen following fire restrictions.

Here&#8217;s the press release on access restrictions being lifted on Wheeler (which is in the Questa Ranger District of Carson National Forest)
Taos, New Mexico, July 5, 2006, The arrival of the much awaited monsoonal moisture, throughout much of Northern New Mexico, has lessened fire danger levels sufficiently to allow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2006/07/05/wheeler-peak-closed-due-to-summer-2006-fire-concerns/</link>
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		<title>Humphreys Peak Reopens After Fire Concern Closure</title>
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Humphreys Peak has reopened following a two week closure due to fire cocerns.

Official Press Release:
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2006  
Contact:  Forest Closure Info Center &#8211; 928-226-4601
Flagstaff, AZ â€“ Most of the Coconino National Forest will reopen to public access at 8:00 A.M. Sunday, July 2, thanks to enough rainfall to sufficiently dampen the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2006/06/30/humphreys-peak-closed-for-summer-of-2006/</link>
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		<title>Highpoints of U.S. Territories</title>
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Google Mashup of Highpoints of U.S. Territories
With all of our obsessions with climbing high points, one list that would seem yet to be completed is the &#8220;Highpoints of U.S. Territories.&#8221;

There has never been a good list of the highpoints but I was inspired to create after seeing Summitpost&#8217;s new state highpoints list which no doubt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2006/02/28/highpoints-of-us-territories/</link>
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		<title>Andy Martin&#8217;s 2006 Guide to to County Highpoints</title>
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Andy Martin has an updated book on county highpoints effective February 26, 2006.

To order send check or money order for $12 to Andy Martin, 3030 N. Sarsaparilla Pl., Tucson AZ 85749-9237
     Details:
This 128 page soft cover comb bound 8.5&#8243; x 11&#8243; book lists the 3140+ county high points for all 50 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2006/02/27/andy-martins-2006-guide-to-to-county-highpoints/</link>
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		<title>2006 Highpointers Calendar Available at Merc for $15!</title>
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The 2006 Highpointers Calendar is now available at the HP Merc!  The pictures are always spectacular and it is truly a remarkable calendar.  And it&#8217;s only $15!










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		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/11/14/2006-highpointers-calendar-available-at-merc-for-15/</link>
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		<title>Fred Meyer Hood to Coast Relay Fourth Weekend of August</title>
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The Fred Meyer Hood to Coast 197 mile relay &#8212; billed as the largest relay race in North America is traditionally the fourth weekend of August.  12,000 runners in the race that goes from Timberline Lodge to the coast.  Visit the official page.
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		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/08/26/fred-meyer-hood-to-coast-relay-fourth-weekend-of-august/</link>
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		<title>Jeff &amp; Debbie Mosely &#8212; New Jerimoth Rhode Island Owners &#8212; To Permit Visits Every Weekend!</title>
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Highpointers.org reports Jeff &#038; Debbie Mosley, the new owners of Jerimoth Hill, have dramatically changed the access rules &#8212; they are permitting highpointers to visit any weekend 52 weeks a year!

This dramatically changes decades of rules where access was limited to just a handful number of days of year on Sundays during federal holidays.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/07/28/jeff-debbie-mosely-new-jerimoth-rhode-island-owners-to-permit-visits-every-weekend/</link>
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		<title>Mount Mitchell Summit Tower to Be Replaced</title>
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North Carolina has unveiled the new tower for the Mount Mitchell Sumit Tower.

Below is the press release:

A new, low-profile, fully accessible observation platform will soon replace an aging concrete tower at the summit of Mount Mitchell, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
The circular platform, presenting a 360-degree view of the surrounding Black [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/07/18/mount-mitchell-summit-tower-to-be-replaced/</link>
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		<title>Seek the Peak Benefit for Mount Washington Fourth Week of July</title>
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The annual Seek the Peek fundraiser to benefit the Mount Washington Observatory is traditionally the fourth weekend in July.

Incidentally the ice photo is at Weekend Pundit.
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		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/07/12/seek-the-peak-benefit-for-mount-washington-fourth-week-of-july/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to americasroof.com</title>
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USA Highpoint Information
We&#8217;re porting over the highpoint information to the blog.  In the meantime you can our state list.

World Highpoint List
Visit our old world highpoint list which we&#8217;re in the process of updating to the blog.
Welcome and Note About the New Website!
In January I started a process to update americasroof from soup to nuts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Magazine Butterly Festival Fourth Week of June</title>
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The Mount Magazine Butterfly Festival is traditionally held the fourth week of June.

Official site.  Butterflywebsite on Mount Magazine.
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		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/06/18/mount-magazine-butterly-festival-fourth-week-of-june/</link>
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		<title>Mount Washington Road Race Third Week of June</title>
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The Mount Washington Road Race, a foot race, is traditionally the third Saturday in June.  Registration is traditionally March 1-15.

Official web site. which is part of Granite State Race Services.
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		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/06/18/mount-washington-road-race-third-week-of-june/</link>
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		<title>Tri-Peaks Bicycling Challenge Up Mount Magazine Third Week of May</title>
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The Tri Peaks Bicycling Challenge is the third week of May and is sanctioned by USA Cycling Association.

It goes up Petit Jean Mountain (950 ft.), Mt. Nebo (1350 ft.), and Mt. Magazine (2750 ft.)  climbing 5,000 feet in 3 days and cover 160 miles.  Velonews calls this USA Cycling National Racing Calendar event [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/05/26/tri-peaks-bicycling-challenge-up-mount-magazine-third-week-of-may/</link>
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		<title>Trail Days Third Weekend of May in Damascus, Virginia</title>
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The biggest single event on the Appalachian Trail is Trail Days traditionally held the third weekend of May in Damascus.

Thousands of hikers visit the town to share stories.
Website
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		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/05/17/trail-days-third-weekend-of-may-in-damascus-virginia/</link>
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		<title>Earlier Names for Borah: Chilly and Beauty</title>
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KTVB has a history of Borah noting that it was originally called &#8220;Chilly Mountain&#8221; and then Beauty Peak before being renamed for Idaho Senator William Edgar Borah.

The hike is normally 10 hours round trip although the record is 97 minutes.
Forest officials say the first person to ascend the mountain may have been T.M. Bannon, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/05/17/earlier-names-for-borah-chilly-and-beauty/</link>
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		<title>Voluntary May-June Ban on Climbing Marcy and Other Adirondack High Peaks</title>
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The New York Department of Environmental Conseravaiton each May and June asks for a voluntary ban on hiking Marcy and hiking other High Peaks in the Adirondacks to prevent damaging soggy trails from snow melt.

Here&#8217;s the 2005 press release.
News from The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
For more information: David Winchell, (518) 897-1211 
DEC Alerts Hikers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://americasroof.com/archives/2005/05/16/voluntary-may-june-ban-on-climbing-marcy-and-other-adirondack-high-peaks/</link>
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