contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months agoA cool guide on Elevation in the United Statesi.redd.itexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkA cool guide on Elevation in the United Statesi.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·6 months agoI mean its zero to 14.5k feet. Hike to the top of Mount Whitney and tell me again it’s exaggerated.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoFirst, it’s not zero. Denver is 5000ft ASL and it’s in a valley (towns around it are higher). There’s a slow elevation change across the Midwest to the Rockies. Second, Passes are a thing. Still, wagons crossing the Rockies is an amazing thing.
I mean its zero to 14.5k feet. Hike to the top of Mount Whitney and tell me again it’s exaggerated.
First, it’s not zero. Denver is 5000ft ASL and it’s in a valley (towns around it are higher). There’s a slow elevation change across the Midwest to the Rockies.
Second, Passes are a thing.
Still, wagons crossing the Rockies is an amazing thing.