Mount St Helens Survey 2024 Sept 23, 2024 Eric Gilbertson Summary of results: Elevation remains unchanged from last year at 8,321.1ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 Last year I discovered that Mount St Helens has been slowly losing elevation at a very constant rate of 4 inches per year since 1989. This is… Continue reading
Liberty Cap Survey Sept 21 12:00am – Sept 22 10am Eric, Ross, Alden Results (NGVD29 datum, same as quad uses): Liberty Cap has melted 26.3 ft since 2007. New elevation 14,090.7 ft +/-0.1 ft Liberty Cap key col has melted 13 ft since 2007. New elevation 13,610ft +/-5ft Liberty Cap… Continue reading
Mt Washington and Franconia Ridge Sept 6-7, 2024 Eric, Matthew and Jake Matthew and I flew to Boston Friday morning, rented a car, and we all drove up to Franconia Notch. We had a fun hike up the Franconia Ridge loop. I hadn’t done this in about 10 years. We… Continue reading
Colfax Peak Survey Sept 3, 2024, 5am – 7pm Josh Spitzberg, Eric Gilbertson, Ross Wallette Results (NGVD29 datum): Colfax summit: 9,439.9 ft +/- 0.1ft Key Col: 8,966.7 ft +/- 0.1ft Colfax summit is 2.1 ft taller than 2022 Lidar measurement. Colfax Key Col has melted 16.3 ft since the 2022… Continue reading
Mount Davis, PA State Highpoint Survey Sept 9, 2024, Eric Gilbertson Results: Mt Davis traditional summit is still the state highpoint Traditional summit: 3213.3 ft +/- 0.2 ft Davis North: 3210.0 ft +/- 0.1 ft Davis South: 3209.8 ft +/- 0.1 ft (NGVD29 datum, same as the quad uses) The… Continue reading