contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoA cool guide on Elevation in the United Statesi.redd.itimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down114file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1199arrow-down1imageA cool guide on Elevation in the United Statesi.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·1 month 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-21 month 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.