Sunday, May 23, 2010

GPS tracks and routes (something I meant to do)

Obviously we are not that on top of this, but I wanted to add the GPS tracks. I know when we were trying to find information it was more difficult than necessary on a lot of the peaks, hills, or mounds. As such I am attaching images of the routes thus far described if we had a GPS track. I attached the GPX files too. The ones in this post are fairly straightforward, but Wheeler and Boundary Peak were a little more complex. There are almost always more than one route to the top, but these ones work. I guess it is silly to say, but don't follow a GPS to your death regardless of where the track goes, or the GPS says you are. Sadly we do not have a file for Whitney since I was using the batteries from the GPS to try and coax a few pictures from our balky camera. This list is in the order we went up more or less, so I will add the rest later as we continue. I may also add failures such as our first attempt at Gannett peak. That might actually be more useful for people.
Mt. Marcy (we hiked up it again later when we had a GPS)
GPX file

Guadalupe Peak (this one is just a trail so pretty easy)
GPX file

Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) - This one has a "trail" from the lake to ridge, but it is less obvious.
GPX file

Humphreys Peak (Arizona)
GPX file

Mt Whitney (no GPS track sorry I used the batteries in my camera)
Since we hiked up the trail (except above the camp) there isn't much to see here anyway.

Boundary Peak (I am not 100% sure that is the way everyone goes, but it works)
GPX file


Kings Peak (Utah) Not much that is tricky besides a part near gunsight notch
GPX file


Black Mesa (Oklahoma) nothing tricky at all
GPX file





The next highpoints were all easy and don't have GPS tracks.  Britton Hill (Florida),  Cheaha (Alabama), Brasstown Bald (Georgia), Mt. Mitchell (North Carolina), Woodall (Mississippi), Mount Magazine (Arkansas), Driskill Mountain (Louisiana), or Mount Davis (Pennsylvania)


Backbone Mountain (Maryland) It can be confusing if you do it at night like we did.
 GPX file












No GPS track for Spruce Knob (West Virginia), Cambell Hill (Ohio), Hoosier High Point (Indiana), Taum Sauk (Missouri), Panorama Point (Nebraska) and none is needed.

Gannett Peak (Wyoming) from the east side, and a failure
From the northwest side and a success.
GPX file failed attempt



























GPX file successful attempt done at a later date.

















Black Mountain (Kentucky) No GPS track is needed either, but there is one anyway
GPX file













Mount Rogers (Virginia) it is a wilderness area, or so they say.
GPX file














 No GPS tracks for Ebright Azimuth (Deleware), High Point (New Jersey), Clingmans Dome (Tennessee), Sassafras Mountain (South Carolina)

Mount Mansfield (Vermont) no need for a gps track, but here one is.
GPX file












Mount Washington (New Hampshire)
GPX file












Mount Katahdin (Maine)
GPX file












No GPS track Jerimoth Hill (Rhode Island)

Mount Frisell (Connecticut)
GPX file












No GPS track Mount Greylock (Massachusetts)

Mount Elbert (Colorado)
GPX file

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