High-50 Challenge

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  State High point Height
(feet)
Rank
 Who Summited When
1 Alabama Cheaha Mountain
2,407
35
 Jae Shin Yang, Bill Levendahl, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 1/15/2000
2 Alaska Denali (Mt. McKinley)
20,320
1
3 Arizona Humphrey's Peak
12,633
12
  
4 Arkansas Magazine Mountain
2,753
34
  
5 California Mount Whitney
14,494
2
 Dave Erdman, Carloyn and Rich Noonan, Jae Shin Yang, Dennis Legget, Mike Gingerich and Bill Levedahl 9/6/2001
6 Colorado Mount Elbert
14,433
3
 Preview: Ed Brimberg (5/2/1999)
7 Connecticut Mount Frissell
2,380
36
 Ed Brimberg and Mano Malayanur 2/14/1999
8 Delaware Ebright Azimuth
442
49
 Mike Gingerich and Mano Malayanur 12/22/1998
9 Florida Britton Hill
345
50
 Jae Shin Yang, Bill Levendahl, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 1/16/2000
10 Georgia Brasstown Bald
4,784
25
 Jae Shin Yang, Bill Levendahl, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 1/14/2000
11 Hawaii Mauna Kea
13,796
6
 Jeffrey Schweiger 4/21/2000
12 Idaho Borah Peak
12,662
11
  
13 Illinois Charles Mound
1,235
45
  
14 Indiana Hoosier Hill
1,257
44
 Mike Gingerich, Dave Erdman, and Mano Malayanur 11/27/2004
15 Iowa High Point
1,670
42
  
16 Kansas Mount Sunflower
4,039
28
  
17 Kentucky Black Mountain
4,145
27
 Ed and Mona Brimberg 4/9/2001
18 Louisiana Driskill Mountain
535
48
  
19 Maine Mount Katahdin
5,267
22
 Matt Orsie 4/5/2000
20 Maryland Backbone Mountain
3,360
32
 Ed Brimberg 12/26/1998
21 Massachusetts Mount Greylock
3,491
31
 Matt Orsie 9/21/2001
22 Michigan Mount Arvon
1,979
38
 Ed Brimberg, Dave Erdman, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 5/28/2005
23 Minnesota Eagle Mountain
2,301
37
 Ed Brimberg, Dave Erdman, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 5/27/2005
24 Mississippi Woodall Mountain
806
47
 Jae Shin Yang, Bill Levendahl, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 1/15/2000
25 Missouri Taum Sauk Mountain
1,772
41
  
26 Montana Granite Peak
12,799
10
  
27 Nebraska Panorama Point
5,424
20
  
28 Nevada Boundary Peak
13,143
9
  
29 New Hampshire Mount Washington
6,288
18
 Matt Orsie and friends 4/7/2000
30 New Jersey High Point
1,803
40
 Ed Brimberg and Mano Malayanur 2/13/1999
31 New Mexico Wheeler Peak
13,161
8
  
32 New York Mount Marcy
5,344
21
 Jae Shin Yang, Bill Levendahl, Prem Thumatti, Larry Bagley, Dennis Leggett, Weiming, Mike Gingerich 6/22/2001
33 North Carolina Mount Mitchell
6,684
16
 Ed and Mona Brimberg 4/3/1999
34 North Dakota White Butte
3,506
30
  
35 Ohio Campbell Hill
1,550
43
 Mike Gingerich, Dave Erdman, and Mano Malayanur 11/27/2004
36 Oklahoma Black Mesa
4,973
23
  
37 Oregon Mount Hood
11,239
13
 Preview: Ed Brimberg (7/27/99)
38 Pennsylvania Mount Davis
3,213
33
 Ed Brimberg 12/26/1998
39 Rhode Island Jerimoth Hill
812
46
 Ed Brimberg, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 10/6/2001
40 South Carolina Sassafras Mountain
3,560
29
 Jae Shin Yang, Bill Levendahl, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 1/14/2000
41 South Dakota Harney Peak
7,262
15
  
42 Tennessee Clingman's Dome
6,643
17
 Beth Daughety, Dave Erdman, Mike Gingerich, Jim Guerra,  Mano Malayanur, and Roy Sammarco 5/8/2005
43 Texas Guadalupe Peak
8,749
14
 Dave Erdman (link soon)
44 Utah Kings Peak
13,528
7
  
45 Vermont Mount Mansfield
4,393
26
 Mike Gingerich, Jae Shin Yang, Bill Levendahl, Weiming, Prem Thumatti, Larry Bagley, and Dennis Leggett 6/23/2001
46 Virginia Mount Rogers
5,729
19
 Ed Brimberg 4/9/2001
47 Washington Mount Rainier
14,410
4
 Preview: Ed Brimberg (7/26/99)
48 West Virginia Spruce Knob
4,863
24
 Amy Yuan, Mengli, Mike Gingerich, Robin Chen, Mano Malayanur... 7/24/1999
49 Wisconsin Timms Hill
1,951
39
 Ed Brimberg, Dave Erdman, Mike Gingerich, and Mano Malayanur 5/28/2005
50 Wyoming Gannett Peak
13,804
5
 Preview: Mike Gingerich (?)