Other than our remote 49th state, California has the highest quantity of mountains in the U.S. It also has some of the highest. Mt. Whitney at 14,498 is the highest of California’s Fourteeners and even stands taller than all of the 53 Colorado Fourteeners. Then there is Mt. Shasta which is the only California summit above 14,000 feet that is not in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Shasta is ...
Find Mountains by County: Fairfield Hartford Litchfield Middlesex New Haven New London Tolland Windham Connecticut has many mountains, peaks, and hills within its borders. Above you will find an interactive map with pins for all of these summits. Just zoom in to see their specific location in Connecticut. You’ll also find a list of Connecticut counties, from Fairfield County to Windham ...
When you head over the Cascades, you leave the rain shadow that hangs over the west; the air is drier, the snow is fluffier, ponderosa pines replace the hemlocks and firs, and the gray is a little less frequent. Mazama is one of Washington’s small eastside towns that reaps the geographical benefits. Located in the Methow Valley on a popular whitewater and fishing stretch of the Methow River ...