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re: How would you rate Denver?
Posted on 8/1/22 at 12:09 am to diddlydawg7
Posted on 8/1/22 at 12:09 am to diddlydawg7
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The continental US has 67 fourteeners(mountains above 14,000ft elevation) and Colorado has 54 of them.
Break it down by prominence and it's less impressive.
For instance, Mount Saint Helens had it's top blown off and it ranks 80th in prominence in the lower 48.
I'm saying this as a lover of the Rockies. My dad was born and raised in Denver and is there to this day.
There really are some beautiful places surrounded by mountains outside of CO though imo.
Eta....I live within 5 hours of more prominent mountains than in all of CO.
This post was edited on 8/1/22 at 12:11 am
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Posted on 8/1/22 at 5:38 am to LSUintheNW
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I live within 5 hours of more prominent mountains than in all of CO.
I live within 40 minutes of Rocky Mountain National Park and Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous paved road in North America and 3 miles from Big Thomas Canyon that is the entire beautiful drive to the park.
Touché
Posted on 8/1/22 at 6:53 am to LSUintheNW
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prominence
Yeah a lot of folks seem to forget that the high prairie is already at a mile. There’s still nothing like Colorado mountains, and unless you’re one of the people who just can’t acclimate to the altitude, the Rocky Mountain High is awesome. But even the quiet mtn towns are getting full and expensive. For example I remember when Basalt, Aspen and El Jebel were affordable places to live for skiers and workers in/on the resorts and restaurants etc.
I chose Montana in 05. They’re trying to f it up too. Back to prominence, Mt Elbert is 14th in the US in prominence and it’s CO’s most prominent. But it’s competing with Alaska and Hawaii at sea level and west coast near same.
Here’s a fun fact: only one Colorado peak (Elbert) is more prominent than Mt Mitchell in NC.
This post was edited on 8/1/22 at 7:48 am
Posted on 8/1/22 at 7:43 am to LSUintheNW
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Eta....I live within 5 hours of more prominent mountains than in all of CO.
Within 5 hours...lmao
So you live nowhere close to the mountains and your dad was born and raised and lives in Denver
Pathetic
Posted on 8/1/22 at 5:12 pm to LSUintheNW
quote:having seen at Helen’s and hood I get what you’re saying but after driving to the top of pikes peak there’s something different about being that high.
LSUintheNW
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