americasroof highpoint news- 2013 Assault on Mount Mitchell Bicycle Ride on May 20
- Package to Climb Elbert for $650
- Descendents of 1913 First Ascent of Mount McKinley Prepare Centennial Climb
- Katahdin from Lake Millinocket on January 13, 2013
- Paradise on Mount Rainier is 20 Degree Warmer Than Seattle in Bizarre Temperature Inversion
- Wounded Warrior Among 3 Injured in Tuckerman Ravine Avalanche
- Merry Christmas!
- Small Forest Fire on Mount Mansfield
- Curiosity’s Shot of Aeolis Mons on Mars Sure Looks Like Mount McKinley
- SPOT Used in Gannett Peak Rescue
- NPS Considering Dramatic Changes to Camp Muir on Mount Rainier
- Photo of Summit Stewards on Mount Marcy
- Dramatic Timelapse Video of Star Trails on Mount Washington
- New Barn Quilt Added to Hawkeye Point
- Proposal to Rename Talkeetna Ranger Station for First McKinley Climber Walter Harper
- 4 McKinley Climbers Presumed Dead in Avalanche
- Body of New Hampshire Creavasse
- Finnish Skiier Killed While Skiing Down Mount McKinley
- Unroped Climber Falls to Death While Attempting to Retrieve Backpack on McKinley
- Investigation Into How McKinley Climber Perished While Following Guide’s Orders and Another Climber Ignoring the Orders Survived
Tag Archives: Iowa
Get Your Name on the Wall of Recognition on Hawkeye Point
Work by 18 FFA students is continuing on Hawkeye Point. The Highpointers Foundation has contributed $4,000 to the project. Individual highpointers are getting their name on a Wall of Recognition for donating $50 or more.
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Osceola County Inks Deal to Buy Hawkeye Point
Osceola County has signed an agreement to buy 5 acres around the Hawkeye Point Iowa State highpoint. Mrs. Sterler had earlier announced plans to donate 1.6 acres around the highpoint to the county. The new agreement will encompass the the … Continue reading
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Merrill Sterler, Owner of Hawkeye Point (1930-2004)
Merrill Sterler, owner of the Iowa highpoint and one of the kindest men on the planet, has passed. Below is his obituary from basinelectic.com. You can read an interview Roger Rowlett conducted with the Sterlers in August 2003. You can … Continue reading
Other Privately Owned Highpoints
Indiana – Be careful about the kids and farm equipment. Kansas – The owners have created a nice park. Be respectful! Louisiana – You’re crossing private property as you walk past the church into the woods Michigan – The highpoint … Continue reading
Tagged Access Restrictions, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Other Privately Owned
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