Harts Pass – October Snowmobiling Oct 26, 2025 Eric and Talon This has been one of the snowiest Octobers I can remember in Washington, and a storm Saturday night was forecast to dump a few feet of snow at higher elevations. Usually in the fall sometime in mid November I… Continue reading
Mt Barney Survey Oct 19, 2025 15 miles Eric and Comma Results: Elevation 7832.5ft +/-0.3ft NAVD88 I was hoping to survey one of the remaining few WA Top 200 edge case peaks before survey season ended with the onset of deep snow. The original plan was Corral Peak, and we… Continue reading
Crestone Peak and East Crestone Peak Elevation Surveys Eric Gilbertson1, Elijah Gendron, Peter Kline, Ben Loftin 1. Seattle University Abstract Crestone Peak is a mountain in South Central Colorado that has commonly been considered a ranked 14er (meaning a Colorado peak above 14,000ft elevation with at least 300ft of prominence)…. Continue reading
Mt St Helens Survey 2025 Eric Gilbertson Results: St Helens has shrunk by 0.4ft since Sept 2024. Current elevation is 8,320.7ft +/-0.1ft NGVD29 (datum summit elevations have historically been reported in). Results recognized by the peer-reviewed scientific journal Progress in Physical Geography (accepted for publication and will be online soon)… Continue reading
Half Moon Peak Survey Sept 19, 2025 Eric and Nick Results: 7992.1 ft +/-0.2ft NAVD88. Too short for WA Top 200 list by 0.7ft. Last fall I finished a project to figure out an accurate list of the 100 highest peaks in WA using a combination of Lidar data analysis… Continue reading
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Monalanong Hill, Botswana Highpoint Survey August 7, 2025 Eric Gilbertson1, Mooketsi Segobye2, Yashon Ouma2, Boipuso Nkwae2 1Seattle University 2University of Botswana Survey results: Monalanong Hill 1492.12m +/-0.01m, Otse Hill 1490.25m +/-0.01m (orthometric height, EGM2008 geoid, 95% confidence interval) . Monalanong Hill is 1.87m +/-0.02m taller than Otse hill and is… Continue reading
Konigstein, Namibia Highpoint Aug 4, 2025 Eric Gilbertson Elevation 2573.17m +/-0.11m EGM2008 Location -21.149919, 14.577509 True summit is boulder 60m south of trig pillar Aug 3 – evening flight Luanda to Windhoek, drive to Uis Aug 4 – hike konigstein, camp at trailhead Aug 5 – drive to Windhoek Aug… Continue reading
Morro do Moco, Angola Highpoint Aug 2, 2025 Elevation 2622.52m +/-0.11m EGM2008 (location -12.462873, 15.173591) Eric Gilbertson Aug 1 – Fly to Luanda, drive to Quibala Aug 2 – drive to Cangoma, moto taxi to Kajonde, hike summit, return to Waku Kungo Aug 3 – drive to Luanda, flight out… Continue reading
Velika Rudoka Serbia Highpoint 2660.34m +/- 0.07m (EGM2008 Geoid) Location 41.91848, 20.776532 July 27, 2025 Eric Gilbertson In 2014 it was widely believed Djeravica was the highest peak in Serbia. I was on a bicycle tour through eastern Europe and climbed Djeravica in late October. However, it was later revealed… Continue reading