Top 10 US Mountains

[jrbren_vt]

1.) Haystack, NY
2.) Colden, NY
3.) Gothics, NY
4.) Camel's Hump, VT
5.) Giant, NY
6.) Mansfield, VT
7.) Adams, NH
8.) Madison, NH
9.) Rocky Peak Ridge, NY
10.) Algonquin, NY

This poll is right there with the 10 Hottest Women, People Magazine's Sexiest Man, Top 10 College Football Teams.

[Tornadoman]

In New England Mt. Katahdin deserves mention.

[Alby426]

I by far, don't know all the mountains in the US and, know that there are some amazing ones.
My quickly put together list:

-Mount McKinley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Denal ... Kinley.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-Rainier
-Mt Hood
-Capitol Pk.
-Grand Tetons
-Mt Whitney
-Longs Peak


I know that there are many more worth mention here but, drawing blanks

[Ned-man]

I must add Triple-Divide Peak in Glacier N.P. The Great Divide and the Laurentian Divide meet at the summit of the peak, and all water that falls at this point can flow to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans.

[bonehead]

water that falls at this point can flow to the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans.

Got to drink a lot of beer to take advantage of that divide.

[susanjoypaul]

Granite peak should be in there - the last "highpoint" in the United States to be hiked and the hardest "highpoint" in the lower 48.

I agree! Gannett and Granite need to be on the list. It's really hard to narrow this down to just ten. I think I'll put together a list of the "Top 10 I Have Done" and the "Top 10 I Haven't Done." That might be a little easier...

For starters...
Have done: Whitney, Russell, Rainier, Gannett, Longs.
Haven't done: Hood, Shasta, Granite, Washington, Grand Teton.

Might get some other ideas from the Ultra-prominence Peaks of the 48 States page on SummitPost.

[14erdude83]

1.) Haystack, NY
2.) Colden, NY
3.) Gothics, NY
4.) Camel's Hump, VT
5.) Giant, NY
6.) Mansfield, VT
7.) Adams, NH
8.) Madison, NH
9.) Rocky Peak Ridge, NY
10.) Algonquin, NY

This poll is right there with the 10 Hottest Women, People Magazine's Sexiest Man, Top 10 College Football Teams.

really?! seriously?

[14erdude83]

I defintely think Pyramid deserves an honorable mention in there somewhere or maybe even the Maroon bells...

[jrbren_vt]

1.) Haystack, NY ...10.) Algonquin, NY
This poll is right there with the 10 Hottest Women, People Magazine's Sexiest Man, Top 10 College Football Teams.

really?! seriously?

Yes.

[PKelley]

There are more than 10 without question, but a few that come to mind that I have climbed and are very esthetic are:

Rainier
Capitol
Vestal
The Titan
Castleton Tower
El Capitan
The Bells
Longs (Diamond)
Hood
Grand Teton
Pigeon
Jagged
Jefferson
Dallas
Ancient Art
The Kingfisher
Angels Landing
Moonlight Buttress


I have yet to hike/climb in the highcountry of California, but I can't wait to start exploring next year.

[matthewbe]

"Guadalupe Peak. For no reason other than that stubborn pride..."

I tend to agree, but its a pride thing because that is our only mountain. :D

[bonehead]

Cathedral Peak in Yosemite.
After his first acsent, John Muir said it was the first time he had ever really been to Church!