Ascending Mount Hood

Nice list of most prominent peaks. I'm proud to say I've climbed a bunch of them. Here are some summit photos. I'm planning to do two more this summer -- White Mountain Peak (is it a mountain or a peak) and Rainier.

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Nice list of most prominent peaks. I'm proud to say I've climbed a bunch of them. .

I figured you must have by now. I think you could hit the top 14 before too many years.

San Jacinto is probably the easiest since the tram takes you to 8,516' and it is relatively short to climb to 10,834'

Prominence	Mountain Peak	State	Elevation	Isolation miles	Location	Longitude
13,210	Mount Rainier	Washington	14,417	731	46.8529°N	121.7604°W
10,080	Mount Whitney	California	14,505	1646	36.5786°N	118.2920°W
9,832	Mount Shasta	California	14,179	335	41.4092°N	122.1949°W
9,093	Mount Elbert	Colorado	14,440	671	39.1178°N	106.4454°W
8,845	Mount Baker	Washington	10,786	132	48.7768°N	121.8145°W
8,339	San Jacinto Peak	California	10,834	20	33.8147°N	116.6794°W
8,294	San Gorgonio Mountain	California	11,503	162	34.0992°N	116.8249°W
8,258	Charleston Peak	Nevada	11,916	135	36.2716°N	115.6956°W
8,136	Mount Adams	Washington	12,281	46	46.2024°N	121.4909°W
7,838	Mount Olympus	Washington	7,980	108	47.8013°N	123.7108°W
7,706	Mount Hood	Oregon	11,249	57	45.3735°N	121.6959°W
7,568	Wheeler Peak	Nevada	13,065	232	38.9858°N	114.3139°W
7,518	Glacier Peak	Washington	10,545	56	48.1125°N	121.1138°W
7,196	White Mountain Peak	California	14,252	67	37.6341°N	118.2557°W

Mount Elbert is definitely on my list. Whenever I make it to Colorado it will be a priority. Mount Baker is a technically difficult climb but one I think I can do with guides.

Yes, San Jacinto is pretty easy if you take the tram, which I did all three times. There is the infamous "cactus to clouds" trail that goes from the desert floor to the summit. I hear it is a brutal steep climb. Definitely a badge of honor to those who accomplish it. I'd like to try that sometime and take the tram down. I would need somebody to shuttle me back to my car as the trailhead is on the other side of that range as the tram.

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Definitely a badge of honor to those who accomplish it.

I went to Palm springs many years ago.

It climbs 8000 feet from the desert to Long Valley, then joins with the main trail to gain another 2600 feet to the summit. I went to Palm Springs and they said that 6000 to 8000 feet is very tough.I remember people telling me that some hikers are so dehydrated and exhausted they skip the comparatively easier stretch to the summit and just take the tram down.

You have to leave by at least 5 AM or you will hit the 6000' elevation to late in the morning, and the heat will overwhelm you.

Some people are empathetic and will drive you back to your car saving you taxi fare.

All I've ever "climbed" was Masada in Israel.

I don't recommend it. It's not hard, but it's long (it's during a day trip). When you get tot he top, you're too tired to look at the ruins, and since the rest of your group, if any, have been there a while, you lack the time, too.

Take the funicular up, "climb" it down after you've seen what you came to see.

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It climbs 8000 feet from the desert to Long Valley, then joins with the main trail to gain another 2600 feet to the summit. I went to Palm Springs and they said that 6000 to 8000 feet is very tough.I remember people telling me that some hikers are so dehydrated and exhausted they skip the comparatively easier stretch to the summit and just take the tram down.

If I do it I'll leave really early, like 2 AM. Hopefully on a nearly full moon. Hopefully I can bum a ride off somebody on the way down.

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All I've ever "climbed" was Masada in Israel.

Is that the mountain from the Sermon on the Mount? If not, which one is?

I am hoping to do Pico de Orizaba in March.

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If I do it I'll leave really early, like 2 AM. Hopefully on a nearly full moon. Hopefully I can bum a ride off somebody on the way down.



Is that the mountain from the Sermon on the Mount? If not, which one is?

I am hoping to do Pico de Orizaba in March.

Wow I thought you were doing so good at 50 Wiz but now you seem to have forgotten one on the most important battles in Jewish history.

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Is that the mountain from the Sermon on the Mount? If not, which one is?

It's where a group of Jewish zealots held out against a Roman legion for a rather long time, before they all committed suicide. there is a much sanitized movie about it.

Having since then learned about sieges and late antiquity warfare, the story isn't as impressive as it's made out to be. I mean, anyone with 4 stone walls and enough supplies had a chance to hold off a Roman legion for weeks. But the ruins of the ancient fortress are quite a sight to see.

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I am hoping to do Pico de Orizaba in March.

How do you plan to get there? I suppose you'll need transportation from Mexico City. I might be able to help.

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It's where a group of Jewish zealots held out against a Roman legion for a rather long time, before they all committed suicide. there is a much sanitized movie about it.

You failed your Jewish history today Wizard. This defense post and the scene of mass suicide is critical to Jewish history. The Romans had already massacred 700 Jews in a nearby village, and the Jews defending Masada felt suicide was a better option than facing the angry Romans. The Temple was destroyed in 70 AD and Masada was a few years later.

The other similarly named place you should know is Megiddo, the site of the first battle recorded in history, and the sight of the final battle in the Hills of Megiddo or Armageddon.

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How do you plan to get there? I suppose you'll need transportation from Mexico City. I might be able to help.

Orizaba is one of the places you can get to right from the Mexico City airport on a nice bus, for only MSN$460 one way. There are 6 buses a day from Noon to 10PM.

Fortin de Las Flores is a small town midway between Orizaba and Cordaba where tourists like to stay


For other readers, Orizaba Peak at 18491' is the highest point in Mexico, and the mountain with the 7th highest prominence in the world. It is listed as a 10 hour round trip from base campt to summit, but that is some thin air.

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The Romans had already massacred 700 Jews in a nearby village, and the Jews defending Masada felt suicide was a better option than facing the angry Romans.

As I recall, the idea was to "rob" the Romans of a victory...

Also, now that I think about it, they didn't technically commit suicide, rather they killed each other until there was only one man left (and this included women and children). The man either killed himself or escaped to serve as witness to what had happened. I forget which.

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The other similarly named place you should know is Megiddo, the site of the first battle recorded in history,

It plays a part in Egypt's history as well. Many a pharaoh fought there.

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Orizaba is one of the places you can get to right from the Mexico City airport on a nice bus, for only MSN$460 one way. There are 6 buses a day from Noon to 10PM.

About US $30 at current rates.