The reason many of the mountains are on borders is because mountain ranges make great natural borders. Mountains make it harder for groups to interact with eachother, so culture on either side could be pretty different
True and I would say another reason, especially with the lowest ones, is that many of them are bordering states that are more inland and thus higher in general so the highest point is going to be closest to those states
An even more interesting fact about California's Mt. Whitney. While it's the tallest point in the contiguous United States, it's also only about 60-70 miles (96-112 kilometers) away from the lowest point in the contiguous United States, which is about 260 feet or about 80 meters below sea level.
Mt. Rainier, here in WA, is one of the most dangerous because of the population around it. We have volcano evacuation signs in the towns around it. Mount Saint Helens is part of the same Cascade Range, and there are quite a few more still-active volcanoes in the range here. It's gorgeous on days when 'the Mountain is out' (we have a climate much like the UK) and we can see it from here in Seattle. We're also on one of the most dangerous fault zones and are overdue for a massive earthquake. Living life on the edge, yep!
I find it interesting that momentum is finally building up to strip the mountain of the name some random White man stuck on it, for some other random white dude who never went near it. Although you gonna confuse the lazy and ignorant members of 'Murica who wont differentiate between Tacoma and Tahoma.
The Cascades-and the PNW in general-is just gorgeous, I love visiting. The flight in/out of PDX has incredible views coming over the mountains, close enough to Mt Hood to see the individual trees. I’m from Arkansas-our “mountains” aren’t really mountains I guess, but they’re still beautiful. It’s hard to find a prettier place on Earth than the Buffalo National River in the Ozarks, IMO. (The first National River, part of the National Parks service.) Definitely the perfect place for a float trip.
Most of the states along the East Coast extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Piedmont (foothills) or the Appalachian Mountains. It's why their highest points are mostly along the borders of inland states, as far as possible from the sea. Similarly, inland states like Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska appear very flat but rise significantly in elevation from east to west, and therefore have points near their western borders.
I got family that lives in Colorado on a mountain 7,800 ft ( 2377 meter). It's very beautiful scenery but it takes some time to get used to the elevation.
I've been to California's MT.Whitney. I had a kidney stone at the top and had to hike down 8 miles. I passed the stone right before I got down. It about killed me.
17:28 I live near mt rainier, yes it is the most dangerous volcano in the world. If you remember mt st Helen’s wel that’s just down the road and rainier would be that times five is what many believe. Bigger lahars would sweep many cities away, ash canceling flights all across the western us and causing buildings to collapse in Washington
I definitely don't dispute that Mt. Rainier is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, but I would argue Mt. Vesuvius in Italy (also a decade volcano) is even more dangerous given that it's practically in the Naples metro area and has even more people living closer to it
The rectangular patch at Brasstown Bald is a parking lot. You drive up and park your car there, then take the shuttle to the top. The shuttles have low gearing and heavy duty brakes because the road up is very steep.
@@xviper2k more importantly, it is merely the highest spot, as in now way in hell is it a "peak"... Peaks almost inherently have to be somthing resembling a point... after all, check out the definition: " a variant of pike (n.4) "sharp point." Meaning "top of a mountain, a precipitous mountain with a more or less conical summit"
I did not know until now that Mt. McKinley was renamed to Denali. Well done to those who thought it should be. The cliche that you learn something new every day appears to hold true.
Colorado has so many mountains over fourteen thousand feet (more than 4267 meters) that people make a point of trying to climb them all. There are 58 such mountains, colloquially known as the Colorado "fourteeners".
In Florida (I grew up in Miami) the joke is that the highest point in Florida is the Landfill. And while the 'mountain' they mentioned is technically the highest point, it's not by much...Mount Trashmore (what we call our landfill) is 280ft, compared to 345 ft.
I grew up on Mt. Hood in Oregon. There were definitely worse places to grow up. It is absolutely stunning. Also fun fact, the movie The Shining was filmed at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.
so close bro but yeah. a lot of borders come from existing geography. Also if you didn't know the Scottish Highlands and The Appalachian Mountains were once the same range so it makes since that they are similar size.
as a member of the proud Putnam lineage (all coning from one family that arrived in Salem (Danvers) MAss, in 1630, I find it very interesting to see where our name pops up... mostly because of my very distant relative Israel - general in the REvolution (for whom my own GreatGreatGreat Grandpappy was named).
Mountain ranges make natural border lines for states and countries. France and Spain have the Pyrenees mountain peaks as a border. Italy has the Alps to separate it from France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
top of Italy always looks like it smashed into Europe like India did to Asia, but it really isnt the same thing. Tectonics did play a major part however.
I've always lived at about 700ft elevation. Did the Mt. Mitchell summit trail recently (highest point east of the Mississippi river), and it was no easy task. Look forward to climbing higher however!
Fun fact: If you count man-made structures, the highest point in Florida is the Panorama Tower in Miami, an 85-story, 862 foot (263 meter) skyscraper. That's well over twice as high as Britton Hill.
I went up Spruce Knob on a whim early in the year a couple years back & wasn't wearing nearly enough clothes. I almost had the distinction of turning into an icicle on W. Virginia's highest point 😆🥶
Good video, but his choice of pictures on a lot of these weren't the best. I'm a little biased with Alabama mainly because I grew up here. BUT Alabama's Gulf Coastal region and the North foothills of the start of the Appalachian mountains are stunning. Cheaha State Park (where the highest point is) located in Talladega National Forrest is beautiful and that picture didn't do it justice. They have SO many hiking trails and chalets/cabin rentals. North Alabama is just a hidden gem like its coastal region.
If you look at a topographical map of the US, you'll see all the big mountains are in the west while most of the central and east US is pretty flat in comparison.
While Yellowstone has the potential for massive eruptions every once in a while, it's much less dangerous to people living now than any volcano on the Decade Volcano list. Yellowstone is very well studied and well understood. It's magma does not have anywhere near the level of melt needed for any eruption to take place except maybe a steam explosion, much less a super-eruption. Rainier is a glacier covered volcano that stands over 14000 feet that is less than 30 miles from the southern portion of the Seattle Metro area. Glacier covered volcanoes have an additional hazard called Lahars, which are massive flows of ash, mud, debris and melted glacier water that travels at 70-200 miles per hour. Much of Tacoma and other low lying Seattle suburbs are built on top of past Lahar deposits. It's predicted that when (not if, when) a major eruption occurs at Rainier, Tacoma and the surrounding areas will have less than an hour to evacuate.
The good part about all the Hawaiian mountains is that you can drive up to them, drive above the clouds, because the US govt built roads during WWII to build military lookout points at the peaks.
One of my defining moments, an experience I'll never forget, was on Maui driving up Haleakala to the highest point you can drive to. The mountain was shrouded in clouds and breaking through them in a Chrysler convertible was like being in an ascending airliner breaking through the clouds, only with the top down. Then looking out at cloud and ocean in all directions with the nearby Hawaiian peaks poking up through the clouds. At a bit over 10,000ft after an ascent from sea level in about an hour, the view was breathtaking, no doubt helped by the diminished oxygen at that altitude that had been gained so quickly. That was about 40 years ago, unforgettable.
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The reason many of the mountains are on borders is because mountain ranges make great natural borders. Mountains make it harder for groups to interact with eachother, so culture on either side could be pretty different
True and I would say another reason, especially with the lowest ones, is that many of them are bordering states that are more inland and thus higher in general so the highest point is going to be closest to those states
200 years ago, rivers and mountains was how you could easily mark borders, like "on the other side of that mountain is where your state begins."
Fun fact: The Scottish Highlands and the Appalachian Mountains are the same mountain range, geologically speaking.
An even more interesting fact about California's Mt. Whitney. While it's the tallest point in the contiguous United States, it's also only about 60-70 miles (96-112 kilometers) away from the lowest point in the contiguous United States, which is about 260 feet or about 80 meters below sea level.
Mt. Rainier, here in WA, is one of the most dangerous because of the population around it. We have volcano evacuation signs in the towns around it. Mount Saint Helens is part of the same Cascade Range, and there are quite a few more still-active volcanoes in the range here. It's gorgeous on days when 'the Mountain is out' (we have a climate much like the UK) and we can see it from here in Seattle. We're also on one of the most dangerous fault zones and are overdue for a massive earthquake. Living life on the edge, yep!
N.E. Washington I live 60 years . Little quake a couple of times, daddy heard. The Cascades are beautiful.
I find it interesting that momentum is finally building up to strip the mountain of the name some random White man stuck on it, for some other random white dude who never went near it. Although you gonna confuse the lazy and ignorant members of 'Murica who wont differentiate between Tacoma and Tahoma.
The Cascades-and the PNW in general-is just gorgeous, I love visiting. The flight in/out of PDX has incredible views coming over the mountains, close enough to Mt Hood to see the individual trees. I’m from Arkansas-our “mountains” aren’t really mountains I guess, but they’re still beautiful. It’s hard to find a prettier place on Earth than the Buffalo National River in the Ozarks, IMO. (The first National River, part of the National Parks service.) Definitely the perfect place for a float trip.
Most of the states along the East Coast extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Piedmont (foothills) or the Appalachian Mountains. It's why their highest points are mostly along the borders of inland states, as far as possible from the sea. Similarly, inland states like Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska appear very flat but rise significantly in elevation from east to west, and therefore have points near their western borders.
I got family that lives in Colorado on a mountain 7,800 ft ( 2377 meter). It's very beautiful scenery but it takes some time to get used to the elevation.
I've been to California's MT.Whitney. I had a kidney stone at the top and had to hike down 8 miles. I passed the stone right before I got down. It about killed me.
17:28 I live near mt rainier, yes it is the most dangerous volcano in the world. If you remember mt st Helen’s wel that’s just down the road and rainier would be that times five is what many believe. Bigger lahars would sweep many cities away, ash canceling flights all across the western us and causing buildings to collapse in Washington
I definitely don't dispute that Mt. Rainier is one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, but I would argue Mt. Vesuvius in Italy (also a decade volcano) is even more dangerous given that it's practically in the Naples metro area and has even more people living closer to it
The rectangular patch at Brasstown Bald is a parking lot. You drive up and park your car there, then take the shuttle to the top. The shuttles have low gearing and heavy duty brakes because the road up is very steep.
With no fear, I am preparing to challenge the highest peak in the state of Florida.
Your sarcasm is noted, but I promise Florida Man is scarier than climbing any mountain.
@@xviper2k more importantly, it is merely the highest spot, as in now way in hell is it a "peak"... Peaks almost inherently have to be somthing resembling a point... after all, check out the definition: " a variant of pike (n.4) "sharp point." Meaning "top of a mountain, a precipitous mountain with a more or less conical summit"
You have my respect for embarking on such a treacherous endeavor.
I did not know until now that Mt. McKinley was renamed to Denali. Well done to those who thought it should be. The cliche that you learn something new every day appears to hold true.
Actually changed *back* to Denali. 😊
@@danielm5535 See! "Changed back" is the next thing I found out on the day after." Thank you, danielm5535.
The Appalachian Mountains and the mountains in Scotland were once part of the same chain when the continents were connected.
Mountain hiking videos are a lot of fun to watch. Been up a few peaks myself. High elevations (but not too high) give a natural euphoria.
Colorado has so many mountains over fourteen thousand feet (more than 4267 meters) that people make a point of trying to climb them all. There are 58 such mountains, colloquially known as the Colorado "fourteeners".
In Florida (I grew up in Miami) the joke is that the highest point in Florida is the Landfill. And while the 'mountain' they mentioned is technically the highest point, it's not by much...Mount Trashmore (what we call our landfill) is 280ft, compared to 345 ft.
I grew up on Mt. Hood in Oregon. There were definitely worse places to grow up. It is absolutely stunning. Also fun fact, the movie The Shining was filmed at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.
only partially of course
I remember recommending this video to you a long time ago. Glad it's getting featured today.
so close bro but yeah. a lot of borders come from existing geography. Also if you didn't know the Scottish Highlands and The Appalachian Mountains were once the same range so it makes since that they are similar size.
This makes me proud of the mountain near me at 8,609 ft Named Mount Putnam.
as a member of the proud Putnam lineage (all coning from one family that arrived in Salem (Danvers) MAss, in 1630, I find it very interesting to see where our name pops up... mostly because of my very distant relative Israel - general in the REvolution (for whom my own GreatGreatGreat Grandpappy was named).
Mountain ranges make natural border lines for states and countries. France and Spain have the Pyrenees mountain peaks as a border. Italy has the Alps to separate it from France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
top of Italy always looks like it smashed into Europe like India did to Asia, but it really isnt the same thing. Tectonics did play a major part however.
"The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came down a Mountain" is a 1995 film that you should react to.
never expected you to react to chicago geographer! me personally i love geoguessr and geography in general so this surprised me a lot.
10:36. That is the parking lot for those using the shuttle to go up to the top of Georgia.
I've always lived at about 700ft elevation. Did the Mt. Mitchell summit trail recently (highest point east of the Mississippi river), and it was no easy task. Look forward to climbing higher however!
Fun fact: If you count man-made structures, the highest point in Florida is the Panorama Tower in Miami, an 85-story, 862 foot (263 meter) skyscraper. That's well over twice as high as Britton Hill.
oh gods.. dont start THAT mess >.
I went up Spruce Knob on a whim early in the year a couple years back & wasn't wearing nearly enough clothes. I almost had the distinction of turning into an icicle on W. Virginia's highest point 😆🥶
Good video, but his choice of pictures on a lot of these weren't the best.
I'm a little biased with Alabama mainly because I grew up here. BUT Alabama's Gulf Coastal region and the North foothills of the start of the Appalachian mountains are stunning. Cheaha State Park (where the highest point is) located in Talladega National Forrest is beautiful and that picture didn't do it justice. They have SO many hiking trails and chalets/cabin rentals. North Alabama is just a hidden gem like its coastal region.
Yeah, the pictures for Mt. Mitchell didn't show off its size and sights much either. Interesting video though
Denali might be the highest mountain, but Colorado is probably the highest state lol
I see what you did there...
Yes yellowstone is a very important volcano because is a super volcano yet when ur there u dont feel as though ur on a mountain
If you look at a topographical map of the US, you'll see all the big mountains are in the west while most of the central and east US is pretty flat in comparison.
I live at just over 7,000 feet. And very much considering heading farther up.
, the peak here in Colorado at 14,440 feet is in comparison to Scafell Pike, which is 3,208 feet. Yeah, that’s quite a difference.
While Yellowstone has the potential for massive eruptions every once in a while, it's much less dangerous to people living now than any volcano on the Decade Volcano list. Yellowstone is very well studied and well understood. It's magma does not have anywhere near the level of melt needed for any eruption to take place except maybe a steam explosion, much less a super-eruption.
Rainier is a glacier covered volcano that stands over 14000 feet that is less than 30 miles from the southern portion of the Seattle Metro area. Glacier covered volcanoes have an additional hazard called Lahars, which are massive flows of ash, mud, debris and melted glacier water that travels at 70-200 miles per hour. Much of Tacoma and other low lying Seattle suburbs are built on top of past Lahar deposits. It's predicted that when (not if, when) a major eruption occurs at Rainier, Tacoma and the surrounding areas will have less than an hour to evacuate.
I get to see Mt Rainier every day that it doesn't rain.
The good part about all the Hawaiian mountains is that you can drive up to them, drive above the clouds, because the US govt built roads during WWII to build military lookout points at the peaks.
One of my defining moments, an experience I'll never forget, was on Maui driving up Haleakala to the highest point you can drive to. The mountain was shrouded in clouds and breaking through them in a Chrysler convertible was like being in an ascending airliner breaking through the clouds, only with the top down. Then looking out at cloud and ocean in all directions with the nearby Hawaiian peaks poking up through the clouds. At a bit over 10,000ft after an ascent from sea level in about an hour, the view was breathtaking, no doubt helped by the diminished oxygen at that altitude that had been gained so quickly. That was about 40 years ago, unforgettable.
The ADKs deserve more love 🤎
Dude says man I'm surprised we havnt passed Britain yet. Meanwhile there has literally only been 1 mountain in the video so far lol
Would have enjoyed it more if the volume was a little louder.
I always have to turn up the volume about 3X higher (compared to most other videos) when watching this channel.
My hometown in Ohio made the list. Bellefontaine. We also have the world's shortest street and first concrete street in the US. ♥
Shout out to 600 downtown 🍕
I hope someday you take the journey to see some of these with your own eyes bro
I've been to Brasstown Bald and Clingmans Dome
Bro all love, but PLEASE TURN UP THE AUDIO A BIT!
Fun fact: mount everest is the highest elevation for a mountain, but denali is taller from base to tip then everest
and Mauna Kea from base of actual mountain (even if below sea level) to peak is notably higher
Washington Mt. Helen blew in 1980. News in t.v.
Die Hard was not originally considered a Christmas movie (because it's not _about_ Christmas in any way), but about a generation later, the Millennials (who were all too young to watch it when it came out) collectively decided that it's a Christmas movie (because the story happens to take place around Christmas time, and there are a couple of side references to the holiday in the movie). The same thing is also true of Home Alone.
I mean it took place during a Christmas party.
@@ViolentKisses87 Yes, but that's a detail that could have been changed without significantly altering the actual plot at all.
@@jonadabtheunsightlyso, it is NOT Christmas until I see Hans Gruber thrown off Nakatomi plaza. Period.
Movie reccomendation Red Dawn (1984)
Alaska is so pretty and cool 😭
The highest point in the US is wherever my brother-in-law is.
Florida is a swampland, so it's no surprise that it's incredibly flat. It'll probably get eaten up by the ocean at some point. Thank god.
that and sinkholes forming from all the water being sucked out of the aquifers supporting the limestone/karst base of the peninsula
Mt hood in oregon the state i live in
Interesting
Come to Ohio... I'll host you.
Poor Kansas lol saddest highest point😂😂😂
Washington state is great 🏔️