Biggest cliff in each state
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I want to compile a list of the tallest cliff in each state. As people give their input, I'll update this post. I'm talking cliff--meaning all rock, not ice/snow faces on Rainier or Denali or anything. |
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For New York, I would say Wallface Mountian in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. 900+ feet. |
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Louisiana has a pure rock cliff nearly 4 feet tall, at the governors mansion. |
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Great topic! |
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For sheer drops in Texas it's probably going to be something in Boquillas Canyon in Big Bend at or around 300 ft, maybe more. El Capitan in the Guadalupe Mountains is too broken up to be the biggest wall. |
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Tristan Higbee wrote:Idaho -- Elephant's Perch ?I think Slick Rock is slightly taller, but I could be wrong. From the lowest point to the highest point Slick Rock is about 1200 feet tall. I've done 5 full rope stretching pitches on a 70meter rope and still had a half pitch to the top. North Carolina is Laurel Knob. |
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Washington: |
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Awesome! Original post updated. |
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Stich wrote:El Capitan in the Guadalupe Mountains is too broken up to be the biggest wall.You think so? Looks sheer enough to me... But how big are those cliffs? Also, this page says that the west face of Guadalupe Peak is 1,500' tall! |
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for washington the north face of mcmillian spires in the pickets, or what about the Norwegian buttress(s) on Index? |
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New Mexico: got to be the Brazos Cliffs, at 3000 ft tall. |
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Not 100 percent, more like 90, that Palisade Head or Shovel Point are the tallest climbable in Minnesota at a awe inspiring 200 feet. |
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Michigan - Trap Hills area, Porcupine Mountains. (?') |
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Maine - Taber Wall, Mt. Katahdin. 1000+ feet. |
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In NY, sheer rock face is Wallface, tallest sustained class V climb is East Fast of Gothics at 1200' 5.7 slab. Poke-O moonshine is second to Wallface with a bunch of climbs in the 500+ plus range. |
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MA - is it Crow Hill? Anyone know anything taller? |
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Oregon- |
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West Virginia: South Peak of Seneca Rocks is the tallest cliff that gets major climbing attention. West Face seems taller than East Face. there is a chance that one of the obscure cliffs along the top of North Fork Mountain may be taller, but Seneca is still the most likely candidate. |
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The tallest cliff in Georgia is most likely Stone Mountain at 825'; unfortunately, it's closed to climbing. |
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JacobD wrote: I think Slick Rock is slightly taller, but I could be wrong. From the lowest point to the highest point Slick Rock is about 1200 feet tall. I've done 5 full rope stretching pitches on a 70meter rope and still had a half pitch to the top. North Carolina is Laurel Knob.IN 93 I climbed Slick Rock with my 8 & a 9 year old daughters in 10 pitches with 165' ropes. A 70 would open up better belay options; I do not remember any fixed belays and a few bolts. I also did it in 83 and saw no bolts. |
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The backside of Enchanted Rock in Texas is 425 feet (3 pitches) but it is somewhat slopy to be called a cliff. However, some of the climbs are at least 5.10. |