Mt. Whitney to Badwater Basin: A Topographic ProfileOver a distance of 84.6 miles, the land in California climbs 14,787 feet. Which makes this guy a complete badass:
6.12.2012
Mt. Whitney to Badwater Basin: A Topographic Profile
Recently, while spiraling down a Wikipedia wormhole, I discovered that the highest peak in the lower 48 (Mt. Whitney) is really close to the lowest point in all of North America (Badwater Basin). Only 86 miles! I thought to myself, "That's a hell of a drop over a short distance. I wonder what that looks like in profile?" Unable to find a good topographic profile of that data, I decided to just make one. Using good ol' Google Maps (terrain view), I stitched together a bunch of images and interpreted the data into this infographic (click for a larger view):
Over a distance of 84.6 miles, the land in California climbs 14,787 feet. Which makes this guy a complete badass:
Over a distance of 84.6 miles, the land in California climbs 14,787 feet. Which makes this guy a complete badass:
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Another version of a triathlon. Pretty cool!
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