Thanks for the post. The post are a labor of love and I appreciate your work, and the Summit Post organization for maintaining the service.
I have tried to consider this sentence several ways, but just cannot understand it: "Mt. Harvard is the third highest peak in Colorado and only one of the three that rise above 14,400 feet".
If it is the 3rd highest peak, it cannot also be only one of the three that rise above 14,400 feet.
I'm not the original author of this page as I adopted it way back in 2005 or so. At any rate, what the main text is saying is that there are only 3 peaks in Colorado that are over 14,400'. Mt. Elbert (14,433), Mt. Massive (14,421) and Mt. Harvard (14,420'). So obviously that makes Mt. Harvard only 1 of 3 peaks that extend over 14,400' within Colorado. In addition, it is only 1 of 4 within the lower 48 that extend above 14,400', with Mt. Whitney (14,505) in CA being the highest within the lower 48. Hopefully this clears that up for you. I'll consider re-writing the text for clarification purposes.
HikingMan - Mar 1, 2020 7:40 pm - Hasn't voted
Carification pleaseHello,
Thanks for the post. The post are a labor of love and I appreciate your work, and the Summit Post organization for maintaining the service.
I have tried to consider this sentence several ways, but just cannot understand it: "Mt. Harvard is the third highest peak in Colorado and only one of the three that rise above 14,400 feet".
If it is the 3rd highest peak, it cannot also be only one of the three that rise above 14,400 feet.
Bryan W - Mar 1, 2020 8:18 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Carification pleaseI'm not the original author of this page as I adopted it way back in 2005 or so. At any rate, what the main text is saying is that there are only 3 peaks in Colorado that are over 14,400'. Mt. Elbert (14,433), Mt. Massive (14,421) and Mt. Harvard (14,420'). So obviously that makes Mt. Harvard only 1 of 3 peaks that extend over 14,400' within Colorado. In addition, it is only 1 of 4 within the lower 48 that extend above 14,400', with Mt. Whitney (14,505) in CA being the highest within the lower 48. Hopefully this clears that up for you. I'll consider re-writing the text for clarification purposes.