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Notch Peak is one of the highest peaks in the House Range, reaching 9,658 feet (2,944 m) NAVD 88.The northwest face of the mountain is a massive carbonate rock (limestone and dolomite) cliff with 2,200 feet (670 m) of vertical rise, making it among the highest cliff faces in North America.
St John's Head, Hoy, Orkney, 335m above the North Atlantic, highest purely vertical sea cliff in the UK [1] Hangman cliffs, Devon 318 m above Bristol Channel is the highest sea cliff in England; Benwee Head Cliffs, Erris, County Mayo, Ireland, 304 m above Atlantic Ocean; Dingli Cliffs, Malta, 250 m above Mediterranean sea
The ten highest major summits of the United States are all located in Alaska. The northernmost summit with at least 3000 metres elevation and 500 metres prominence is Hess Mountain in central Alaska; the southernmost is Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii; the westernmost is Haleakalā on the Island of Maui; and the easternmost is East Spanish ...
Pages in category "Cliffs of the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The following sortable table comprises the 209 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the United States of America (including its territories) with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. [1] [a] The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
In greater North America, only Denali exceeds 6000 meters (19,685 feet) elevation. Three major summits exceed 5500 meters (18,045 feet), 11 exceed 5000 meters (16,404 feet), 21 exceed 4500 meters (14,764 feet), 124 exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), 277 exceed 3500 meters (11,483 feet), and the following 403 major summits exceed 3000 meters ...
Cliffs along California’s northernmost coast have been eroding faster than the more populated bluffs of Southern California — one of many conclusions highlighted in a new map and study that ...
Whiteside Mountain can boast the highest cliffs in Eastern North America. [2] It also has a feature called Devil's Courthouse, [3] not to be confused with the Devil's Courthouse 20 miles away in Transylvania County, NC. [4]