Despite being a relatively easy climb, Mt. Shirouma-dake is without question one of Japan's most dangerous peaks, claiming lives just about every year.
With an ice-shedding design proven on Mt. Washington (often recognized as having “the world’s worst weather”), the Alpine Wind Monitor was the obvious choice to ensure longevity. Some might ask why a mechanical sensor was used as opposed to an ultrasonic sensor, since there are moving ...
The road hosts cycling, running and auto races like the Hillclimb Auto Race, one of the oldest auto races in the country, having run intermittently since 1904. Traveling vehicles that pay the toll fee are given a bumper sticker that reads “THIS CAR CLIMBED MT. WASHINGTON.” ...
Established in New York in 1926, the National Broadcasting Company is theoldest major broadcasting companyin the United States. Today it is widely recognized by its colorful peacock logo. However, the emblem wasn't officially introduced until the late '70s when the station launched color broadcastin...
Located in Washington County, Arkansas, the small town of Goshen is considered to be the wealthiest in the state. One of the main reasons for this is likely ahigh level of education. It is one of the most educated towns in the state, with 48% of the population holding a bachelor's de...
Constructed for a branch line of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway near Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania, the bridge consisted of 20 towers, the tallest which reached 278 feet (85 mtrs) from the top of the foundation to the underside of the girder. These towers were 103 feet (31 mtrs...
2). ERA5 reanalysis focused over Mt. Everest reveals a sharp demarcation of warming below 150 hPa as of the late 1950s with the most intense warming starting in the late 1990s (Fig. 3 and Supplementary Fig. 4). Fig. 2: Temperature anomaly. Annual 2-meter temperature anomaly maps for...
When the United States’ Congress added Alaska as a state, the country grew cumulatively a lot taller, as the ten highest mountains in the country are all in the largest state. The highest point in the contiguous (lower) 48 states is Mt. Whitney in California, and that one doesn’t show...
This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
My Google Map of Mt. Tateyama (立山) & Mt. Tsurugi-dake (剱岳) (zoom out to see all 25 highest mountains) View25 Highest Mountains in Japanin a larger map Note: The highest point of the Tateyama peaks is called Onanji-yama (大汝山). ...