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Colorado’s 14ers lost a couple feet after federal scientists remeasured them

Posted: Apr 19 2024 5:01 am
by Pivo
New ways to measure sea level means a humbling but not a total loss for the 14ers list, NOAA says.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/18/colo ... loss-noaa/

Re: Colorado’s 14ers lost a couple feet after federal scientists remeasured them

Posted: Apr 19 2024 5:59 am
by RedRoxx44
Insert joke about certain aspects of human anatomy here.

Re: Colorado’s 14ers lost a couple feet after federal scientists remeasured them

Posted: Apr 27 2024 7:50 am
by Jim
Does this affect California 14ers, too, or just the ones in Colorado where the locals are super obsessed with that particular metric? Is San Luis now a 13er? Do they need to take it off the list?

Re: Colorado’s 14ers lost a couple feet after federal scientists remeasured them

Posted: Apr 27 2024 11:20 am
by DixieFlyer
@Jim_H
No 14ers got downgraded

Re: Colorado’s 14ers lost a couple feet after federal scientists remeasured them

Posted: Apr 27 2024 2:15 pm
by rcorfman
DixieFlyer wrote: Apr 27 2024 11:20 am @Jim_H
No 14ers got downgraded
Just downsized.