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Originally Posted by Burning Down
Jans, isn't it amazing that Bad Water Basin is one of the lowest points on this planet at ~280 feet below sea level, and then you look up to the mountains which are only about 80 miles away? Mount Whitney, one of the tallest peaks on the Earth, is in that part of the mountain range, standing at 14,500 feet.
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It is amazing. And it's even more amazing that they have a footrace every year where people run from Bad Water Basin to Mount Whitney.
I don't think Mount Whitney is one of the tallest peaks in the world though. Still, it's pretty big.