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Hiking High Points of America: A Guide to Hiking the Highest Point in All 50 States
Author(s): Magdalena Sandoval Donahue (Author)
- Publisher: Falcon Guides
- Publication Date: November 17, 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 248 pages
- ISBN-10: 1493092383
- ISBN-13: 9781493092383
Book Description
Hiking High Points of America: A Guide to Hiking the Highest Point in All 50 States is a practical and aspirational guidebook that will equip readers with the knowledge they need to summit each of the 50 states’ highest points. From the spectacular western peaks of Mount Whitney in California, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Mount Rainier in Washington, to the eastern peaks of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, Mount Katahdin in Maine, Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, and even the modest Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island, this guide will cover the highest vantage point each state has to offer at the end of trails from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
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About the Author
Magdalena S. Donahue is an author, geologist, avid hiker, and two-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier (2012, 2016). Magdalena earned her PhD and MS in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of New Mexico, and her BS in Geological Sciences and BFA in Fine Arts from the University of Oregon. Her graduate work focused on the formation and evolution of the topography of the Rocky Mountains. Magdalena is particularly interested in how and why mountains form, and how the landscapes that surround high topography support regions of high elevation. She is author of the Roadside Geology of New Mexico (2024) with Mountain Press Publishing. She lives with her family in Albuquerque, NM.