Category talk:Peaks on the Appalachian Trail
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[edit] Which ones?
Should this category include only those mountains where the A.T. crosses the summit, or any mountain where the trail goes near the summit? In the Presidential Range of New Hampshire, for instance, the trail is above timberline and goes across several major peaks (Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, etc.) without actually being on the summit, which are accessible by side trails. What do people think? --Ken Gallager 12:49, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
- I'm inclined to use a generous definition of the top of a mountain, even if the Trail doesn't run through the highest point. Some sense that the hikers are going 'over' the mountain, rather than 'around' or 'past' it. But I don't have specific numbers to propose of maximum vertical or horizontal distance from the peak. I'd include all the Prezzies. (I presume the AT goes to the peak of Washington, but checking Topozone, I don't see a label between Lake of the Clouds and Mt. Clay.)
- —wwoods 01:12, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
