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Show Highest or Amerlraa I'eak. "The highest mountain In America" Amer-ica" mu,t now be changed from Mount St. lIIas to Mount Wrangel, a little to the north of the former peak. Several of these mountains have been newly measured. Mount Hood, once "roughly" estimated at 15,000 feet, then "closely" at I0,0J, was brought down by tilangulatlon to 13,000. An aneroIJ barometer made It 12,000, and a mercurial barometer made It 11,225. Mount St. Ellas, estimated by D'Egelot at 12,072 feet, was triangulated by Mr. Baker at 13,500. It now appears that Mount Wram;lo rises 1S.4-X) feet alove Copper river, which Is In turn 2,000 feel abo e the sea level at that point. If this holds good Mount Wrangel Is a good 2000 feet higher than auy other ixak la North America and has the dlitlnctlon of being within the United States lie-s!de. lie-s!de. EX. |
