County Highpoint Records
For Amusement Only (no longer tracked*)

*The following will still be tracked: Interesting Firsts; Twofer; Largest Counties; Most Multiple Areas.

Most Frustrated HPer

Dave Covill - 60/63 = 92% CO
Dinesh Desai - 54/58 = 93% CA
Ken Jones - 32/36 = 88.9% OR

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Least Impressive "State King"

most remaining to do by a State Leader

Everybody and his brother - 1/53 = 1.88% ND

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Least Impressive Completion - East

RI - Fred Lobdell and the Jones boys (did 4 in one day), Packard
This state has only 4 counties after Jerimoth Hill, 2 of which are 5 miles apart, and the other 2 are within 10 miles of each other, and all are easy to find and hike ;-)

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Least Impressive Completion - West

AZ - multiple completers
This well-completed state boasts the fewest counties with few toughies, according to overwhelming email consensus ;-)

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County Groupings With Unique Meanings

All counties in the 4-Corners states - Bob Packard
The 4-Corners counties - Andy Martin, Bob Packard
All 4 Sacred Navajo Mountains (Hesperus Mtn) - Bob Packard
All 4 Sacred Navajo Mountains (Navajo Mtn) - Bob Packard

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Most Evil Eyes (IL IN IA)

37 - Dave Olson
20 - John Mitchler

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Tied Elevation List

states with counties of multiple same elevations
see list

8 KY counties at 1,000' . . . . [no one yet]
6 MO counties at 1,100' . . . . John Mitchler with 1/6, Walt O'Neil with 1/6

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All-American Highpoint County

most common name plus average elevation for USA
Washington KY with 3 areas at 1,020 feet

no one yet

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Interesting Firsts

AZ First state completer - Bob Walko
AZ Husband & wife - Sarah/Andy Martin
AZ Husband, wife & children - Andy/Sarah/Molly/Jane Martin
RI Parent and multiple children - Ken, Evan & Colin Jones
UT Parent & child - Ty & Evan Hanson

First Canada to Mexico Link - Bob Packard
First Canada to Gulf of Mexico Link - Fred Lobdell
First Pacific to Atlantic Link - Andy Martin
First family with 4 Century Club members - the Joneses (8/29/99)
First to the 50 highest contiguous-state HPs - Bob Packard (9/6/97)
First to the 50 highest Eastern county HPs - Ron Tagliapietra (11/12/00)
First border (Pacific coast, Mexico to Canada) - Ken Jones (10/18/01)

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Three County HPs on a Single USGS Quad

see list

4 - Fred Lobdell
2 - Dave Olson
2 - Bob Packard

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HP of Counties Which Touch 3 Other States

see list

12 - Bob "The Touch Titan" Packard
10 - Andy "The Ex Touch Titan" Martin
7 - Fred Lobdell
6 - Bob Martin
6 - John Mitchler
3 - Roy Schweiker
3 - Ron Tagliapietra
3 - all 50-state completers have DE MA OK

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Most Opportunistic HPer . . . "The Twofer King" . . .

see list

35 - Bob Packard

22 - Ken Oeser
21 - Ron Tagliapietra
20 - Ken Jones
20 - John Vitz
17 - Fred Lobdell
17 - Alexandra Oeser
16 - Annette Oeser
14 - Dave Covill
13 - Bob Martin
11 - John Mitchler
10 - Roy Schweiker
10 - Bob Bolton

9 - Duane Gilliland
9 - Corrine Johnson
9 - Luke Plumley
8 - Drew Fields
8 - Dean Molen
7 - Dave Olson
7 - Greg Slayden

6 - all 50-state completers have CA GA OR TN VA WY

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Including "Almost twofers"

40 - Bob Packard

29 - Ron Tagliapietra
22 - Ken Jones
21 - John Vitz
19 - Dave Covill
19 - Fred Lobdell
18 - Bob Martin
13 - John Mitchler
12 - Drew Fields
12 - Bob Bolton
10 - Corrine Johnson
10 - Luke Plumley
10 - Roy Schweiker
10 - Duane Gilliland

8 - Jon Mann
8 - Dave Olson
7 - Greg Slayden

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Most Unpleasant/Unique Counties

see Hall of Shame list

2 - Bob Packard
1 - Dawn Howard, Ken Jones, Fed Lobdell, John Mitchler, John Roper, Roy Schwieker

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County Surrounded by Presidents

Floyd IN -- Jefferson, Harrison, Washington
no one has visited this county yet, are there any others?

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Most 50 Largest Counties in the Lower 48

see list

50 - Bob Packard
50 - Andy Martin

46 - Adam Helman
44 - John Vitz
43 - Edward Earl
41 - Bob Martin
40 - Ken Jones
36 - Dennis Poulin
34 - Scott Surgent
28 - Dave Covill
25 - Karen Jones
24 - Dean Molen
24 - Evan Jones
24 - Colin Jones
24 - Bob Bolton
20 - Ron Tagliapietra
19 - Fred Lobdell
19 - Bob Schwab
17 - Bill Jacobs
15 - Michael Schwartz
15 - Duane Gilliland 13 - David Olson
11 - Dick Ellsworth

3 - all 50-state completers have AZ CA WY

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Completing a County with the Most Multiple Areas

27 - David Olson, Dawn Howard, John Mitchler - Sioux NE
21 - Mike Schwartz - Kent DE
20 - Levi Foust - Boone KY
13 - David Olson, John Mitchler, Walt O'Neal - Morton KS
12 - Andy Martin - Garfield OK
12 - Ken Oeser - Jackson TN

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Most Island Counties

see list

14 Charlie Zerphey

11 Dave Covill
10 Fred Lobdell
10 Bob Packard
10 Ken Jones

5 Bob Bolton
5 Karen Jones

2 Ken Russell
2 Roy Wallen
2 Bob Martin
2 John Sarna

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