Notes on the second lap list
	
	Hikers who have completed the state high point
	list may be interested in doing a "second lap"
	of the states. This listing shows them the
	most prominent peak in each state that they have
	not already climbed. About half of these summits
	are the most prominent in the state, these
	states are shown in bold. The remaining points
	are the #2 prominence point in their state.

	In some states the maps don't let us identify
	a unique second lap location, and I've
	listed all contenders. Hopefully better
	survey info in the future will eventually
	let us come up with a single point.
	You may note that in WV there is
	a big drop in prominence between Reddish Knob
	and the other points listed. This is because
	nearby Flagpole Knob, entirely in VA, contends
	with Reddish for the prominence. CT has
	a similar situation.

	Perhaps the biggest drawback with this list
	is that it gives no special consideration to
	raw height, which is such a vital part of
	the state HP list.
	This is seen clearly in AK,
	where Mount Fairweather, at 15,300' elevation,
	beats out noteworthy higher peaks, like Mount
	Blackburn and Mount Saint Elias.

	The biggest advantage of this list is that
	the rule for selecting peaks is unambiguous,
	and not subject to change as time passes.
	Any height based list will have arbitrarily
	chosen prominence cut off values, and thus
	the list could change if higher or lower
	prominence cut off values become popular
	in the future.

	Should the second lap list ever get completed,
	the same prominence rule could be used to generate
	3rd lap, 4th lap, and additional lists as desired.


Second lap by splitting states 

	One way to come up with a second lap list
	is to split every state into two parts, and
	then find the 50 new peaks for the lower
	part of each state. The problem here
	is that there is no obvious way to accomplish
	the splits, and thus the list is subject
	to change as the splitting rules change.


Some previous work

	David Olson generated a height based
	second lap list that appeared in the
	Highpointers newsletter.

	Gerry Roach has compiled 16 lists at
	http://www.climb.mountains.com/Project_Island_files/US_State_2nd_Summits.shtml
	that give partial second lap lists at various
	prominence cut off values.

	Jerry Brekhus has proposed changes for some
	of the peaks on David's list
	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prominence/message/4010


Completing the list 

	Bob Packard is close to completing the lower 48
	portion of the second lap list. I estimate that
	about six easily reached points in MA, KY, SD,
	AL, CT and MN would need to be visited.

	The full 50 state list is a much different
	proposition, as it includes Mount Fairweather.

	This foul weather peak has proved troublesome
	to the minuscule segment of the population
	that is both:
	    A. capable of ascending Fairweather 
	    B. interested in state prominence peaks