John O'Groats - Start JOGLE / Finish LEJOG
Village in the far north of Scotland named after Jan de Groot, a Dutchman who settled here and built a house with his seven brothers around 1489. It’s the start or finish of the longest distance between two inhabited British points on the mainland. Many people take the challenge to cover the 876 miles (1,410 km) between John O’Groats and Land’s End, located in Cornwall, in the southwest of the United Kingdom.
Mount Whitney
Elevation: 14,505 ft (4,421m)Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet.It’s the end point of the Lowest to Highest Route through Death Valley. The peak lies within the John Muir Wilderness and the Sequoia National Park Wilderness and is also the southern terminus of the John Muir Trail. Culture & History: Named after Josiah Whitney, a state geologist. The summit hut was built in 1909 to study cosmic rays. Nature Highlights: The “99 Switchbacks.” A zig-zagging trail...