HighPeaks: Characteristics of Adirondack Hiking Trails
In tessington/qsci381: Data used in QSCI 381, University of Washington

Data on hiking trails for each of the 46 "High Peaks" in the Adirondack mountains

A data frame with 46 observations on the following 6 variables.

`Peak`	Name of the mountain
`Elevation`	Elevation at the highest point (in feet)
`Difficulty`	Rating of difficulty of the hike: `1` (easy) to `7` (most difficult)
`Ascent`	Vertical ascent (in feet)
`Length`	Length of hike (in miles)
`Time`	Expected trip time (in hours)

Forty-six mountains in the Adirondacks of upstate New York are known as the High Peaks with elevations near or above 4000 feet (although modern measurements show a couple of the peaks are actually slightly under 4000 feet). A goal for hikers in the region is to become a "46er" by scaling each of these peaks. This dataset gives information about the hiking trails up each of these peaks.

High Peaks data avaialble at http://www.adirondack.net/tour/hike/highpeaks.cfm. Thanks to Jessica Chapman at St. Lawrence University for recommending this dataset.

tessington/qsci381 documentation built on Sept. 26, 2020, 12:40 p.m.