[pct-l] PCT Elevation gain/loss Stats

[Dan C. aka Thumper]

I'm also a geek when it comes to things like this.  Using the 2005 edition of the PCT Data Book as a reference source which I've converted into spreadsheet format yields the following;

Total Miles = 2,663.5 (remember this is the 2005 edition and the trail has grown by 5.3 miles since)
Total Elevation Gains = 552,478
Total Elevation Loss = 551, 593
Total Elevation Difference = 885
Elevation at Mexican Border = 2,915
Elevation at Manning Park = 3,800
Elevation Difference between Start and Finish = 885

I like the fact that the numbers reconcile.  Ben Go really did a great job.

Thumper