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Cape Henlopen Great Dune, Delaware

Prominence: 60 ft, 18 m

Elevation: 70+ feet, 21+ meters

True Isolation: 29.9 mi, 48.11 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 70 - 75 ft (5-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 69 ft / 21 m (Range 69 - 74 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	38° 46' 36'' N, 75° 5' 14'' W 38.776727, -75.087315 (Dec Deg) 492416 E 4292004 N, Zone 18 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Delaware
County/Second Level Region	Sussex
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 51 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 49) Selected Trip Reports: 2008-03-02 by Ed Wandall 2012-12-08 by David Darby (GPS Track) 2015-10-11 by PJ Anderer (GPS Track) 2018-06-07 by Josh Carlson 2019-03-25 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track) 2019-10-06 by Dave Covill 2022-01-23 by John Moore
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LIDAR data shows this dune reaches 80 feet, but the top has old bunkers that are man-made. So the elevation of the natural ground is listed here as 70 feet to account for this.

Delaware's EPICally awesome Isolation atop Cape Henlopen Great Dune (2017-05-14). Click here for larger-size photo. Edit Photo Info
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 60 ft/18 m Optimistic Prominence: 70 ft/20 m Line Parent: Iron Hill Key Col: Lewes-Rehoboth Canal 10 ft/3 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 29.9 mi/48.11 km Isolation Limit Point: 38.455618, -75.458375 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Sussex County High Point (SW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Piedmont-Southeast Coast Range4: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Range5: Delmarva
Drainage Basins	Atlantic-Eastern USA Atlantic Ocean
Topo Map	Cape Henlopen O38075g1 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map Cape Henlopen Great Dune ( Key Col) Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

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