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Many of Colorado’s favorite 14ers just had their elevations changed

New research measured all 58 mountain peaks to within fractions of feet

A high-tech GPS survey antenna was used to measure the summit elevation of Mount Blue Sky and Colorado's other fourteeners for the National Geodetic Survey. Many of those peaks measured about three feet short of their previously accepted heights, and their rank order was shuffled in several instances, but no peaks were added or subtracted from the official fourteener list. (Brian Shaw/National Geodetic Survey)
A high-tech GPS survey antenna was used to measure the summit elevation of Mount Blue Sky and Colorado’s other fourteeners for the National Geodetic Survey. Many of those peaks measured about three feet short of their previously accepted heights, and their rank order was shuffled in several instances, but no peaks were added or subtracted from the official fourteener list. (Brian Shaw/National Geodetic Survey)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The GDS measured the height of Colorado's 58 peaks of 14,000 feet or higher with high-tech GPS technology, down to fractions of feet.
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