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Never realized Denali was a 7000m peak New York Post...

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Mulch · · Jacobstown, NJ · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 1,259
Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100

23,710 vs 20,310 certainly not a typo. 

Martin le Roux · · Superior, CO · Joined Jul 2003 · Points: 422

23,710 would be the height in Biblical hands (half-cubits). Maybe someone's moonlighting as a Talmudic scholar and got their measurement systems mixed up? Anyway at least they didn't refer to "Mount Denali".

Terry E · · San Francisco, CA · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 43

I’m astounded that a such a high-quality publication would make this mistake.

John G · · Vancouver, BC · Joined May 2020 · Points: 11

Looks like the original article (before an edit) had it listed as 85 miles south of the north pole as well... although North Pole (the town) is about that distance away.

Mulch · · Jacobstown, NJ · Joined Apr 2016 · Points: 1,259
Allen Sandersonwrote:

23,710 vs 20,310 certainly not a typo. 

Makes for a juicier piece.

Li Hu · · Different places · Joined Jul 2022 · Points: 55
Terry Ewrote:

I’m astounded that a such a high-quality publication would make this mistake.

Hahaha. Really loving this site!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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