Well you may think it was 5000 feet but the highest point in Kansas is only
4039 feet.
http://www.dimensional.com/~jbettin/air/ks000.htm
I do agree that the state is lopsided, tho'. ;^)
Paul Herder
(another Kansan ... transplanted from NJ via the USAF)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Troyer - TestEng DDR TMR" <stroyer@micron.com>
> While Kansas may appear to be flat, last year while driving/riding to
> Nationals I noticed that upon entering Kansas from the west side from
> Colorado the elvation was actually at 5000 feet. Even though there was
> no noticable change in altitude, when we got to Topeka the elevation
> was around 1100 to 1200 feet. So while Kansas may be flat, it is also
> a little lopsided.
>
> Scott Troyer
> SS#171
>
> Mike Shields wrote:
>
> > Yes folks, it's true, Kansas is flat. I mean really flat. We all know
> > it from driving through it on 70 (at least those of us from the west
> > coast), but here is scientific proof that Kansas is flatter than a
> > pancake.
> >
> > <http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume9/v9i3/kansas.html>
> >
> > Mike
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