There are 3,141 counties in the United States. Over the past decade, a growing number of enthusiasts have taken to this form of highpointing, which combines hiking and climbing with traveling to and locating less-visited locales in our countryside.
– David Covill and John Drew Mitchler
- From their guidebook Hiking Colorado’s Summits
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| 190 counties total as of 5/21/08 |