Guess the Location!

[Mountain_Man_79]

The edit is correct! We are atop Mt. Evans and the highest motoring road in North America.

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Personally, I like driving it more than Pikes Peak. Sure, a few less curves, but as it’s not a toll road, it’s not maintained worth a damn either. So the drive up is much scarier...

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And these are the ruins of the Crest House -

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The 3 times I’ve been up there, I don’t think I was alone once -

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And if you don’t feel like climbing the whole mountain (I’ve climbed it twice), you can hike up from the parking lot about 100’ of so for a great view from the top -

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All yours @PacNWMike

 

[PacNWMike]

will post in the morning...

(PS I not believing it was ever the highest structure in the world but I'll look into that.)

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

will post in the morning...

(PS I not believing it was ever the highest structure in the world but I'll look into that.)

Lol ok. I didn’t write the sign.

 

[Harvey Melvin Richards]

will post in the morning...

(PS I not believing it was ever the highest structure in the world but I'll look into that.)

La Rinconada, Peru - 5,130 m, 50,000 people.

 

[Keeth101]

Permanent structure at Everest base camp is 5,500mtrs and reportedly a helipad at Point Poonam on the Siachen Glacier is at 6.400 mtrs high.

 

[Harvey Melvin Richards]

Permanent structure at Everest base camp is 5,500mtrs and reportedly a helipad at Point Poonam on the Siachen Glacier is at 6.400 mtrs high.

But were they built before 1941?

 

[Keeth101]

But were they built before 1941?

Ahhh, sorry, must be living in a state of ignorance , missed that bit.

The info is interesting though .............. isn't it ??

 

[PacNWMike]

" highest monastery in the world is Drirapuk Monastery in Ngari Prefecture, at an altitude of 5,072 metres (16,640 ft)", ...and not even the highest structure.

FYI the city of La Rinconada has only been around for 40-50 yrs. however there may have been structures there longer.

 

[PacNWMike]

OK, I want to know two things. Where and what is significant about it.

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[PacNWMike]

Come on folks. This is the first hit on a google search.

 

[BosseBe]

Let me start by guessing somewhere in the SW of the US?
Like CA, AZ, NM.

 

[PacNWMike]

Yep, one of those.

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Is it the back door at the Alamo?

 

[PacNWMike]

Nope. See my response to BosseBe

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Oh yeah...not Texas lol.

 

[PacNWMike]

This isn't hard. Do you need more hints?

 

[barry13]

This isn't hard. Do you need more hints?

Probably should.

I found it quickly based on a wild guess that it was the oldest thing of it's type.
But I have no other locations ready to share, so I'm not gonna name it...

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Probably should.

I found it quickly based on a wild guess that it was the oldest thing of it's type.
But I have no other locations ready to share, so I'm not gonna name it...

Well that’s quite the hint. Now I know what it is too

 

[barry13]

Well that’s quite the hint. Now I know what it is too

Go for it.

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Alright. It’s the DeVargas house in Santa Fe; the oldest house in the US, dating back to the 1200’s.