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Folks talk about extremes all the time. They drink a brew and talk about superlatives so much that Guinness made a book (and more) about it. In disc golf, I've seen a longest hole thread, and discussion of the most 'extreme' courses. But where are the ends of the earth as far as disc golf courses go? Here's what I have so far. Please submit updates and corrections!
Southernmost course: easily Ross Island in Antarctica. End that discussion. But…
North: Though Victory Park course in the Yukon claims to be the northernmost on the continent, it isn't even so in its own town. And Timmianut Pikiuqarvik in Nunavut is definitely further north, but is there anything up there beyond the 69 degrees north of this course (I'm not going to butcher the spelling!) in Finland?
East: Well, you actually have to orient yourself for this one, and then go a little further, because the international date line runs down the middle of the Pacific Ocean. So I'm nominating Alfred Cox Park in New Zealand, at 178 degrees east.
West: Best I could find so far is Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii at 158 degrees west (King Salmon Park in Alaska is only 156.6).
Top (highest altitude relative to sea level): Aspen Mountain in Colorado, at 11,212 feet, is a place where you ironically but legally can really get high and get high. Now, if someone can convince the folks on the International Space Station to take up some minis and tape some paper targets to the wall, they'll easily eclipse Aspen if they're willing to list the course. Averaging over 1,362,000 feet in elevation? Talk about Disc Golf In The News!
Bottom: While Crystal City underground course in Missouri gets a nod for being the only subterranean course in the world, the lowest relative to sea level might be this one in La Quinta, CA, as it appears to be on the plain just outside of Thermal, CA, which sits 138 feet below sea level. But if you know of someplace else where you can really get down, list it, please!
Southernmost course: easily Ross Island in Antarctica. End that discussion. But…
North: Though Victory Park course in the Yukon claims to be the northernmost on the continent, it isn't even so in its own town. And Timmianut Pikiuqarvik in Nunavut is definitely further north, but is there anything up there beyond the 69 degrees north of this course (I'm not going to butcher the spelling!) in Finland?
East: Well, you actually have to orient yourself for this one, and then go a little further, because the international date line runs down the middle of the Pacific Ocean. So I'm nominating Alfred Cox Park in New Zealand, at 178 degrees east.
West: Best I could find so far is Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii at 158 degrees west (King Salmon Park in Alaska is only 156.6).
Top (highest altitude relative to sea level): Aspen Mountain in Colorado, at 11,212 feet, is a place where you ironically but legally can really get high and get high. Now, if someone can convince the folks on the International Space Station to take up some minis and tape some paper targets to the wall, they'll easily eclipse Aspen if they're willing to list the course. Averaging over 1,362,000 feet in elevation? Talk about Disc Golf In The News!
Bottom: While Crystal City underground course in Missouri gets a nod for being the only subterranean course in the world, the lowest relative to sea level might be this one in La Quinta, CA, as it appears to be on the plain just outside of Thermal, CA, which sits 138 feet below sea level. But if you know of someplace else where you can really get down, list it, please!
