Yes, I was more or less goofing on the height. If you do a search, you'll get many different answers:
Wikipedia = 14,505
Inyo NFS = 14,496
SEKI NPS = 14,494
Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce = 14,497.61
and the summit sign = 14,496.811
In Doug's defense (separate of his years as a surveyor), think of the cost in changing and reordering all the store & hostel stock. There's a point at which a few feet really do amount to a hill of beans...
And for my next topic: Exactly how many switchbacks are there on the trail?
[insert devil smiley here]
