We have been getting our flowers and showers both in April this year so no telling what May will bring us. It has also been unseasonably cool. In fact, today's not so very indicicative sign of Spring was mountains off in the distance frosted with new snow. I wish I knew how high those mountains really are, but it is pretty much impossible to do any online research about Afghanistan's topography so I am left to wonder. What I do know though, is that from here in this valley surrounded by Bedoin tents and little mud villages, the snowcapped mountains ringing this base look quite lofty. Those same mountains, when flown over by helicopter, do not appear quite as imposing.
Diane, Go to the following link. Zoom to Afghanistan and select topo maps, you can see the elevation in meters for most high points.
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http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/?ar_a=1&right=74.92&bottom=29.41&top=38.47&left=60.5&id=362&size=medium
So as it turns out, thanks to the tip above, I now know that the mountains surrounding me here at FOB Wolverine (near Qalat, Afghanistan)range in altitude from around 2200 meters to around 3800 meters...so that's 7,100 to a bit over 12,000 feet. Good to know.
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