loon Mountain, cannon and wildcat all have more vertical than mountains like... alta, brighton, solitude, kirkwood, abay, alpine meadows, silverton, etc.
and cannon and wildcat are steep as fuck and are both over 4000ft and pretty much rise straight up from sea level. the chic chocs in canada are also very tall and steep and rise right up from sea level.
Seriously, youre prolly from cali and therefor dont know what the fuck you are talking about when it comes to east coast mountains, keep your uninformed pre conceived notions on the subject to yourself thanks