Designed for back-country hikers, the Garmin Fenix -- rated a 2013 Editor's Choice by "Backpacker Magazine" -- features a GPS receiver with 1,000 waypoints as well as an "ABC" suite of an altimeter, barometer and three-axis digital compass. Its backlit LCD display works for up to 50 hours on a charge with the GPS activated, or 10 weeks as a mere timepiece.
Suggested retail price as of March 2013 is $399.99.