summit elevation
Mountain's highest point
Summit elevation is the height of a mountain's highest point above sea level.
The term appears in mountaineering, geography, and trail guides: The summit elevation of Mount Rainier is 14,411 feet.
Distinguished from prominence, which measures how much a peak rises above surrounding terrain.
- mountaineeringSport of climbing peaks
- topographic mapChart showing terrain elevation
- heightVertical extent upward
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- peakUtmost height attained
mountain peak · snowpack · benchmark · expedition · ridge · alpine zone · barometer · contour line · trekking · ascent · hill · feet · base camp · pinnacle · survey marker · plateau · glaciation · Everest
vertical position on a landform
summit elevationlowest point
Minimum possible position
sea level · nadir · canyon bottom · depression · low point
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