[Talk-us] Spot elevations collected as natural=peak and name=Point (height in feet)

Mike Thompson miketho16 at gmail.com
Fri Mar 8 17:23:41 UTC 2019


On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 6:29 AM Kevin Broderick <ktb at kevinbroderick.com>
wrote:

>
> Would https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4992960980 be an example of (or
> very similar to) what you're talking about?
>
Yes, slightly different, but same general concept.


> I've been told that one is a local reference point ("25 Short", ie. 25
> feet short of 10k), and at least one article (
> https://rootsrated.com/stories/a-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-the-best-backcountry-skiing-in-jackson-hole)
> backs that up.
>
I have seen back country trip reports mention such points (at least those
that are high points), and they have *some* value therefore, but as I
suggested earlier, "point n,nnn" is to me more of a description rather than
a name in most cases.

Mike
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