Adam Thanks - v interesting scatterplot. Being UK based I'd be interested in seeing how this works for UK peaks. I should have some prom / isol data somewhere...
Or, just hover over the image for a second, and a resizing button will appear at the lower left corner. Clicking it restores the image to full size. David M. ...
http://www.cohp.org/prominence/combination_measures/images/prom_iso_graph.gif http://www.cohp.org/prominence/combination_measures/concepts.html The information...
I haven't thought a lot about "prominence character", but in glancing at it, I didn't get a sense of why it's more useful than simply P/I. Why not just report...
I've done just that for the duration, David - and simply got tired of performing this operation time and again whenever viewing an image within IE browser. ...
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Nov 1, 2007 5:20 pm
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Hello Robert, I am pleased that SOMEBODY found my graph informative. When I send a copy to Edward Earl a day before group submission he went "bananas" over it....
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Nov 1, 2007 5:26 pm
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P/I is interesting because it corresponds to a physical observable - the downslope relative to one's horizon when sighting to a key saddle at the isolation...
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Nov 1, 2007 5:45 pm
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Thanks Adam The UK list I was thinking of is just an isolation list, http://v-g.me.uk/Hill-Lists/Hill-Lists-SSAll.htm so I'll need to add the Prom figures, and...
Hello Robert, Given the low isolation distances of many peaks on this list I recommend that you concentrate efforts on only a subset of them - perhaps using...
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Nov 2, 2007 12:45 am
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Thanks Adam Actually we already have proms worked out for just about all significant UK peaks so it's a simple matter of combining datasets, and...
I think Greg Slayden employs the nearest higher neighbor "flavor" of isolation, Rob. Adam ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Nov 2, 2007 5:27 pm
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I believe the Peakbagger numbers are the distance to the nearest higher peak that is in his database. So that's not nearest higher ground, and it might not...
... That is correct, since that is what Greg can do easily given his resources and skills. However, it is my understanding (Greg should confirm or correct...
David Metzler wrote I believe the Peakbagger numbers are the distance to the nearest higher peak that is in his database. So that's not nearest higher ground,...
http://v-g.me.uk/Hill-Lists/Hill-Lists-SSAll.htm This is a very interesting list. Unfortunately it only goes down to 300m, and so omits some very isolated...
Pete wrote http://v-g.me.uk/Hill-Lists/Hill-Lists-SSAll.htm This is a very interesting list. Unfortunately it only goes down to 300m, and so omits some very...
Hello Peter R. and prominence E-group, Robert W's UK-based data was passed to me yesterday evening (Pacific Time). The 87 summit list contains the top 50 by...
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Nov 6, 2007 6:39 pm
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It looks like I will be near Puerto Vallarta for a trip on Apr 19-26 2008. Upon finding this out, I of course scoped the nearby areas for peaks to climb, and...
This is a tempting offer, Shannon. I know about these ultra prominences as the result of forming an itinerary for a peakbagging trip to Mexico with Bob Packard...
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Nov 8, 2007 6:10 pm
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Hello from Adam, Would anyone out there consider joining me for a highpointing trip to the Great Plains of Canada THIS WINTER for bagging the Saskatchewan and...
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Nov 13, 2007 5:35 am
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The list purported to represent the contiguous US - not all 50, and not states with hundreds/thousands of miles of ocean or another country in between. For...
This is REALLY interesting new material, John Kirk. It is certainly counterintuitive that big Alaska adds a small fraction to the 300+ foot prom peaks above...
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Nov 13, 2007 7:32 am
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Hi, Adam, I have been to the Manitoba high point. It is a trivial drive up in summer, with the last ten miles or so on a good dirt road. I don't know if they...
Hello Greg, Thank you for all the firsthand knowledge of these Canadian highpoints. Much of this information discourages me from considering further these ...
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That's a significant step, John! You must be over 50% done with the complete list of US peaks over 10K, as well as the US highest ten thousand by P300. A...
http://listsofjohn.com/Alaska/AK10.php Completed the validation/conversion from TOPO! to excel to mysql resulting in 6 additional 10k peaks from my last post...
Hi Guys, prominence egroup ... Good going David ! Current listing is revised to: ... WV 1 mile west of Alta Asbury 280 +40 2,220 +20 Asbury WA Omak Lake...
Hi Andy, Actually this is my personal list. José Martínez. Author of 4 bokks on mountains and caves. - Word Top 50 by prominence (above 3535 m): 6 -...
