tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950697616886903751.post6594656350543104208..comments2024-03-27T06:49:00.069-04:00Comments on double d mountain runner: Maine County High Points - part 2double-d Mountain runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826766263829821909noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950697616886903751.post-89458404270144218412011-08-15T04:02:22.015-04:002011-08-15T04:02:22.015-04:00County high point is simply the highest point in a...County high point is simply the highest point in a county. Prominence is different...see below.<br /><br />From Wikipedia:<br />Prominence is interesting to some mountaineers because it is an objective measurement that is strongly correlated with the subjective significance of a summit. Peaks with low prominences are either subsidiary tops of some higher summit or relatively insignificant independent summits. Peaks with high prominences tend to be the highest points around and are likely to have extraordinary views.<br /><br />For example, the world's second highest mountain is K2 (height 8,611 m, prominence 4,017 m). While Mount Everest's South Summit (height 8,749 m, prominence about 10 m[1]) is taller, it is a subsummit of the main summit. Only summits with a sufficient degree of prominence are regarded as independent mountains.double-d Mountain runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01826766263829821909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950697616886903751.post-34662165703666774162011-08-14T17:51:40.591-04:002011-08-14T17:51:40.591-04:00Dave, what is the difference between a county high...Dave, what is the difference between a county high point and a prominence point?Wilesthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672228824638805519noreply@blogger.com