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WORLD TOP 50
50 Most Prominent Peaks on Earth

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Update: May 2007. Based on detailed analysis of several 1" high points provided by NASA, we have revised several elevations. The analysis indicates that Pico Cristobal Colon (World #5) is not higher than 5700m. The previous published elevation of 5775m is not supportable. Mont Cameroon has been revised down to 4040m, from our previous estimate of 4070m; the 4095m "official" elevation is not supportable. The unnamed highpoint atop the Finisterre Range in Papua New Guinea has been downgraded from the 4175m spot elevation on the topographic map to an estimate of 4125m supported by SRTM, and from #38 to #45. Kinabalu has been updated from the old official elevation of 4101m to the new official elevation of 4095m.

A provisional World Top 100 list is maintained by Eberhard Jurgalski, and is available as a downloadable excel file.

This Top 50 list was revised in 2004 by de Ferranti, Jurgalski et. al., following the release of global SRTM data. The list was originally produced in 1999-2001 by Metzler and Jurgalski. The Top 50 list will continue to be revised, as more field data becomes available, and as saddles are methodically checked. Although P-values and rankings may change slightly, we believe it highly unlikely that any new mountains will be added to the list.

There seems to be an increased interest in climbing the mountains highlighted on the World Top 50: In addition to the seven summits, the list includes many of the most famous highpoints around the world. If you have summited eight or more of the peaks, we would like to hear from you. Andy Martin tracks "prominence leaders" on the Front Runner list (offsite).

Prominence values on the following table are partly interpreted from SRTM data, and hence no contour interval error is given. This is similar to the methodology of the ultras project, but different than the method used in the US and Mexico. Where SRTM is used, saddle elevations should be assumed to have an error range of ± 15 m. in steep terrain, and a very small error range in flat terrain.

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Extensive footnotes follow the list.

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FOOTNOTES

Numbering is relative to the rank of the peak.

[1] Everest: 8,848m is still the most frequently cited elevation, although the recent authoritive Bradford Washburn GPS survey supports 8,850m (29,035 ft.). Also refer to the footnote to Everest on the High Asia II page, which highlights the uncertainty inherent in this measurement.

[2] Aconcagua: 6,962m is the most recent elevation, which should probably supercede the 6,959 value. Reference the SIGMA project.

[3] Denali: Convention amongst prominence researchers holds that values should be taken from before a major canal or earthworks project lowered a saddle. Thus the key saddle for Denali is 'naturally' in Nicaragua, even though the Panama Canal cut is now lower. No. 39, Cerro Chirripo is correspondingly assigned the Panama key saddle. The KS value in Nicaragua is in disagreement between SRTM (56m.) and the 1:50,000 AMS quad (50m.-10m.)

[4] Kilimanjaro: The elevation of the Suez Canal cut is functionally zero. A low point of 10m immediately to the west of the canal is assumed to have been the original KS.

[5] Cristobol Colon: This is the HP of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Northern Colombia. Some sources suggest that the nearby 'twin" summit of Pico Bolivar may be higher.

[6] Logan: Extensive investigation by bivouac.com researchers indicates that Mentasta Pass, AK (62:55:26N 143:40:13W) is 709m, making it two meters lower than Broad Pass, AK. Broad Pass has a DEM value of 711m and a USGS 1 inch series value of 716m-15m.

[7] Orizaba: Commonly cited elevations for Orizaba vary by as much as 500 feet. Obviously, most are wrong. There is a decent degree of concurrence between the Mexican topographic survey, SRTM data and recent GPS surveys. We have elected to provisionally go with a 2003 handheld GPS survey by Stephen Brown that provided a value of 5636m/18491'. INEGI topographic maps suggest 5611m/18409'. 3" SRTM data is slightly lower still, although the area of the summit crater is data void. Compare this to the oft cited, but almost certainly wrong elevation of 5700m/18701'. The key saddle, in Canada, was researched by bivouac.com.

[8] Vinson: Elevation based on definitive December 2004 GPS survey. See footnote on Antarctica page.

[11] Mont Blanc: The exact saddle is not determined. We now believe the saddle is the high point along the Volga-Baltic canal at 113m. An alternate location at Lake Kubenskoye (108m) has also been proposed. The lineage of the Scandinavian Peninsula also hangs in the balance.

[12] Damavand: The commonly cited elevation of 5670m is not supported by SRTM data. See note in Wikipedia.

[17] Chimborazo: Elevation of 6267m is based on a 1993 GPS survey by Mike Jenkins. Frequently given elevations of 6310m and 6272m should be considered older and obsolete. The 6267m value is said to be the new "official" elevation. SRTM analysis concurs that the true elevation is close to 6270m. Ecuadorian topographic maps are silent on the subject.

[20] Kinabalu: The new official elevation is 4095m, which should replace the widely published older elevation of 4101m.

[21] Rainier: The key saddle is in the town of Armstrong, BC. The 1:50,000 DEM for BC gives the saddle a low value of 359m (1,178'). According to Robin Tivy, the 1:50,000 Canadian map puts the KS between 360m and 380m. Therefore a new value of 370m (1,214') has been assumed pending further investigation.

[22] K2: Reference is this modern survey that would appear to completely supercede the more well-known 8611 meter measurement.

[23] Ras Dejen: Also spelled Ras Dashen or Ras Deshen. 4533m should be regarded as the authorative survey of the peak. Frequently cited elevations of 4620m, 4600m, 4543m are obsolete.

[25] Bolivar: A 1993 survey sets the official elevation at 4980.8m. This supercedes the old number of 5007m, which was from a 1927 remote survey, prior even to the first ascent. Reference Venezuela government publication, Venezuela Innovadora. GPS readings by John Biggar in 2006 provide us with an elevation of 4979m.

[26] Fairweather: A higher elevation 4,671m has been established in the new TRIM 1:20,000 survey of British Columbia. The saddle is either near Champagne, Yukon (as provided for in bivouac.com), near Summit Lake, BC (as provided above) or local to the mountain. The local pass at 59:13:09N 137:14:49W is only a few metres higher. It is on a glacier that is probably being lowered by global warming (c.f. Norway's ex-HP Glittertinden) and therefore may eventually become Fairweather's saddle, if it has not already.

[31] Cameroon: The true elevation of Mont Cameroon remains a minor mystery. The most frequently cited elevation is 4095.1m, which appears on all of the more recent I.G.N. topographic maps. Other cited values are 4100m and 4070m. Our analysis of data provided by NASA indicates that the proper elevation should be about 4040m. Communication with earth-scientists suggests that a new survey is needed, especially given the frequent volcanic activity.

[37] Toubkal: We are informed that the official elevation of Jebel Toubkal is now 4167m., which supercedes the earlier 4165m elevation.

[42] Gunnbjornsfjeld: The highpoint of Greenland was summited by prominence-researcher Petter Bjorstad in 2004. Bjorstad surveyed the summit as 3694m with handheld GPS, consistent with the modern Danish survey, and substantially different than a widely published elevation of 3753m.

[43] Ojos de Salado: Published maps and tables often award Pissis a higher elevation than Ojos de Salado. We have a report on this question that concludes that Ojos is higher. The most recent Chilean IGM map gives Ojos a spot elevation of 6893m. Numerous independent GPS readings at the summit indicate that it may be slightly higher, but probably within the 6890m-6705m range.

[45] Finisterre Range HP: The 1:100,000 topographic map provides a spot elevation of 4175m. This is not supported by SRTM analysis, which indicates that the highpoint is closer to 4125m.

[46] Ritacuba Blanco: Our given elevation is based in part on a 2006 GPS survey of the summit by John Biggar, which is consistent with SRTM. John has provided us an elevation estimate of 5410m ±15m. This is midway between two wildly divergent frequently quoted elevations. 5493m (18,021') is often quoted. Some Colombia topographic maps provide a spot elevation of 5330m (17,487'). The most recent Instituto Geografico Militar map has a high contour of 5350m which is probably consistent with the 2006 GPS reading.

[49] Kongur Shan: Many sources give the elevation of Kongur at 7719m. The Guide to Mountaineering in China gives 7649m. Confusingly, the authoritive Chinese Snow Map gives both 7719m and 7649m on different sections of the map. After some analysis, we have decided to support the 7649m offered in the guide. Both sources give the elevation of the northeast dome as 7625m. In "Kongur: China's Elusive Summit" Chris Bonington writes that seen from the NE dome "(the main summit) is undoubtedly the highest point on Kongur, though probably by not more than thirty metres or so". Despite clear weather and lack of time, Bonington's party climbed both summits because, on reaching the main summit, they found that they could not be sure that the NE summit was lower. The two summits are ±700m apart; had there been a 94m height difference they would surely have seen clearly that the NE summit was lower.

SOURCES:

Summit elevation sources: Various published maps supplemented by 3" NASA SRTM data, except as noted.
Primary saddle elevation source: 3" NASA SRTM data.
Other saddle elevation sources: Russian military mapping, USGS 1:63,360 (for Alaska), 1:50,000 DEM model of British Columbia, TRIM data.



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Quote:Ditulis Oleh : Hendri Agustin <hendrijkt@yahoo.com>

Orang-orang sudah tidak asing lagi dengan istilah seven summit, yaitu
7 puncak tertinggi di tujuh benua dunia. Selaras dengan hal tersebut
saya juga ingin mengenalkan konsep Tujuh puncak Indonesia yang mana
ketujuh puncak tersebut merupakan puncak tertinggi dari pulau/kepulauan besar utama di Indonesia.

Untuk itu saya membagi pulau dan kepulauan di Indonesia menjadi tujuh
kelompok besar yaitu sbb:

Sumatera
Adalah sebuah pulau utama

Jawa
Adalah sebuah pulau besar utama

Bali - Lombok - Sumbawa - Flores
Kepulauan ini dianggap sebagai satu kelompok besar.

Kalimantan
Adalah sebuah pulau besar utama

Sulawesi
Adalah sebuah pulau besar utama

Maluku
Kepulauan ini ini dianggap sebagai satu kelompok besar

Papua
Adalah sebuah pulau besar utama


Berdasarkan pengelompokan diatas maka The Seven Summit Indonesia itu adalah sebagai berikut:

Sumatera
Puncak tertingginya adalah puncak Gunung Kerinci dengan ketinggian
3.800 m dari permukaan laut. Gunung ini berada di perbatasan propinsi
Sumatera Barat dan Jambi

Jawa
Puncak tertingginya adalah puncak Gunung Semeru dengan ketinggian
3.637 m dari permukaan laut. Gunung ini berada di propinsi Jawa Timur

Bali-Lombok-Sumbawa-Flores
Puncak tertinggi di kelompok kepulauan ini dipegang oleh puncak
Gunung Rinjani dengan ketinggian 3.726 m dari permukaan laut. Gunung
berada di propinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat

Kalimantan
Seharusnya puncak tertinggi di pulau ini adalah puncak gunung
Kinabalu, akan tetapi berhubung puncak tersebut berada di negeri
jiran Malaysia, maka tidak termasuk kedalam kelompok tujuh puncak
tertinggi di tujuh kepulauan/pulau Indonesia. Untuk itu puncak
tertinggi di pulau Kalimantan dipenggang oleh puncak Gunung Bukit
Raya dengan ketinggian 2.278m dari permukaan laut. Gunung ini berada
di perbatasan propinsi Kalimantan Barat dan Kalimantan tengah.

Sulawesi
Puncak tertinggi dipulau ini adalah puncak Pegunungan Latimojong
dengan nama puncak tertingginya yaitu puncak Rante Mario dengan
ketinggian 3.430 m dari permukaan laut. Berada di propinsi Sulawesi
Selatan.

Maluku
Dengan puncak tertinggi nya Gunung Binaiya dengan
ketinggian 3.027 m dari permukaan laut berada di pulau seram maluku.

Papua
Puncak tertinggi di pulau ini dipegang oleh pegunungan Jaya Wijaya
dengan puncak tertingginya Carstenzs dengan ketinggian 4.884 m dari
permukaan laut.


Saya mengenalkan konsep tujuh puncak di tujuh pulau/kepulauan utama
Indonesia ini dengan harapan teman-teman sesama mountaineer Indonesia juga bisa berbangga karena negara kita banyak sekali gunung-gunung yang bisa didaki dan memiliki pemandangan yang indah serta juga sisi petualangan yang tak kalah serunya. Mungkin dengan konsep tujuh puncak ini kita juga bisa lebih memajukan minat wisata petualangan di Indonesia.

Sudahkah anda mendaki ketujuh puncak tersebut?????

salam
hendri

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ane baru 3 puncak diatas doang tuh...

berarti masih ada 4 puncak lagi ya...

tunggu pembalasan kuw....

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