{"id":3317,"date":"2017-08-28T21:12:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T04:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?page_id=3317"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:22:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T19:22:52","slug":"gorgeous-16","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/gorgeous-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorgeous 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are exactly 16 peaks over 3,000 feet with at least 300 feet\u00a0prominence in the combined area covered by the\u00a0Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness<\/a> and the Columbia River National Scenic Area<\/a>. Figure 1 shows the area boundaries.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1. Boundaries of the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness (red) and the Columbia River National Scenic area (blue). This is not the route. Click to make it bigger. See interactive map below.<\/p><\/div>\n

Determining topographic peak prominence<\/a> is a rather tricky business. I used Andrew Kirmse’s topographic prominence data<\/a> for this project. Andrew is a former Google Earth engineer who\u00a0computed the prominence of every mountain in the world down to 100 feet. I’ve decided to use the 300 feet prominence rule (P300) because it is a common prominence cutoff, which is for example used to determine the “fourteeners<\/a>” in the United States. According to Andrew’s data<\/a>, there are\u00a078,664 peaks<\/a> with at least 300 feet prominence in the\u00a0USA (lower 48 + Hawaii). Check out his incredible P300 live map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 16 Peaks<\/h4>\n

The 16 peaks over 3,000ft with a prominence of at least 300ft (P300) in the\u00a0Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness<\/a> and the Columbia River National Scenic Area<\/a> are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Peak<\/strong><\/td>\nCoordinates<\/strong><\/td>\nElevation [ft]<\/strong><\/td>\nProminence [ft]<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nGoogle Map<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n45.5328,-122.0878<\/td>\n4059<\/td>\n996<\/td>\nSherrard Point<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n45.5469,-121.9482<\/td>\n3859<\/td>\n506<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n45.5666,-121.9073<\/td>\n4500<\/td>\n808<\/td>\nTanner Butte<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n45.5681,-121.8748<\/td>\n3528<\/td>\n314<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n45.5719,-121.802<\/td>\n4580<\/td>\n555<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n45.5861,-121.8118<\/td>\n4673<\/td>\n377<\/td>\nChinidere<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n45.5877,-122.0073<\/td>\n872<\/td>\n335<\/td>\nNesmith Pt.<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n45.5897,-121.9156<\/td>\n4180<\/td>\n317<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n45.6088,-121.801<\/td>\n4555<\/td>\n426<\/td>\nTomlike Mt.<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n45.622,-121.8427<\/td>\n4170<\/td>\n439<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n45.6246,-121.7704<\/td>\n4737<\/td>\n775<\/td>\nGreen Pt. Mt.<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n45.6485,-121.7226<\/td>\n4960<\/td>\n1525<\/td>\nMt. Defiance<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n45.6919,-121.983<\/td>\n3421<\/td>\n418<\/td>\nTable Mt.<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n45.714,-121.967<\/td>\n3422<\/td>\n762<\/td>\nGreenleaf Peak<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n45.7162,-122.0028<\/td>\n3769<\/td>\n1599<\/td>\nBirkenfeld Mt.<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n45.7535,-121.7096<\/td>\n3673<\/td>\n1523<\/td>\nAugspurger Mt.<\/td>\nLink<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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