> On Jan 8, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Greg Troxel <g...@ir.bbn.com> wrote: > > > Tod Fitch <t...@fitchdesign.com> writes: > >>> On Jan 8, 2016, at 10:04 AM, Mike Thompson <miketh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> But I get it that the USGS surely publishes mountain heights >>> somehow. >>> I have asked, and so far I have not gotten an answer as to where I can find >>> the data. >>> >> Is this the type of data you are looking for? >> >> http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=EW7674 > > No - that is the height of a disc which is near the top of the mountain, > which is (probably) different than the height of the mountain.
I guess that comes down to site surveys then. It happens that the particular one I linked to is, within a few inches, at the highest point on that peak. I only know that because I am very familiar with that mountain. But I believe the old USGS topo maps have only a couple types of spot elevations on them with the icon indicating the type. And the ones with the point inside a triangle are actually for the USGS benchmark on the mountain which, as you point out, may not be the highest point.
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