There has been some discussion about contour lines.  From the standpoint of
one who does a fair amount of backpacking and mountain climbing, 10 m is
much more useful.  It is also pretty close to the standard 40 ft contours
that appear on thousands of USGS topo maps.  Doubling that gives one a map
which doesn't display much useful info to a hiker. Lots of gullies and
cliffs can hide within a 20 m elevation change.

HARRY WYETH

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