Mount Dunfee, NV elevation?
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:55 pm
I was just looking at the page for Mount Dunfee, Nevada:
https://listsofjohn.com/peak/44390
On the 7.5' map, the designated summit and site of the register appears to be lower than two other 7024' spot elevations on the mountain.
The LOJ page includes this note: "Map is missing a contour in this location as this has been determined higher than either 7,024' spot elevation contours and is the location of the register."
How was it determined? Bob Burd's trip report includes pics of the register pages. I didn't see an explanation there. Did someone use a hand level? Or maybe the "32X automatic level telescope" used to measure the elevation differences between Spectre and its neighbors? (See https://www.summitpost.org/spectre-peak/958031 .)
On the older 100K map, the southwestern high point has the spot elevation of 2141 meters (7024'). Suggesting to me those surveyors thought that was the highest point. Finally, the register says 7064' on the inside of the cover!
https://listsofjohn.com/peak/44390
On the 7.5' map, the designated summit and site of the register appears to be lower than two other 7024' spot elevations on the mountain.
The LOJ page includes this note: "Map is missing a contour in this location as this has been determined higher than either 7,024' spot elevation contours and is the location of the register."
How was it determined? Bob Burd's trip report includes pics of the register pages. I didn't see an explanation there. Did someone use a hand level? Or maybe the "32X automatic level telescope" used to measure the elevation differences between Spectre and its neighbors? (See https://www.summitpost.org/spectre-peak/958031 .)
On the older 100K map, the southwestern high point has the spot elevation of 2141 meters (7024'). Suggesting to me those surveyors thought that was the highest point. Finally, the register says 7064' on the inside of the cover!