To qualify as an ultra prominent peak, a peak must have 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence. A number of Ultras have yet to be climbed, with the Finisterre Range highpoint, Sauyr Zhotasy, Karlik Shan, (possibly) Mount Siple, and Gangkar Puensum being the most likely candidates for the most prominent unclimbed mountain in the world.All of the Seven Summits are Ultras by virtue of the fact that they are the high points of large landmasses. According to Wikipedia.org, their are 1524 ultras on Planet Earth. I counted at least 10 in the first half of the list! St. Helens. File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/views/page/index.php
St. Helens is missing, probably cause it isn't listed in Andy Martin's book? There are 57 Ultra Prominent Peaks in the Lower 48 States of the United States. An ultra prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or more. File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/views/page/index.php I'm not sure what the reason for the omission was. File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/views/user/popup_modal.php There are now 57 Ultra-prominence peaks in the 48 states. File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/controllers/Main.php Only it looks like he changed his name to Just looking through this page and many of the owners are now different. The prominence of a peak measures how much the peak stands out due to its intrinsic height and its location relative to other peaks. The mountain is one of nine in the Himalayas that are considered to be ultras. File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/views/page/index.php Some well-known peaks, such as the Matterhorn and Eiger, are not Ultras because they are connected to higher mountains by high cols and therefore do not achieve enough topographic prominence. Denali is one of only three summits on Earth with more than 6000 meters (19,685 feet) of topographic prominence. The eruption did not change the key saddle since Adams is still the next highest neighbor both before and after.Thanks Eric! Regardless, it's fixed now. File: /home/bq60o9f5vzd9/public_html/wikizero.com/application/views/page/index.php By definition an Ultra-prominence peak rises at least 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) above its key saddle or surrounding water. Prominence. In order to determine which "ultra prominent" peaks (>= 1500m, known as ultras) were known, I looked at peaklist.org and peakbagger.com. --Bob Bolton
List of mountain peaks by prominence; List of Ultras of Canada; List of Ultras of Mexico; List of Ultras of the United States Aconcagua mountain page is a child of the 'Aconcagua Group' and the 'Seven Summits.' BobJust an update; redsplashman23 is now the owner of Charleston Peak.
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There are approximately 1,524 such peaks on Earth. The continent is also home to the world’s highest ultra, Mount Everest which has a prominence of 29,028 feet, the highest of any ultra. Great page you put together here!Hey thanks for the heads up and your kind comment! For example, the An ultra-prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is defined as a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) or more. Four of these peaks lie on the international Alaska-Yukon border and two lie on the international Alaska-British Columbia border. This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres or 4,900 feet.