What do the colors on the contour map of Monte Adamello (3539m) mean?

The contour map uses a hypsometric color scale where green represents lower elevations, yellow and orange indicate mid-range altitudes, and white marks the highest zones near the summit. Thicker contour lines (index contours) are drawn at wider intervals to help you quickly estimate elevation.

What is the contour interval for Monte Adamello (3539m)?

The contour map of Monte Adamello (3539m) uses a 100m contour interval. This means each line represents a 100m change in elevation. Closely spaced contours indicate steeper terrain, while widely spaced contours show gentler slopes.

What does the elevation profile of Monte Adamello (3539m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Monte Adamello (3539m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 3,539m. It reveals the mountain's shape, steepness, and relative height compared to the surrounding terrain. The horizontal axis shows distance in kilometers from the peak.

What is the snow line on Monte Adamello (3539m)?

At Monte Adamello (3539m)'s latitude (46°), the estimated permanent snow line is approximately 3,200m. Since Monte Adamello (3539m) reaches 3,539m, about 339m of the mountain extends above the snow line. This is shown as a dashed blue line on the elevation profile.

Why does Monte Adamello (3539m) have elongated ridges?

Monte Adamello (3539m) was formed by tectonic folding, which compressed rock layers into long, parallel ridges. The contour map shows elongated lines that follow the axis of the fold, rather than circular patterns.

Monte Adamello (3539m)

Monte Adamello Italy में 3539 मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित है, Alps का हिस्सा, Europe. इस चोटी को Fold Mountain के रूप में वर्गीकृत किया गया है।

ऊंचाई

3539 m

प्रमुखता

— m

निर्देशांक

46.166667, 10.516667

प्रकार

fold_mountain

ऊंचाई तुलना

इस पर्वत के बारे में

Monte Adamello (3539m) is a fold mountain in the Alps, Italy. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges. Routes involve exposed ridge sections and require careful route-finding.

मार्ग

Normal Route from Rifugio Garibaldi (Monte Adamello) 3

14.00 km · 9.0h

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समोच्च मानचित्र

The topographic contour map of Monte Adamello (3539m) in the Alps shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 3,539m summit). Above 3,200m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

ऊँचाई प्रोफ़ाइल

The east–west elevation profile of Monte Adamello (3539m) in the Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 3,539m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,200m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.