What do the colors on the contour map of Pico El Toro (4755m) 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 Pico El Toro (4755m)?

The contour map of Pico El Toro (4755m) 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 Pico El Toro (4755m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Pico El Toro (4755m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 4,755m. 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.

Why does Pico El Toro (4755m) have elongated ridges?

Pico El Toro (4755m) 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.

Pico El Toro (4755m)

Pico El Toro은(는) Venezuela에 위치하며 해발 4755 m입니다, Andes 소속, South America. 이 봉우리는 Fold Mountain으로 분류됩니다.

해발 고도

4755 m

독립 높이

— m

좌표

8.570000, -71.050556

유형

fold_mountain

해발 고도 비교

이 산에 대하여

Pico El Toro (4755m) is a fold mountain in the Andes, Venezuela. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections. A significant Andean peak offering panoramic views across highland valleys and snowfields.

등산로

Normal Route (Pico El Toro) 3

12.00 km · 5.0h

계절별 등반 조건

지형 분석

등고선 지도

The topographic contour map of Pico El Toro (4755m) in the Andes 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 4,755m summit).

고도 프로필

The east–west elevation profile of Pico El Toro (4755m) in the Andes shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,755m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak.