What do the colors on the contour map of Ras Dashen (4550m) 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 Ras Dashen (4550m)?

The contour map of Ras Dashen (4550m) 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 Ras Dashen (4550m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Ras Dashen (4550m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 4,550m. 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 Ras Dashen (4550m) have elongated ridges?

Ras Dashen (4550m) 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.

Ras Dashen (4550m)

Ras Dashen stands at 4550 meters in Ethiopia, Africa. This peak is classified as a Fold Mountain.

Elevation

4550 m

Prominence

— m

Coordinates

13.240000, 38.373333

Type

fold_mountain

Elevation Comparison

About This Mountain

Ras Dashen (4550m) is a fold mountain in Ethiopia, Ethiopia. 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.

Routes

Normal Route (from Debark) (Ras Dashen) 3

40.00 km · 72.0h

Seasonal Conditions

Topographic Analysis

Contour Map

The topographic contour map of Ras Dashen (4550m) 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 4,550m summit).

Elevation Profile

The east–west elevation profile of Ras Dashen (4550m) shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,550m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak.