What do the colors on the contour map of Mount La Perouse (3078m) 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 Mount La Perouse (3078m)?

The contour map of Mount La Perouse (3078m) uses a 50m contour interval. This means each line represents a 50m change in elevation. Closely spaced contours indicate steeper terrain, while widely spaced contours show gentler slopes.

What does the elevation profile of Mount La Perouse (3078m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Mount La Perouse (3078m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 3,078m. 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 Mount La Perouse (3078m) have elongated ridges?

Mount La Perouse (3078m) 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.

Mount La Perouse (3078m)

Mount La Perouse ตั้งอยู่ที่ความสูง 3078 เมตร ในNew Zealand, เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของSouthern Alps, Oceania. ยอดเขานี้จัดอยู่ในประเภท Fold Mountain

ความสูง

3078 m

ความโดดเด่น

— m

พิกัด

-43.700000, 170.100000

ประเภท

fold_mountain

การเปรียบเทียบความสูง

เกี่ยวกับภูเขานี้

Mount La Perouse (3078m) is a fold mountain in the Southern Alps, New Zealand. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills. A New Zealand peak in the Southern Alps, subject to rapidly changing weather and offering challenging alpine routes.

เส้นทาง

Normal Route (Mount La Perouse) 4

10.00 km · 9.0h

East Ridge (Mount La Perouse) 4

12.00 km · 11.0h

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แผนที่เส้นชั้นความสูง

The topographic contour map of Mount La Perouse (3078m) in the Southern Alps shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 50m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 250m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 3,078m summit).

โปรไฟล์ระดับความสูง

The east–west elevation profile of Mount La Perouse (3078m) in the Southern Alps shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 3,078m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak.