What do the colors on the contour map of Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) 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 Sabyinyo (3634m)?

The contour map of Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) 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 Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 3,634m. 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 Sabyinyo (3634m) have a crater?

As a stratovolcano, Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) was built by alternating layers of lava and ash. The summit crater is visible on the contour map as a small depression within the tightly spaced concentric contours near the peak.

Mount Sabyinyo (3634m)

Mount Sabyinyo ตั้งอยู่ที่ความสูง 3634 เมตร ในRwanda, เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของVirunga Mountains, Africa. ยอดเขานี้จัดอยู่ในประเภท Stratovolcano

ความสูง

3634 m

ความโดดเด่น

— m

พิกัด

-1.416667, 29.616667

ประเภท

stratovolcano

การเปรียบเทียบความสูง

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เกี่ยวกับภูเขานี้

Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) is a stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains, Rwanda. Grade 3/5: strenuous climb with technical sections demanding experience. This stratovolcano rises steeply from the surrounding terrain with a classic conical profile.

เส้นทาง

Three Peaks Trail (Mount Sabyinyo) 3

12.00 km · 7.0h

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แผนที่เส้นชั้นความสูง

The topographic contour map of Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) in the Virunga Mountains shows near-circular, closely spaced contours indicating steep conical slopes. 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 3,634m summit).

โปรไฟล์ระดับความสูง

The east–west elevation profile of Mount Sabyinyo (3634m) in the Virunga Mountains shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 3,634m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak.