What do the colors on the contour map of Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) 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 Ritacuba Blanco (5410m)?

The contour map of Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) 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 Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 5,410m. 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 Ritacuba Blanco (5410m)?

At Ritacuba Blanco (5410m)'s latitude (6°), the estimated permanent snow line is approximately 5,000m. Since Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) reaches 5,410m, about 410m of the mountain extends above the snow line. This is shown as a dashed blue line on the elevation profile.

Why does Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) have elongated ridges?

Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) 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.

Ritacuba Blanco (5410m)

Ritacuba Blanco ตั้งอยู่ที่ความสูง 5410 เมตร ในColombia, เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของAndes, South America. ยอดเขานี้จัดอยู่ในประเภท Fold Mountain

ความสูง

5410 m

ความโดดเด่น

— m

พิกัด

6.470300, -72.334400

ประเภท

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เกี่ยวกับภูเขานี้

Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) is a fold mountain in the Andes, Colombia. 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.

เส้นทาง

El Cocuy Trail (Ritacuba Blanco) 3

16.00 km · 8.0h

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แผนที่เส้นชั้นความสูง

The topographic contour map of Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) 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 5,410m summit). Above 5,000m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

โปรไฟล์ระดับความสูง

The east–west elevation profile of Ritacuba Blanco (5410m) in the Andes shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 5,410m. 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 5,000m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.