What do the colors on the contour map of Mount Guna (4231m) 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 Guna (4231m)?

The contour map of Mount Guna (4231m) 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 Guna (4231m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Mount Guna (4231m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 4,231m. 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 Guna (4231m) have gentle slopes?

Mount Guna (4231m) is a shield volcano, built almost entirely from fluid lava flows. The contour map shows widely spaced lines, reflecting slopes that rarely exceed 5–10 degrees — much gentler than a stratovolcano.

Mount Guna (4231m)

Mount Guna位于Ethiopia，海拔4231米, Africa. 该山峰被归类为Shield Volcano。

海拔

4231 m

相对高度

— m

坐标

11.700000, 38.250000

类型

shield_volcano

海拔对比

火山

关于这座山

Mount Guna (4231m) is a shield volcano in Ethiopia. Grade 2/5: moderate trek requiring good fitness. An African peak dominating the surrounding landscape, offering panoramic views across forests and savanna plains.

路线

Standard Route (Mount Guna) 2

10.00 km · 6.0h

季节山况

地形分析

等高线地图

The topographic contour map of Mount Guna (4231m) shows widely spaced, gently curving contours reflecting broad, low-angle 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 4,231m summit).

海拔剖面

The east–west elevation profile of Mount Guna (4231m) shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,231m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak.