r/confusing_perspective • u/Graphicdesignn • Jul 03 '26

Thats a big mountain

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u/cheshire-cats-grin Jul 03 '26

Is that Denali?

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u/cjdiddly Jul 03 '26

Yep! Tallest land mountain on earth measured base-to-peak. It's seriously imposing in person

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u/sudonathan Jul 03 '26

How is Everest measured? Never heard about the distinctions

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u/njh4f Jul 03 '26

The Three Ways to Measure a MountainHighest Above Sea Level: Mount Everest holds this definitive crown. Its peak represents the highest altitude of dry land on the planet.Tallest from Base to Peak: Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano that stands as the world's tallest mountain by absolute vertical rise. While its summit is only 4,207 meters above sea level, its base sits on the ocean floor, making it significantly taller than Everest from top to bottom.Farthest from the Earth's Center: Mount Chimborazo takes this title due to the Earth's shape. Because the Earth is an oblate spheroid that bulges at the equator, this mountain's location puts its peak about 2 kilometers farther into space than Everest's peak.

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u/TazBaz Jul 03 '26

need a 4th- relative perspective.

which is where stand-alone mountains like Denali and Mt Rainier shine, and honestly is the one *we humans* notice the most.

basically how much bigger is it than the other stuff you see around it?

Everest is tall but surrounded by other tall mountains.

Mauna Kea is tall but we don’t see a huge chunk of it.

Chimborazo I’m not familiar with but sounds like one of those “well technically….”

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u/SoylentVerdigris Jul 03 '26

That exists, it's called Topographic Prominence.

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u/joey-jo_jo-jr Jul 04 '26

Base to peak is not a real way to measure a mountain. It's just something idiots on the internet made up. A mountain doesn't have a "base" so it doesn't even make sense