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Unclimbed PNG peak? 30-May-2006 At 7:58:34 PM Mike TS

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It's prominence, not hight! This is a concept developed by some crazy cartographic nerds.
To quote:
'What is prominence? As defined below, prominence is an alternate way of measuring mountains rather than the elevation above sea level, the most common measurement. The most prominent peaks are then generally the highest freestanding mountains that have a noticeable separation between them and nearby higher peaks. In a mountain range that runs for many miles the most prominent peak will be the highest point in the range.

How is Prominence Defined? It is the elevation difference between a peak and the lowest contour that encircles it and no higher summit. Prominence is the maximum "shoulder drop" a peak has. It is easiest to visualize by thinking of an island. Here the most prominent peak is obviously the highest point on the island and the prominence value is the peak height above sea level.'

One list is on

http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/WorldTop50.html

There are still peaks over 7k high unclimbed. Which depends on what you mean by a 'peak' or a 'top"