6116 - Pinnacle points

"An interactive map of Earth's Pinnacle Points (points from which no higher point can be seen.)"

An interesting map of the highest points around the globe. Here is what the interactive map looks like.

Here is a link to the actual map. I've got nothing around me. The closest point is in Arkansas.

https://jgbreault.github.io/PinnaclePoints/?fbclid=IwAR3avHVKMni1WjrUlNQx-3vLxg7rtmXkI3yPSdTk2XTxe2cxA0PjprILUTs

I don't know how this will work out on a cell phone.  I hope it does.

Here's a Reddit post from the guy that is doing this project...

JamesonLKJ OP

The site is not best used on mobile, but it's good enough for now.

Differences since I last posted:

• I now take topography into account when determining if 2 points can see each other. Before, I was doing a weird approximation using prominence. This result is MUCH more accurate. Refer to the info section of the site if you want to know more about the algorithm.

• I now only include pinnacle points with a prominence greater than 100 m. Before, the cut off was 30 m.

• You can choose what style of map to display

Future Improvements:

• I've been looking at this result for way too long and there are some minor inaccuracies I noticed. The 2 highest pinnacle points on the island of New Guinea for example. Both are VERY close to peaks with slightly higher elevation. I think I have a way to fix these minor inaccuracies that pop up. Stay tuned.