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Re: 14er List Updated to match LOJ

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Thank you as always sir.
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Thank you Bill.

Am I mistaken or did Sunlight Spire get removed?
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CheapCigarMan wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:02 am Thank you Bill.

Am I mistaken or did Sunlight Spire get removed?
The LiDAR study reconfirmed that the Spire is under 14K. I believe LiDAR has its elevation at 13,996.
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Thanks for the update Bill!

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My pleasure.

Also, the elevations will be automatically picked up by the mobile apps.
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BillMiddlebrook wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:31 am
Fisching wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:22 am
BillMiddlebrook wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:12 am This morning I updated the 14ers.com 14er elevation numbers as well as promoted North Maroon Peak to "ranked" and demoted Challenger Point to "unranked" to match the work done by John Kirk on https://www.listsofjohn.com. I consider John to be the authoritative source for these elevation numbers and his latest work using Colorado LiDAR data has provided us with the most accurate peak elevation data to date. A huge thanks to John and those who helped him finalize these new numbers!!

I'll get the 13er list updated in the next month or so.
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^Of course! And I have about about 30 winter summits before they even put the lift in!!!
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Boggy B wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:08 am In the LiDAR thread there was discussion about a new sea level model this summer possibly lowering everything a few feet. That could impact promoted 12ers as well as a handful of other 13ers near the threshold...
Thanks for bringing this up, as I've been wondering about it myself. Might the elevation-based peak lists change again this year? :mrgreen:
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Candace66 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:03 am
Boggy B wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:08 am In the LiDAR thread there was discussion about a new sea level model this summer possibly lowering everything a few feet. That could impact promoted 12ers as well as a handful of other 13ers near the threshold...
Thanks for bringing this up, as I've been wondering about it myself. Might the elevation-based peak lists change again this year? :mrgreen:
Yeah, I'm not sure exactly when they'll officially switch over to the 2022 NAPCG datum - they're finalizing calculations, etc this year. So far, the lidar point cloud tiles have been in NAVD88 (corresponding geoid is GEOID12B or GEOID18). Haven't talked with John yet about this switch, since it hasn't been relevant yet.

Looking at the NOAA website, sounds like there's a delay in the release of the new datum: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatu ... ease.shtml
First question in FAQ, release might not officially happen til 2024 or 2025, with airborne gravity research flights still occurring in 2023: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatu ... tums.shtml

For more info, you can browse the main page: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/index.shtml

And yes, it looks like the new definition of where sea level is based on equal gravity across the globe will lead to positions in Colorado being lower than previously measured by 0.5 to 0.75 meters (~1.6 to ~2.5 ft). This will lead to the eventual demotion of some very low peaks to the lower elevation threshold. We have estimates, but won't officially know how big this elevation drop will be til they release the new datum.

Approximate elevation change map: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatu ... eights.jpg

Right now I'm just rolling with what we have and what's currently being released to the public - NAVD88 based on GEOID12B and GEIOD18, which are within a few cm of each other.

And thank you, Bill!!
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bdloftin77 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:37 am
Candace66 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:03 am
Boggy B wrote: Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:08 am In the LiDAR thread there was discussion about a new sea level model this summer possibly lowering everything a few feet. That could impact promoted 12ers as well as a handful of other 13ers near the threshold...
Thanks for bringing this up, as I've been wondering about it myself. Might the elevation-based peak lists change again this year? :mrgreen:
Yeah, I'm not sure exactly when they'll officially switch over to the 2022 NAPCG datum - they're finalizing calculations, etc this year. So far, the lidar point cloud tiles have been in NAVD88 (corresponding geoid is GEOID12B or GEOID18). Haven't talked with John yet about this switch, since it hasn't been relevant yet.

Looking at the NOAA website, sounds like there's a delay in the release of the new datum: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatu ... ease.shtml
First question in FAQ, release might not officially happen til 2024 or 2025, with airborne gravity research flights still occurring in 2023: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatu ... tums.shtml

For more info, you can browse the main page: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/index.shtml

And yes, it looks like the new definition of where sea level is based on equal gravity across the globe will lead to positions in Colorado being lower than previously measured by 0.5 to 0.75 meters (~1.6 to ~2.5 ft). This will lead to the eventual demotion of some very low peaks to the lower elevation threshold. We have estimates, but won't officially know how big this elevation drop will be til they release the new datum.

Approximate elevation change map: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatu ... eights.jpg

Right now I'm just rolling with what we have and what's currently being released to the public - NAVD88 based on GEOID12B and GEIOD18, which are within a few cm of each other.

And thank you, Bill!!
I've been harping on LiDAR not removing the inherent uncertainty involved in defining climbing lists, whether it be due to the uncertainty of the measurements or the uncertainty of how a peak is defined. Even with the 2022 NAPCG datum and whatever uncertainty that may reduce, there will always be uncertainty to the exact sea level due to increasing sea levels (at least in the near future). In my Internet search to find a quick answer to the confidence intervals associated with measuring sea levels, I found this (the point being that using LiDAR to define peak lists down to the foot or inch is subsumed by natural geologic processes over time):
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DArcyS wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 11:31 am I've been harping on LiDAR not removing the inherent uncertainty involved in defining climbing lists, whether it be due to the uncertainty of the measurements or the uncertainty of how a peak is defined. Even with the 2022 NAPCG datum and whatever uncertainty that may reduce, there will always be uncertainty to the exact sea level due to increasing sea levels (at least in the near future). In my Internet search to find a quick answer to the confidence intervals associated with measuring sea levels, I found this (the point being that using LiDAR to define peak lists down to the foot or inch is subsumed by natural geologic processes over time):
You may have been harping on the wrong thing, since the "ranked" lists that you're referring to are defined by the arbitrary metric of 300 feet, not whatever means is used to arrive at the most definitive categorization of peaks by that metric.

Not to mention rising sea levels don't affect prominence.

Correction: Rising sea levels don't affect prominence, until the saddle is underwater.
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Boggy B wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:40 pm
DArcyS wrote: Wed Jun 29, 2022 11:31 am I've been harping on LiDAR not removing the inherent uncertainty involved in defining climbing lists, whether it be due to the uncertainty of the measurements or the uncertainty of how a peak is defined. Even with the 2022 NAPCG datum and whatever uncertainty that may reduce, there will always be uncertainty to the exact sea level due to increasing sea levels (at least in the near future). In my Internet search to find a quick answer to the confidence intervals associated with measuring sea levels, I found this (the point being that using LiDAR to define peak lists down to the foot or inch is subsumed by natural geologic processes over time):
You may have been harping on the wrong thing, since the "ranked" lists that you're referring to are defined by the arbitrary metric of 300 feet, not whatever means is used to arrive at the most definitive categorization of peaks by that metric.

Not to mention rising sea levels don't affect prominence.

Correction: Rising sea levels don't affect prominence, until the saddle is underwater.
LiDAR P-300 Points List -- not an issue.
LiDAR lists defining peaks using 300' of prominence -- issue as to what is actually a peak.
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