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The change in elevation from the base of the mountain to the top is known as the mountain's elevation gain. It is calculated by subtracting the base elevation from the summit elevation.

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What is the change in elevation from the base of Kilimanjaro to the top?

The change in elevation from the base of Mount Kilimanjaro to its summit is approximately 5,895 meters (19,341 feet).


What is the hightest point of elevation earth?

Mount Everest. But if you're talking from the bottom of a mountain to the top of the mountain, the Hawaii is the tallest mountain, it's just that most of it is under water.


How is the air at the top of a mountain different from the air at the base of the mountain?

The air at the top of the mountain is thinner than the air at the base of the mountain. That is why you are harder breathing on the top than on the bottom.The gases are about the same, but there is usually a lot less water vapor (because its cold) :but the pressure is less (that is, the number of molecules per cubic foot is less), down to the point that on top of the tallest mountains humans can not survive for any appreciable time.


With a wet adiabatic lapse rate of 6 degrees per Km what is the temperature at the top of the mountain?

If the wet adiabatic lapse rate is 6 degrees per kilometer, the temperature decreases by 6 degrees for every kilometer gained in altitude. To find the temperature at the top of the mountain, you need to know the initial temperature at the base of the mountain and the altitude gained to the top of the mountain. Start with the base temperature and subtract 6 degrees for every kilometer of altitude gained.


Is a peak a landform?

NOPE! Read a definition of landforms, below.

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What is the change in elevation from the base of Kilimanjaro to the top?

The change in elevation from the base of Mount Kilimanjaro to its summit is approximately 5,895 meters (19,341 feet).


A mountain peak in the Himalayas has an elevation of 20000 feet above see level if you climbed to the top would you be 20000 feet above the bse of the mountain?

No, the elevation of 20000 feet is measured from sea level, not from the base of the mountain. If you climb to the top of the mountain, you would be at the summit, but your elevation above the base of the mountain would be less than 20000 feet.


What is the mountain elevation of ski apache New Mexico?

Here is how they gave it to me. Elevation: Peak:12,003 feet, Top:11,400 feet, Base:9,600 feet.


What happens to air pressure as you move from the base of a mountain to the top of a mountain?

As you move from the base to the top of a mountain, the air pressure decreases. This is because the weight of the air above decreases with elevation. At higher altitudes, there are fewer air molecules above, resulting in lower pressure.


What is the elevation of snowbird UT?

Base Elevation: 7,760' Top Elevation: 11,000'


What is a landform with high elevation with a pointed top?

Mountain


Is the summit of a mountain found at its base or at its top?

The summit of the mountain is at the top.


A land from with high elevation and a pointed or rounded top higher than a hill?

Mountain.


How high is Snowshoe Mountain?

Snoweshoe Mountain is not the name of a mountain, but of the ski resort on the mountain in Snowshoe. The mountain is Cheat Mountain and it has a top elevation of 4,848 feet.


Does mass and weight change with altitude or elevation?

Mass does not change with changes in altitude or elevation. Weight on the other hand does change. However, on earth the change from sea level to the top of a mountain would be extremely small.


What is Andes mountain elevation and highest?

Mount Everest is the worlds tallest mountain at 29,000 feet. But, the world's highest elevation is the top of Mount Chimborazo. This mountain is on a bulge of the earth, so it is taller than Everest.


What African mountain is known as The Mountain of the Cold Devils?

Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa is known as the Mountain of the Cold Devils. The top of the mountain is cold because of elevation.