How do you measure a mountain?
How do you measure a mountain?
Mount Logan's official height was established with early GPS — when surveyors had to wait for enough satellites.
A 1992 expedition measured Canada's highest mountain at 5,959 m above mean sea level during limited daily GPS windows.
Officially measured
How certain is this?
Early GPS surveying depended on limited daily satellite windows.
Sources
- Mount Logan geodetic survey history — Natural Resources Canada
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