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What a relief!

podrock — 6/19/2023 11:26:16 PM (archived)

I'd have to do some looking into that. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain from its base underwater. Pikes Peak has the greatest relief in Colorado, but it the base is already 000 feet. I'm thinking either some of the coastal mountains in Alaska or something in the Andes?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_prominence#Wet_prominence_and_dry_prominence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_prominence#Wet_prominence_and_dry_prominence

Also:

http://www.cohp.org/prominence/theory.html

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About 16 seconds -- ignoring air resistance. - ER - 6/19/2023 3:40:27 AM
- 4000 feet??? - podrock - 6/19/2023 7:33:14 PM
  - XB-70 Valkyrie - RobVG - 6/21/2023 6:16:28 PM
    - I'm seeing more errors like that. - podrock - 6/22/2023 4:45:13 PM
  - It's FOX - ER - 6/19/2023 7:41:49 PM
    - All the articles I've seen have that in the headline - podrock - 6/19/2023 11:27:24 PM
    - While I've got you on the line... - ER - 6/19/2023 7:48:05 PM
      - I remember reading there's a mountain in the Andes... - BuckGalaxy - 6/20/2023 3:35:47 AM
        
        Here - BuckGalaxy - 6/20/2023 3:38:46 AM
        
        Cool. Thanks. - podrock - 6/21/2023 3:53:08 AM
      - What a relief! - podrock - 6/19/2023 11:26:16 PM

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