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Summit and Peak Number (Elevation?)

The summit icon will often have a number after it. I assume this number is elevation (in meters?). Can someone confirm? This is not explained in the map key (It shows the icon with the description "Summit and Peak") -- perhaps that should be added?

This number is also not documented here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features#Natural

summit elevation hill peak

asked 10 Apr '12, 14:10

pjdevitt
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edited 10 Apr '12, 14:26

Frederik Ramm ♦
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2 Answers:

As a general point, please make sure to say exactly which map (and layer) you are looking at, because each may have a totally different rendering!

If you are talking about the "default" layer on www.openstreetmap.org, this is governed by this XML stylesheet which contains the section

<Rule>
  <Filter>[natural] = 'peak' and not [name] != ''</Filter>
  &maxscale_zoom14;
  <TextSymbolizer size="9" fill="brown" dy="6" fontset-name="oblique-fonts" halo-radius="1" placement="interior">[ele]</TextSymbolizer>
</Rule>

so yes, indeed, it is the contents of the "ele" tag that are written next to the peak symbol.

It is possible that someone who works on the map key reads this and makes a change directly; otherwise, the best way to request additions to the map key is by submitting a ticket to trac.openstreetmap.org, our bug tracker.

answered 10 Apr '12, 14:29

Frederik Ramm ♦
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0	Yes, the elevation listed is in meters. answered 11 Apr '12, 19:34 Baloo Uriza 3.2k●14●30●61 accept rate: 9%