Elevations - Eastside Foothills
With recent fringe snow events there's been some chatter on threads regarding local elevations. I thought it was worthy of a post, building on some past work I've done to rank some notable Eastside foothill locations by max elevation (in feet) above sea level. Additions I've missed are welcome!
The source I've used is King County's iMap feature which incorporates a digital ground model constructed from LIDAR (light imaging detection and ranging) data. Basically laser measurements of distance above sea level taken from aircraft surveillance. There are also several free GPS apps that probably get close enough (+/- 50 ft).
The source I've used is King County's iMap feature which incorporates a digital ground model constructed from LIDAR (light imaging detection and ranging) data. Basically laser measurements of distance above sea level taken from aircraft surveillance. There are also several free GPS apps that probably get close enough (+/- 50 ft).
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