Back Topografiese prominensie AF Schartenhöhe ALS Адносная вышыня BE Адносная вышыня BE-X-OLD Относителна надморска височина Bulgarian टोपोग्राफिक प्रॉमिनेंस BH Prominència Catalan Prominence Czech Primærfaktor Danish Schartenhöhe German
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it. It is a measure of the independence of a summit. The key col ("saddle") around the peak is a unique point on this contour line and the parent peak is some higher mountain, selected according to various criteria.