Imagining vast distances in meters, feet or kilometers can be a challenging task for many people. The sheer magnitude of these measurements often escapes our everyday comprehension. This is where charts and visual representations play a crucial role in aiding our understanding. Charts serve as powerful tools to compare distances and pinpoint outliers in a more digestible format. Whether it’s comparing the elevation of mountains, lengths of mountain ranges, the spans of geographical features, or the distances between locations, charts provide a visual context that transforms abstract numbers into tangible insights. Through graphical representations, outliers—those extraordinary distances that stand out—are easily identified, helping individuals grasp the enormity of these measurements and fostering a more intuitive understanding of geographical scales.
The chart shows helps to visualize the relative elevation differences among the major mountain ranges in the world. You can customize the selection of among 16 major ranges to compare. We will keep adding more ranges.
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One the x-axis (horizontal line) you see the top three mountains in the selected ranges. Y-axis (vertical line) represents the elevation in meters. Each mountain range is represented by a different color and sometimes they overlap when the second or third mountain of the higher mountain range are shorter than the second and third mountain of the shorter ranges.
You will notice that some ranges are really close in elevation like Sierra Nevada and Cascades in the US.
Additionally, you can learn about elevation, prominence and isolation of mountains and make ways to rank mountains.