World's Highest Topographically isolated summits
4. World's Highest Topographically isolated summits
WHS containing one of the World's 40 most isolated summits. (Isolation in kms/Ht in m)
"The topographic isolation of a summit is the Great Circle distance to the nearest point of equal elevation. Topographic isolation represents a radius of dominance in which the summit is the highest point." (Wiki). See here.
Isolation Map - link.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Fujisan | 28th, 2076.66 km | |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Mauna Kea 8th most isolated (3947/4205) | |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Mawson Peak, Heard Island 30th most isolated (2046/2745) | |
| Huascaran National Park | 25th most isolated (2196/6746) | |
| Kilimanjaro National Park | 4th most isolated (5509/5895) | |
| Kinabalu Park | Mt Kinabalu 19th most isolated (2513/4095) | |
| Lorentz National Park | Puncak Jaya 5th most isolated (5261/4884) | |
| Pitons of Reunion | Piton de Neiges 14th most isolated (2766/3071) | |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Mt Everest By definition the most isolated (Infinity/8848) | |
| Te Wahipounamu | Mt Cook 10th most isolated (3139/37540) |
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