Natural=peak must be a local high point, so it has to be at least a few meters higher than the surrounding land. A natural=peak does not have to be the highest point of a mountain, but it has to have some topographical prominence. Not all spot elevations on USGS are of peaks, some are just a visually prominent part of a ridge, and other are saddles.
In October 2018 there was a suggestion to use the value "promontory" for points that are not peaks, for example a prominent shoulder of a mountain or the end of a ridge. Thus natural=promontory could work, along with ele=* and name=* for some of these features. Wikipedia definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory Link to previous discussion: https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2018-October/039659.html On 3/9/19, Martijn van Exel <m...@rtijn.org> wrote: > Perhaps they should be tagged not as peaks then but as a place node > (place=locality probably)? > >> On Mar 8, 2019, at 10:23 AM, Mike Thompson <miketh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 6:29 AM Kevin Broderick <k...@kevinbroderick.com >> <mailto:k...@kevinbroderick.com>> wrote: >> >> Would https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4992960980 >> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4992960980> be an example of (or very >> similar to) what you're talking about? >> Yes, slightly different, but same general concept. >> >> >> I've been told that one is a local reference point ("25 Short", ie. 25 >> feet short of 10k), and at least one article >> (https://rootsrated.com/stories/a-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-the-best-backcountry-skiing-in-jackson-hole >> <https://rootsrated.com/stories/a-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-the-best-backcountry-skiing-in-jackson-hole>) >> backs that up. >> I have seen back country trip reports mention such points (at least those >> that are high points), and they have *some* value therefore, but as I >> suggested earlier, "point n,nnn" is to me more of a description rather >> than a name in most cases. >> >> Mike >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-us mailing list >> Talk-us@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us