Extremhöhen
Extremhöhen (German for "extreme heights") denotes the highest and lowest elevation points within a defined geographic area, such as a country, region, watershed, or topographic map. The term is used in cartography, geography, mountaineering and environmental planning to identify landmark summits, depressions and other elevation extremes that characterize a landscape.
Determination of Extremhöhen depends on the vertical reference system chosen: mean sea level, geoid-based datums or
Extremhöhen are important for hazard assessment, infrastructure design, biodiversity and climate studies. High points influence local
Challenges in reporting Extremhöhen include temporal changes (glacial retreat, subsidence, uplift), sea-level rise, mapping resolution limits,