Tag:natural=peak
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 natural = peak
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The top (summit) of a hill or mountain. 
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| Status: de facto |
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Description
The top (
summit) of a hill or mountain. Mapped as a node 
, only.
- natural=peak is immaterial and maps the highest point of a natural or renaturalised physical feature.
- name=* - name of the peak
- ele=* - elevation / altitude in metres above sea level
- wikipedia=* - wikipedia.org link - many major peaks have an entry
- summit:cross=yes - summit cross
- summit:register=yes - summit book or register
Appearance
Currently Mapnik will render a symbol () at zoom level 11, a symbol plus its name at zoom level 13 and a symbol plus name plus elevation on level 14 and higher zoom levels.
Example
See Also
- natural=volcano - volcano
- natural=saddle - saddle point
- natural=ridge - linear mountain
- man_made=cairn - a pile of stones
- man_made=survey_point
- man_made=monitoring_station - monitoring station i.e weather
- man_made=tower - lookout and sender
- tourism=viewpoint
- tourism=artwork - for artistic objects present on some peaks
Possible Tagging Mistakes
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
Enhancing proposition
- Enhancing natural=peak tag - proposition (RFC)
