Tag:natural=peak
| natural = peak |
| Description |
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| The top (summit) of a hill or mountain. |
| Rendering in OSM Carto |
| Group: Natural |
| Used on these elements |
| Useful combination |
| See also |
| Status: de facto |
| Tools for this tag |
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The top ( summit) of a hill or mountain - is immaterial and maps the highest point of a natural or renaturalised physical feature. Mapped as a node , only.
How to map
Add the natural=peak as a node . Place it as close to the centre of the top as you can.
Tags to use in combination
- 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
Example
Rendering
Currently OSM Carto 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 renderings
| OSM carto | Humanitarian |
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Enhancing proposition
- Enhancing natural=peak tag - proposition (RFC)
See also
- natural=hill - hill(top)
- natural=volcano - volcano
- natural=mountain_range - mountain range
- natural=saddle - saddle point
- natural=ridge - linear mountain
- natural=rock - a notable rock feature - also see natural=stone
- man_made=cairn - a pile of stones
- man_made=survey_point - A triangulation pillar, geodetic vertex, or other piece of fixed equipment used by topographers
- man_made=monitoring_station - monitoring station i.e weather
- man_made=tower - lookout and sender
- tourism=viewpoint - A place worth visiting, often high, with a good view of surrounding countryside or notable buildings
- tourism=artwork - for artistic objects present on some peaks
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