Tag:natural=peak
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The top (summit) of a hill or mountain. ![]() |
Rendering in OSM Carto |
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Group: natural |
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Status: de facto |
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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
Key | Value | Description | Presence |
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natural |
peak |
It's a peak | Mandatory |
name |
peak name | Name of the peak | Recommended |
ele |
peak elevation | Elevation / altitude in metres above sea level | Recommended |
summit:cross |
yes/no | Summit cross | Recommended |
summit:register |
yes/no | Summit book or register | Recommended |
wikipedia |
wikipedia | Many major peaks have an wikipedia entry | Optional |
wikidata |
wikidata | Many major peaks have an wikidata entry | Optional |
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)
Classifications
munro=yes
a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros.corbett=yes
a Scottish mountain between 2,500–3,000 feet (762.0–914.4 m) in height with a prominence of at least 500 feet (152.4 m).donald=yes
a Scottish Lowlands mountain over 2,000 feet (609.6 m) in height and over 100 feet (30.5 m) in prominence, and which also has "sufficient topographical merit" that is outlined in a complex formula (see the references on the Wikipedia page).new_donald=yes
a mountain over 2,000 feet (609.6 m) in height with a prominence of at least 30 m (98.4 ft), and located south of the Highland Boundary Fault, Scotland.graham=yes
a Scottish hill between 600 and 762 metres in height, with a minimum prominence, or drop, of 150 metres.marilyn=yes
a peak with a prominence of 150 metres (492 ft) or more, regardless of height or any other merit. Used in the British Isles.wainwright=yes
214 peaks described in Alfred Wainwright's seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Lake District, England.
See also
natural=hill
- hill(top)natural=volcano
- volcanonatural=mountain_range
- mountain rangenatural=saddle
- saddle pointnatural=ridge
- linear mountainnatural=rock
- a notable rock feature - also seenatural=stone
man_made=cairn
- a pile of stonesman_made=survey_point
- A triangulation pillar, geodetic vertex, or other piece of fixed equipment used by topographersman_made=monitoring_station
- monitoring station i.e weatherman_made=tower
- lookout and sendertourism=viewpoint
- A place worth visiting, often high, with a good view of surrounding countryside or notable buildingstourism=artwork
- for artistic objects present on some peaks