Talk:Mount Shasta
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elevation
every quad map i've seen uses 14,162
Elevations on the USGS quad maps are not the most up to date elevations, because they are only updated every couple of decades or so.
To find the best elevation of a mountain, visit the National Geodetic Survey web site http://www.ngs.noaa.gov . Click on "datasheets". Click on the "DATASHEETS" button. Click on "Radial Search". Now, you can search for benchmarks near any spot in the US.
For Mount Shasta, enter N412433 for Latitude, W1221142 for Longitude. Click the "Submit" button. Click "Select All". Click "Get Datasheets". Scroll down towards bottom of page. See where it says NAVD 88 ? That's the elevation in the NAVD88 coordinate system, as of the epoch date (here, 1991). It says 14179 feet. That's the latest, most accurate, elevation.
-- hike395 13:25, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
--- thanks for the good information