# topographic prominence

> measure for the independence of a summit defined as its relative height based on the difference between its absolute elevation and the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it

**Wikidata**: [Q656751](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q656751)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_prominence)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/topographic-prominence


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. GF WordNet