elevation
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Automated software often reported trees as being much taller than they really were, especially when they stood beside cliffs or sharp changes in elevation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Some are very short — the Manitou Incline in Colorado is less than one mile long but climbs 1,900 feet and begins at 7,000 feet of elevation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
I generally prefer, as a strategic matter, an elevation of shared values—inclusive, connective, moral language such as reclaiming, rather than reinventing or discarding.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Rescuers have also confirmed the presence of one additional body at a significantly higher elevation," he said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Walt, Chris, and Walt’s youngest son from his first marriage reached the 13,000-foot elevation.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
On the Tibetan Plateau, dogs and humans even developed similar genetic solutions to life at high elevations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
When the new system becomes official in the next year, latitudes, longitudes and elevations across the country will change by as much as 13 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The newly discovered spider was found at elevations above 2,000 meters, and its species name, himalayana, honors the mountain range where it was discovered.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Sheriff’s Office warned that visitors on the trails should prepare for conditions that can differ significantly between high and low elevations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Brahe’s observatory: the curved scale is a quadrant for measuring elevations that is built into the wall; inside it is a trompe I’oeil section of Brahe’s observatory, with a giant figure of Brahe himself.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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