M mon New member Sep 17, 2010 #1 When driving west toward the Rocky Mountains, you see a peak 3.6^\circ above the horizon. Your GPS gives your current elevation as 1610 m, and according to the map, you're 29.5 km (horizontally) from the peak.
When driving west toward the Rocky Mountains, you see a peak 3.6^\circ above the horizon. Your GPS gives your current elevation as 1610 m, and according to the map, you're 29.5 km (horizontally) from the peak.
