Tag:natural=peak

natural = 
Description
The top (summit) of a hill or mountain. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: natural
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
See also
Status: de facto
More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag

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 node, only.

How to map

Add the natural= as a node node. Place it as close to the centre of the top as you can.

Tags to use in combination

Key Value Description Presence
natural 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

natural=
name=Breithorn
ele=4164

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

Enhancing proposition

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

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