Jut is an indicator of a mountain’s impressiveness, considering both its height above surroundings and steepness.
Jut detects a mountain’s most impressive viewpoint—also known as its base—letting us define base-to-peak height and base-to-peak steepness.
Ranking features by jut, we discover huge mountain faces, towering spires, sheer cliffs, massive volcanoes, deep canyons, and more...
Monte Agnèr, Italy
Elevation: 2872 m (9423 ft)
Prominence: 513 m (1683 ft)
Jut: 1584 m (5197 ft)
Rises 2065 m (6775 ft)
in distance 1728 m (5668 ft)
at angle 50.1°
from the northeast.
Jut reveals truly impressive mountains that fly under the radar with other metrics like elevation or prominence—for instance, Monte Agnèr in the Dolomites of Italy.
Mount Elbert, Colorado
Elevation: 4401 m (14,440 ft)
Prominence: 2772 m (9094 ft)
Jut: 430 m (1411 ft)
Rises 1284 m (4213 ft)
in distance 3606 m (11,831 ft)
at angle 19.6°
from the north.
Even though Mount Elbert has a higher elevation and prominence than Monte Agnèr, its jut is much lower, as it rises less steeply from a high-elevation base.
Hopi Point, Grand Canyon
Elevation: 2146 m (7041 ft)
Prominence: 0 m (0 ft)
Jut: 749 m (2456 ft)
Rises 1010 m (3313 ft)
in distance 914 m (2998 ft)
at angle 47.9°
from the northwest.
Jut can also be used to measure non-summit locations such as the rim of the Grand Canyon.
Mount Everest
Elevation: 8848 m (29,029 ft)
Prominence: 8848 m (29,029 ft)
Jut: 2211 m (7254 ft)
Rises 3276 m (10,747 ft)
in distance 3581 m (11,748 ft)
at angle 42.5°
from the southeast.
The jut of Mount Everest is very high. Even then, there are quite a few mountains with an even higher jut.
Denali, North Peak
Elevation: 5934 m (19,469 ft)
Prominence: 387 m (1270 ft)
Jut: 2548 m (8361 ft)
Rises 4150 m (13,616 ft)
in distance 5334 m (17,500 ft)
at angle 37.9°
from the north.
The Wickersham Wall of Denali is the biggest mountain face in North America. Denali’s North Peak has the highest jut in North America, followed closely by Mount St. Elias and Mount Logan.
Annapurna Fang, Nepal
Elevation: 7647 m (25,089 ft)
Prominence: 267 m (876 ft)
Jut: 3395 m (11,138 ft)
Rises 4860 m (15,945 ft)
in distance 4981 m (16,342 ft)
at angle 44.3°
from the southwest.
The highest jut in the world goes to Annapurna Fang, the apex of the biggest mountain face on the planet. Nanga Parbat and Dhaulagiri follow close behind.
Dome Argus, Antarctica
Elevation: 4093 m (13,428 ft)
Prominence: 1639 m (5377 ft)
Jut: 0.2 m (0.6 ft)
Rises 2.7 m (8.8 ft)
in distance 42 m (139 ft)
at angle 3.6°
from the east.
Dome Argus, the highest point on the Antarctic ice cap, has a deceptively high prominence. But as its jut reveals, its surroundings are entirely flat, as the Antarctic ice cap gains its elevation incredibly gradually.