The Finest Peaks Figure 8.1

The relationship between cliff measure C and drop measure D is elucidated with a conical peak in cross-section.
An observer at O, the summit, looks in two directions. In each direction, the corresponding cliff measure
is mathematically rigged such that its value equals the drop measure D of the underlying slope.
In turn, D is a function of height h and slope s.

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