How is the highest point of a mountain measured?

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Do they just kind of compare it to other mountains and give an estimate? Or is there an actual way to accurately measure its height?

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They start at sea level being zero and measure up. Also, i believe they use pressure to measure the height accurately. The higher you are up the mountain the less atmospheric pressure there is and they can convert the pressure difference to height. This is possible because atmospheric pressure is the amount of air above you pushing down causing the pressure. And the higher you go there is less air above you causing a lower pressure.

Edit: This was my best guess at 3am. Just went sky diving and you wear what looks like a watch but actually measure your height with pressure.

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