RSM/SM ratio examples

To provide a better idea of reduced spire measure, and in particular to illustrate the RSM/SM = 1/2 cutoff used in some of the lists, here are some illustrative examples of pairs of peaks above and below this cutoff. Remember that here "subpeak" means in the spire measure sense, so the subpeak may actually be higher than the main peak (as in the case of Lhotse and Everest, or Liberty Cap and Columbia Crest). They are listed in order from most independent (highest ratio) to least independent (lowest ratio).

Main Peak	Subpeak	Main SM	Sub SM	Sub RSM	RSM/SM ratio
Pyramid Peak (CO)	North Maroon Peak	408	362	295	0.81
West Spanish Peak (CO)	East Spanish Peak	415	375	268	0.71
Hozomeen S	Hozomeen N	643	629	346	0.55
Lhotse	Everest	1425	1407	697	0.495
Grand Teton	Teewinot Mountain	708	552	272	0.49
Blanca Peak (CO)	Little Bear	396	391	187	0.48
Waddington	Tiedemann	787	620	290	0.47
Crestone Needle	Crestone Peak	392	382	149	0.41
Grand Teton	Middle Teton	708	447	167	0.38
North Maroon Peak	Maroon Peak	362	357	133	0.37
Liberty Cap	Columbia Crest	944	933	114	0.17

Note that according to the RSM/SM cutoff, North Maroon Peak, East Spanish Peak, and Hozomeen North would appear, Everest, Teewinot, Little Bear and Tiedemann would just miss the cut, and the rest would not even come close. You can judge for yourself whether or not this (admittedly arbitrary) cutoff matches your personal idea of "independent peak." If thinking about this makes the cutoff seem even more problematic, feel free to focus on the lists ranked by reduced spire measure, which require no cutoff. On such a list, all of these peaks will appear, but some of them (like Columbia Crest) will appear way, way down the list.

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