| This form is to calculate the relative difficulty of travelling from one mountain to another. You will be able to print the result on the next page. Compare that result with other results to see how dispersal paths compare. |
Use whole numbers only please |
| Obstacle Name |
Obstacle Description |
Points/Obstacle |
Number of Obstacles |
Distance (km) |
Horizontal distance from near edge of alpine to near edge of alpine in kilometers |
4 |
|
| Change in Elevation (m) |
From edge of alpine down to lowest elevation on path in meters |
.1 |
|
| Roads, gravel |
Number of gravel roads crossed |
3 |
|
| Roads, 2 lane paved |
Number of 2 lane paved roads crossed |
5 |
|
| Roads, 4 lane paved |
Number of 4 lane paved roads crossed |
10 |
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| Logged clear cuts |
Number of clear cuts >5 hectares |
10 |
|
| Fences, barbed wire |
Number of farm barbed wire fences |
5 |
|
| Fences, hog wire |
Number of fences with no opening at bottom and <1.25 m height (sheep/hog fence) |
10 |
|
| Fences, >2 m high, chain link or wood |
Number of chain link or wood fences >2m high |
100 |
|
| Fences, log or lumber |
Number of wood fences <1.25 m high |
10 |
|
| Farm fields |
Number of open farm fields >2 hectares |
3 |
|
| Small river, large creek |
Number of creeks >10 m, <20 m wide |
2 |
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| Medium rivers |
Number of rivers >20 m, <40 m wide |
12 |
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| Large rivers/lakes |
Number of rivers/lakes >40 m, < 1 km wide |
30 |
|
| Rivers with vertical canyon walls |
Number of rivers with vertical canyon walls >5 m tall |
50 |
|
| Very large lakes/rivers |
Number of lakes/rivers >1 km wide (drown danger) |
130 |
|
| Railroad tracks |
Number of railroad right-of-ways |
3 |
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| Industrial sites |
Number of large industrial sites such as sawmills, factories |
30 |
|
| Residences, rural |
Number of rural residences in path |
5 |
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| Residences, suburban |
Number of suburban residences in path |
10 |
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| City centre |
submit 1 point for dense city area |
1 point = 50 |
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