The high ranges north seem to be formed of three separate lines, all running east and west; the most northerly being the highest, rising over 2000 feet above the level of the surrounding country, and, according to my Barometrical and boiling-point measurements, I found that at the Charlotte Waters I was 900 feet above the sea.
"Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1"
Ernest Giles
I took the altitude of Yeumtso by carefully boiling two thermometers, and the result was 16,279 feet, the Barometrical observations giving 16,808 feet.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker
The following observations are selected as having at the time been considered trustworthy, owing to the care with which they were taken, their repetition in several cases, and the presumed accuracy of the Barometrical or trigonometrical elevation with which they are compared.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker