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while the ranking from tallest to shortest changed for several peaks, van westrom says colorado dnd lose or gain any 14ers. as for the weather system it aced the test and that has implications for far more than 14ers status. the project involved recalculating sea level. sea level isn t ever exactly level, so if you can map out what that surface is, that s the new heights we re going to do for the entire nation. reporter: as part of the calculation noaa measured gravity across the entire united states. we would fly these grids. took 15 years to fly the entire nation. that tells us what the actual gravity is. reporter: using that and sophisticated gps scientists say they can now calculate heights within a couple inches anywhere in the u.s. including colorado s highest peaks. it s fun for the hikers it s important for the rest of the nation, but it s
finds colorado s 14ers as they re known a bit shorter an thee thought. shaun boyd reports the findings may have implications that go far beyond 14,000 feet. reporter: when noaa physicist derek van wes trm was tapped to lead an overhaul of the spatial reference system recapping the colorado fourteeners he shez was a bonus. they needed a place to test the system and colorado had the terrain they were looking for. people know it s more land above 10,000 feet than all the states combined. it s a very rugged state. if the system works here we know it ll work anywhere in the u.s. reporter: initial projection showed the shortest fourteeners peak may be a thirteener.
The Conservation Fund acquired about 300 acres on Mount Democrat with plans to convey the land to the U.S. Forest Service, a move that will protect public access.