Question

If Mt. Whitney is 14,505 feet above sea level, and the bottom of the Salton Sea is -52 feet below sea level, what is the difference, in feet, between the elevation at Mt. Whitney and the Salton Sea?

Answer 1

14557 feet

Explanation:

The sea level is considered to be zero, so that elevation is positive while depth is negative.

Mt. Whitney is 14,505 feet above sea level.

Salton Sea is -52 feet below sea level.

Difference = Mt. Whitney elevation - Salton Sea depth

= 14505 - (-52)

= 14505 + 52

= 14557

Difference = 14557 feet

The difference between Mt. Whitney and Salton Sea is 14557 feet.