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What Peak or Deep is
Peak or Deep is a daily geography quiz built around one estimation challenge: how high is this place? Each round shows the name, country, and kind of a real site, along with a map pin for orientation. Instead of typing a number, you drag the location up or down a vertical height gauge, use fine controls to adjust by a single metre or foot, and lock in your guess. The true elevation is then shown, and the place rises from the bottom of the gauge to its real height as the answer is revealed. Points are awarded out of 1,000 per round, with the gauge stretched at the low end, so a small error near sea level costs more than the same error near a summit. The daily edition has three rounds for everyone, resetting at midnight UTC: one mountain, one city, and one surprise place that may be a lake, volcano, below-sea-level site, or deep ocean location. A free browser game with no typing, it also offers an unlimited mode with filters for mountains, cities, lakes, and the deep.
How to play
Read the place's name, country, and kind at the start of each round. The map pin shows where it is, so use geography to form a first estimate. Drag the place upward or downward on the vertical height gauge. For finer control, use the arrow buttons or arrow keys to move one metre or one foot at a time, and switch between metres and feet with the unit toggle. When you are satisfied, press Lock in to submit. The true height is then revealed and the place rises to its real position; you receive up to 1,000 points based on how close your guess was. In unlimited mode, choose a filter for mountains, cities, lakes, or deep places to keep playing beyond the daily.
Tips
- Use the anchor markers to calibrate your eye: the Eiffel Tower sits at 330 m, Everest at 8,849 m, and the Titanic wreck about 3,800 m down. Seeing how far those sit from the middle of the gauge helps you judge less familiar elevations.
- Pay attention to the map pin before guessing. A city in the Andes is likely far higher than one on the Dutch coast, and the same logic applies to mountains, lakes, and ocean floors.
- Because the gauge is stretched near sea level, small errors at low elevations are punished harder. Spend your fine-tuning arrows on places you suspect are below or just above sea level.
Common questions
How does the daily game work?
The daily has three rounds that are the same for everyone: one mountain, one city, and one surprise place. Surprise places can include lakes, volcanoes, below-sea-level sites, and deep ocean locations. The set resets at midnight UTC.
Can I keep playing after the daily?
Yes, unlimited mode provides endless rounds with filters for mountains, cities, lakes, and the deep. This lets you focus on a category rather than waiting for the next daily.
Will I see the same places often?
Mountains and cities do not repeat within a year, and surprise places do not return within six months. The daily schedule is planned a year ahead, and no country fills the same round twice within a week.