Question

difference btw col and saddle

Answer 1

Col is essentially a lowest point on a ridge connecting two peaks. It is used in maps where topographic feature of the are is in shape of a saddle. Pass is a broad term which defines a point on a ridge connecting two valleys. A pass may or may not be a lowest point connecting two peaks.

Answer 2

Answer:

A col is sometimes defined as the lowest point on a saddle co-linear with the drainage divide that connects the peaks. Whittow describes a saddle as "low point or col on a ridge between two summits", whilst the Oxford Dictionary of English implies that a col is the lowest point on the saddle.