public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(new File("islands.in")));
PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(new File("islands.out"));
int N = Integer.parseInt(bufferedReader.readLine());
int landscape[] = new int[N];
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
landscape[i] = Integer.parseInt(bufferedReader.readLine());
}
for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
int prev, next, current = landscape[i];
if (i == 0) {
prev = next = landscape[i + 1];
} else if (i == N - 1) {
prev = next = landscape[i - 1];
} else {
prev = landscape[i - 1];
next = landscape[i + 1];
}
if (prev < current && next < current) {
if (!tops.containsKey(current)) tops.put(current, new LinkedList<Top>());
Top newTop = new Top();
if (Bottom.lastBottom != null) {
newTop.left = Bottom.lastBottom;
Bottom.lastBottom.right = newTop;
}
tops.get(current).add(newTop);
Top.lastTop = newTop;
} else if (prev > current && next > current) {
if (!bottoms.containsKey(current)) bottoms.put(current, new LinkedList<Bottom>());
Bottom newBottom = new Bottom();
if (Top.lastTop != null) {
newBottom.left = Top.lastTop;
Top.lastTop.right = newBottom;
}
bottoms.get(current).add(newBottom);
Bottom.lastBottom = newBottom;
} else if (prev > current && next == current) {
while (i < N - 1 && landscape[i + 1] == current) {
i++;
}
if (i == N - 1 || landscape[i + 1] > current) {
if (!bottoms.containsKey(current)) bottoms.put(current, new LinkedList<Bottom>());
Bottom newBottom = new Bottom();
if (Top.lastTop != null) {
newBottom.left = Top.lastTop;
Top.lastTop.right = newBottom;
}
bottoms.get(current).add(newBottom);
Bottom.lastBottom = newBottom;
}
} else if (prev < current && next == current) {
while (i < N - 1 && landscape[i + 1] == current) {
i++;
}
if (i == N - 1 || landscape[i + 1] < current) {
if (!tops.containsKey(current)) tops.put(current, new LinkedList<Top>());
Top newTop = new Top();
if (Bottom.lastBottom != null) {
newTop.left = Bottom.lastBottom;
Bottom.lastBottom.right = newTop;
}
tops.get(current).add(newTop);
Top.lastTop = newTop;
}
}
}
Arrays.sort(landscape);
int maxActive = 0;
int prev = 0;
for (int i : landscape) {
if (i != prev) {
if (bottoms.containsKey(i))
for (Bottom b : bottoms.get(i)) {
if (b.right != null) b.right.activate();
if (b.left != null) b.left.activate();
}
if (tops.containsKey(i))
for (Top t : tops.get(i)) {
t.sink();
}
maxActive = Math.max(maxActive, Top.totalActive);
}
}
printWriter.println(maxActive);
printWriter.flush();
}