Let Ξ(H) denote the set of all nonzero closed convex cones in a finite dimensional Hilbert space H. Consider this set equipped with the bounded Pompeiu-Hausdorff metric δ. The collection of all pointed cones forms an open set in the metric space (Ξ(H), δ). One possible way of measuring the degree of pointedness of a cone K is by evaluating the distance from K to the set of all nonpointed cones....