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Kawaikini Standing as Kauai’s highest mountain, Mount Kawaikini is the summit of Mount Waialeale, Kauai’s inactive central shield volcano. Other peaks on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai include Waialeale to the north and Namolokama Mountain further north, Nounou to the east, Haupu to the southeast, and Keanapuka Mountain to the northwest. Visitors can also enjoy Manawaiopuna Falls (Jurassic Park Falls) …

Amne Machin | Amnye Maqen | Anyi Machen | Anyê Maqên | Dradullungshog Amne Machin, or “Grandfather Pomra,” is a holy Tibetan mountain and mountain range located in Amdo in Eastern Tibet, in the Xueshan Township of Maqên County in the Golog Prefecture and Qinghai Province of China. It is a Tibetan god mountain, and many visitors bring …

Mount Logan Mt. Logan stands as Canada’s tallest peak in Kluane National Park and Reserve in the St. Elias Mountains in the Yukon territory. The mountain was named for geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada, Sir William Edmond Logan. The closest peaks to Logan are Stuart Peak to the northeast, Teddy Peak …

The weekend was coming and I was looking for a good place to do some bouldering. After asking around, Grandmother Mountain was the name that came up the most in conversations. As I searched for directions, my climbing shoes winked at me from across the room. It was bound to be a great adventure. Like …

Grandfather Mountain Grandfather Mountain stretches across North Carolina’s Avery, Caldwell, and Watauga counties in Grandfather Mountain State Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachians. Calloway Peak (5,964 ft.) is the highest of the mountain’s four peaks, with the others being Attic Window Peak (5,949 ft.), MacRae Peak (5,844 ft.), and Linville Peak (5,295 ft.). Visitors can enjoy spectacular panoramic …

Chimborazo Chimborazo is an inactive glacier-capped stratovolcano that last erupted around 550 A.D. It sits in Ecuador’s Cordillera Occidental Mountain Range of the Andes, southwest of the capital, Quito. Visitors can enjoy nearby rest stops and photo spots; lodging at Comunidad La Moya, Hostería La Andaluza, and Laguna Las Cochas; and grocery shopping. The Bosque Potrerillo …

The North American Rocky mountains by begin as far south as mid-New Mexico, but their northernmost point is a full 3,000 miles away, nestled inside an ecosystem that looks absolutely nothing like its southern counterpart. This should serve as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with that great collection of mountains … a family …

Standing proudly at 17,160 feet (5,230 m), Iztaccíhuatl boasts the third highest peak in Mexico. Like some of the largest mountains in Mexico, such as Popocatépetl and La Malinche, Iztaccíhuatl is a volcano (now extinct) in the center of the country. It is one of the few remaining mountains in Mexico to have a peak …

Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, or Rockies, are a major mountain range located in the west side of North America. The Rocky Mountains cover areas from New Mexico to British Columbia, Canada, spanning a massive area of over 3,000 miles!  The mountain chain holds a number of nature sanctuaries as well as tourist spots, including …

Mount Elbert Mount Elbert is considered the “Gentle Giant” of U.S. mountain climbing because most routes on the ascent are hiking trails that are ranked lower on the scale of difficulty compared to other mountains. Reveille Peak and Aggie Lake are located directly east of the mountain, with Bull Hill peak to the southwest, and …

Matterhorn The Matterhorn is a stunning, nearly symmetrical pyramid shaped peak that stands in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps. Because of its high visibility and incredible shape, it is sometimes referred to as the “Mountain of Mountains.” The mountain sits on the western Swiss canton of Valais, between the Swiss town …

Weisshorn Weisshorn is a major peak in the Swiss Alps, sitting in the Pennine Alps, and is located between the valleys of Anniviers and Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The word “weisshorn” literally translates to mean “white peak” or “white mountain,” and it is considered by many to be the most beautiful mountain …

Liskamm (Lyskamm) Located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, Liskamm sits in the Pennine Alps, but is sometimes considered to be less prominent than other Pennine peaks, and a part of the extended Monte Rosa subrange of mountains. But Liskamm itself is highly visible and a huge massif with two beaming summits: the Eastern …

Aiguille du Dru (Dru, the Drus, Les Drus) Located east of Les Praz village in Chamonix valley, Aiguille du Dru is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. The word “Aiguille” translates to “needle” in French, referencing the pointy top of the mountain. The closest neighboring peaks to Aiguille du Dru …

Dom Snow-capped Dom mountain stands between Randa and Saas-Fee in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. In German, Dom translates to “dome,” but it can also mean “cathedral,” which is fitting since the mountain is named after Canon Berchtold of Sitten cathedral, who was the first person to survey the area. It …

Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) Monte Rosa stands in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps in the Monte Rosa Alps. The Monte Rosa Alps are a mountain massif located between Valais, Switzerland and the Piedmont and Aosta Valley regions of Italy. Although “rosa” translates to “pink” in French and Italian, the mountain’s name actually comes from …