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Sep 01 2024
Mount Patterson (California)
Mount Patterson 🏔️ Overview Mount Patterson is the highest mountain in California and Nevada’s remote Sweetwater Mountains, rising above the Great Basin just east of the Sierra Nevada. Its broad, pale-colored summit reaches approximately 11,675 feet (3,559 meters) according to modern LiDAR-based measurements, making it one of the highest major summits in this part of …
Aug 31 2024
Mount Sill
Mount Sill is one of the great high summits of California’s Sierra Nevada, rising above the spectacular Palisades near the eastern edge of Kings Canyon National Park. Surrounded by jagged ridges, alpine lakes, lingering snowfields, and the Palisade Glacier, the mountain occupies one of the most dramatic alpine settings in California. Modern Peakbagger data places …
Aug 30 2024
Split Mountain (California): Elevation, Geology, Routes & Climbing Guide
Split Mountain is one of the great high summits of California’s Sierra Nevada, rising along the Sierra Crest above the remote wilderness between Kings Canyon National Park and the Owens Valley. Its unmistakable double summit, enormous eastern face, unusual bands of contrasting rock, and relatively straightforward standard climbing route make it one of the most …
Aug 29 2024
Risetenstock
Risetenstock 🏔️ Overview Risetenstock is a striking 2,290-meter (7,513-foot) mountain in the Urner Alps of central Switzerland. Rising along the boundary between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri, the mountain forms part of a long, scenic ridge that connects several notable summits, including Schwalmis, Hoh Brisen, and Oberbauenstock. Although Risetenstock is considerably lower than the …
Aug 28 2024
Hoh Brisen
Hoh Brisen Hoh Brisen is a rugged mountain in the Urner Alps of Central Switzerland, rising to 2,413 meters (7,917 feet) on the boundary between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri. Although it is slightly higher than its better-known neighbor, Brisen, Hoh Brisen receives far fewer visitors because reaching its summit involves an exposed, demanding …
Aug 26 2024
Engelberger Rotstock
Engelberger Rotstock 🏔️ Overview Engelberger Rotstock is a striking 2,818-meter mountain in the Urner Alps of Central Switzerland, rising above the high country between Engelberg and the Isenthal valley. The summit stands directly on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Uri, surrounded by steep limestone terrain, lingering snowfields, alpine meadows, and a cluster …
Aug 25 2024
Wissigstock
Wissigstock 🏔️ Overview Wissigstock is a rugged 2,887-meter (9,473-foot) mountain in the Uri Alps (Urner Alps) of central Switzerland. Rising high above the Engelberg Valley, the mountain stands directly on the boundary between the cantons of Obwalden and Uri, surrounded by a dramatic landscape of limestone ridges, alpine meadows, lingering snowfields, and small glaciers. Although …
Aug 24 2024
Uri Rotstock
Uri Rotstock 🏔️ Overview Uri Rotstock is one of the most distinctive mountains of the northern Uri Alps in Central Switzerland. Rising to approximately 2,929 meters (9,610 feet), the mountain towers above the secluded Isenthal Valley and the southern arm of Lake Lucerne, known locally as Lake Uri or Urnersee. Its sharp, pyramidal summit is …
Aug 23 2024
Annapurna II
Annapurna II Annapurna II rises to 7,937 meters (26,040 feet) in north-central Nepal, making it one of the highest mountains on Earth and the second-highest summit of the Annapurna massif. Although its name can make it sound like a subsidiary summit of Annapurna I, Annapurna II is a major independent mountain with more than 2,400 …
Aug 22 2024
Hinter Schloss
Hinter Schloss 🏔️ Overview Hinter Schloss is a dramatic 3,000-meter summit in the Uri Alps of central Switzerland, rising above the alpine landscapes between Engelberg and the Reuss Valley. The peak forms the highest point of the broader Schlossberg massif, a rugged limestone mountain known for steep walls, remote approaches, and serious alpine climbing. Reaching …
