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Feb 22 2026
The 10 Highest Mountain Peaks in the United States
🏔️ Overview The United States contains some of North America’s largest and most dramatic mountains. However, the country’s ten highest major summits are not spread across the western states. Every one of them lies wholly or partly in Alaska. These mountains belong to three immense systems: the Alaska Range, the Saint Elias Mountains, and the …
Feb 22 2026
Nesthorn
Nesthorn 🏔️ Overview Nesthorn is a striking 3,821-meter mountain in the southern Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Rising north of the Rhône Valley in the canton of Valais, it stands between the glaciated Oberaletsch basin and the deep Gredetschtal valley. Although Nesthorn is lower than the neighboring Aletschhorn and Bietschhorn, its substantial prominence, steep ridges, and …
Feb 21 2026
Moksha Peak: A Steep Chugach Summit Near Palmer, Alaska
Moksha Peak 🏔️ Overview Moksha Peak is a rugged 6,250-foot (1,905-meter) mountain in the western Chugach Mountains of Southcentral Alaska. The peak rises above the Jim Creek and Knik River area, approximately 9 miles (14 kilometers) east-southeast of Palmer. Although Moksha Peak is lower than many of Alaska’s famous glaciated giants, it presents a remarkably …
Feb 20 2026
Satpura Range
🏔️ Overview The Satpura Range is an extensive system of hills, plateaus, forested ridges, and deeply eroded valleys stretching across central India. Running broadly from west to east, the range passes through parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The Satpuras lie south of the parallel Vindhya Range. Together, these two highland systems frame …
Feb 20 2026
Yanamax
Yanamax 🏔️ Overview Yanamax is a remote, heavily glaciated mountain in the Chinese section of the Tian Shan range. Rising to approximately 6,357 meters (20,856 feet), it stands in the Central Tian Shan of Xinjiang, east of the Xuelian Feng massif and near the upper reaches of the Muzart Glacier. Although Yanamax is lower than …
Feb 18 2026
Loma Prieta: Highest Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Loma Prieta Loma Prieta is the highest summit in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, rising above the forested ridges between the Santa Clara Valley and Monterey Bay. Although modest in elevation compared with the Sierra Nevada, the mountain has exceptional topographic prominence and dominates a large section of the southern San Francisco Bay Area. The name …
Feb 17 2026
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains are an immense mountain system extending across eastern North America from Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada to Alabama in the southeastern United States. Characterized by long forested ridges, deep valleys, rounded summits, waterfalls, and rocky plateaus, the Appalachians form one of the continent’s most important natural and cultural regions. Although the Appalachians …
Feb 16 2026
Ruby Mountains: Nevada’s Glacier-Carved Alpine Range
🏔️ Overview The Ruby Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northeastern Nevada, rising dramatically above the dry valleys of the Great Basin. Despite their location in one of the most arid parts of the United States, the Rubies contain high alpine ridges, glacier-carved canyons, clear mountain streams, wildflower meadows, and more than two dozen …
Feb 11 2026
Loma La Rucilla
Loma La Rucilla 🏔️ Overview Loma La Rucilla is one of the great high summits of the Dominican Republic, rising in the rugged Cordillera Central near Pico Duarte in the interior of Hispaniola. At approximately 3,038 meters (9,967 feet) above sea level according to Peakbagger-based measurements, it is generally ranked as the third-highest mountain in …
Feb 11 2026
Loma Alto de la Bandera
Loma Alto de la Bandera 🏔️ Overview Loma Alto de la Bandera is a 2,842-meter (9,324-foot) mountain in the central highlands of the Dominican Republic. Located within Valle Nuevo National Park, it is generally ranked as the fourth-highest summit in both the country and the island of Hispaniola, behind Pico Duarte, Loma La Pelona, and …
