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Jan 22 2025
Emi Koussi
Emi Koussi Emi Koussi rises from the remote volcanic landscape of northern Chad as the highest mountain in the Sahara Desert and the highest point in the country. This enormous shield volcano forms the southeastern end of the Tibesti Mountains, one of the Sahara’s most isolated and geologically fascinating highland regions. Unlike the sharp pyramidal …
Jan 21 2025
Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon Mount Cameroon is one of Africa’s most remarkable mountains. Rising dramatically above the Gulf of Guinea in southwestern Cameroon, this enormous active volcano combines exceptional topographic prominence, tropical rainforest, volcanic landscapes, rare wildlife, and a long history of eruptions. Also known as Fako, Cameroon Mountain, and Mongo ma Ndemi, Mount Cameroon is the …
Jan 20 2025
Mount Mikeno: The Rugged Volcano of the Virunga Mountains
Mount Mikeno 🏔️ Overview Mount Mikeno is a towering extinct volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, rising above the forests of Virunga National Park in one of Africa’s most remarkable volcanic landscapes. At 4,437 meters (14,557 feet), Mikeno is the second-highest mountain in the Virunga Mountains, exceeded only by neighboring Mount Karisimbi. …
Jan 18 2025
Mount Pulag
Mount Pulag 🏔️ Overview Mount Pulag is the highest mountain on the island of Luzon and one of the most celebrated peaks in the Philippines. Rising to approximately 2,928 meters (9,606 feet) above sea level, it stands in the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon, where the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya meet. Pulag …
Jan 17 2025
Beidawushan
Beidawushan 🏔️ Overview Beidawushan (北大武山), also written Beidawu Mountain or Beidawu Shan, is one of the great mountains of southern Taiwan. Rising to an officially listed elevation of 3,092 meters (10,144 feet), it stands near the southern end of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range and is the southernmost major summit above 3,000 meters along the island’s …
Jan 16 2025
Beinanzhushan
Beinanzhushan 🏔️ Overview Beinanzhushan, also written Beinan Zhushan and known in Chinese as 卑南主山, is a major high mountain in southern Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range. Rising to approximately 3,295 meters (10,810 feet), it stands along the boundary between Kaohsiung City and Taitung County and is one of Taiwan’s celebrated Baiyue, or 100 Peaks. Beinanzhushan occupies …
Jan 15 2025
Yushan Southern Peak
Yushan Southern Peak Yushan Southern Peak (玉山南峰), also known as Yushan South Peak, Jade Mountain South Peak, or Yushan Nanfeng, is one of the spectacular high summits surrounding Yushan, Taiwan’s highest mountain. Rising from the rugged southern ridge of the Yushan massif, it is distinguished by steep rock faces, jagged pinnacles, and a dramatic summit …
Jan 14 2025
Yushan
Yushan | Jade Mountain Yushan, also known as Jade Mountain or Mount Jade, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and one of the most geographically significant peaks in East Asia. Rising to 3,952 meters (12,966 feet), its rugged summit dominates the Yushan Range and forms the centerpiece of Yushan National Park. The mountain’s importance extends …
Jan 13 2025
Dahuang Feng
Dahuang Feng 🏔️ Overview Dahuang Feng (大黄峰), also known as Mount Dahuang and Logshen Roda, is a remote 5,922-meter (19,429-foot) mountain in western Sichuan Province, China. It rises in the Qionglai Mountains, a rugged eastern component of the broader Hengduan Mountains system near the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Although considerably lower than the …
Jan 12 2025
Mount Edgar
Mount Edgar 🏔️ Overview Mount Edgar is a spectacular and notoriously difficult 6,618-meter (21,713-foot) mountain in western Sichuan, China. Also known as E-Gongga and Aidejia, the peak rises within the Minya Konka massif of the Daxue Mountains, part of the greater Hengduan Mountains. With sheer faces, extensive glaciers, enormous vertical relief, and a history of …
