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Dec 30 2024
Zhongshan Feng
Zhongshan Feng Zhongshan Feng is one of the great high summits of western China, rising to 6,886 meters (22,592 feet) in Sichuan Province. Also historically known as Mount Sun Yat-sen or Sun-Yat-Sen, it is the second-highest peak of the spectacular Minya Konka massif, surpassed only by neighboring Gongga Shan / Minya Konka. Despite its enormous …
Dec 28 2024
Pamir Mountains
The Pamir Mountains form one of the highest, wildest, and most geographically complex mountain regions on Earth. Rising across the heart of Central Asia, the Pamirs contain enormous glaciated peaks, broad high-altitude plateaus, deep river gorges, alpine deserts, and some of the most isolated inhabited valleys in the world. Much of the mountain system lies …
Dec 27 2024
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat Mount Ararat rises dramatically above the high plains of eastern Türkiye, its immense volcanic cone and snow-covered summit forming one of the most recognizable mountain silhouettes in Western Asia. Known in Turkish as Ağrı Dağı, the mountain reaches 5,137 meters (16,853 feet) and is the highest point in Türkiye. Ararat is remarkable for …
Dec 26 2024
Folarskardnuten
Folarskardnuten Folarskardnuten is the highest mountain in the Hallingskarvet range and one of the most important high points of southern Norway. Rising to approximately 1,933 meters (6,342 feet), the broad, rocky summit stands within Hallingskarvet National Park in Hol Municipality, Buskerud. Although considerably lower than the giants of Jotunheimen farther north, Folarskardnuten is remarkably independent. …
Dec 25 2024
Hjelledalstinden
Hjelledalstinden | Hjelledalstind 🏔️ Overview Hjelledalstinden is a rugged mountain in the southwestern part of Norway’s Jotunheimen region, rising to 1,989 meters (6,526 feet) above sea level. Located in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, the mountain forms a dramatic part of the high-alpine landscape surrounding Morka-Koldedalen and stands directly south of the better-known Falketind. Although …
Dec 24 2024
Visbreatinden
Visbreatinden 🏔️ Overview Visbreatinden is a rugged 2,234.9-meter (7,332-foot) mountain in the heart of Jotunheimen, Norway’s highest mountain region. Located in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, the peak rises within Jotunheimen National Park amid an impressive concentration of high summits, glaciers, rocky ridges, and alpine valleys. Although Visbreatinden is overshadowed in fame by nearby giants …
Dec 23 2024
Cerro Gordo: Highest Peak of the Sierra Madre Occidental
Cerro Gordo 🏔️ Overview Cerro Gordo is a remote high mountain in the Mexican state of Durango and is generally recognized as the highest point of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Rising to approximately 3,357 meters (11,014 feet) above sea level, the mountain also forms the highest point in the state of Durango. Cerro Gordo stands …
Dec 23 2024
Altai Mountains
The Altai Mountains are one of Central Asia’s great mountain systems, spreading across the borderlands of Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. Snow-covered summits, broad steppes, glacial valleys, deep forests, alpine lakes, and high plateaus give the Altai an extraordinary variety of landscapes. Stretching roughly northwest to southeast through the heart of Eurasia, the range reaches …
Dec 22 2024
Cerro Mohinora
Cerro Mohinora Cerro Mohinora rises above the forested highlands of southern Chihuahua as the highest point in the Mexican state and one of the most important summits of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Surrounded by remote conifer forests and protected habitat, the mountain combines unusual topographic isolation with exceptional biological diversity. Peakbagger places Cerro Mohinora at …
Dec 22 2024
Pik Rapasova
Pik Rapasova | Pik Rapasov 🏔️ Overview Pik Rapasova is a remote 6,814-meter (22,355-foot) mountain in the Central Tian Shan of Xinjiang, China, close to some of the highest and most heavily glaciated terrain in Central Asia. The peak rises near the upper reaches of the South Inylchek glacier system and only a few kilometers …
