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Dec 15 2024
Anamudi
Anamudi Anamudi rises above the lush highlands of Kerala as the highest mountain in the Western Ghats and all of South India. Reaching 2,695 meters (8,842 feet), the mountain stands within the protected landscape of Eravikulam National Park near Munnar. Its importance goes far beyond elevation. Anamudi is an ultra-prominent and exceptionally isolated mountain, surrounded …
Dec 15 2024
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains form the great mountainous backbone of northwestern Africa, stretching across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia between the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts and the vast Sahara Desert. Extending roughly 2,400–2,500 kilometers (1,500–1,550 miles), the Atlas are not a single uninterrupted ridge but a complex collection of ranges, plateaus, valleys, forests, and high peaks. Their …
Dec 14 2024
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats are one of the great mountain systems of India, forming a long, rugged escarpment that parallels the country’s western coast. Stretching roughly 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) from Gujarat and Maharashtra southward through Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, the range separates much of the Deccan Plateau from the narrow coastal lowlands bordering …
Dec 13 2024
Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is one of Asia’s great mountain systems—a vast landscape of snow-covered summits, deep river valleys, glaciers, high passes, and isolated settlements stretching across Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. Although often overshadowed by the neighboring Himalayas and Karakoram, the Hindu Kush contains some of the highest mountains outside those better-known ranges. Its summit, Tirich …
Dec 12 2024
Mount Isto: Highest Peak of the Brooks Range
Mount Isto 🏔️ Overview Mount Isto is the highest mountain in Alaska’s Brooks Range, rising from the extraordinarily remote Romanzof Mountains of northeastern Alaska. Its summit reaches 8,975.1 feet (2,735.6 meters) above sea level according to modern high-resolution measurements. Although an elevation below 9,000 feet may seem modest compared with the enormous peaks of the …
Dec 11 2024
L’Ailefroide
L’Ailefroide | Ailefroide L’Ailefroide is one of the great high mountains of the Massif des Écrins in the French Alps. Rising to approximately 3,954 meters (12,972 feet), this sprawling, multi-summited mountain forms a dramatic complex of granite, snow, glaciers, steep ridges, and immense rock faces within Écrins National Park. Although it does not quite reach …
Dec 11 2024
Mönkhkhairkhan Mountain
Mönkhkhairkhan Mountain | Munkh Khairkhan | Mongolian: Мөнххайрхан уул 🏔️ Overview Mönkhkhairkhan Mountain is one of the great glaciated massifs of western Mongolia, rising from the dry, windswept landscapes of the Mongolian Altai near the border with China. Its combination of high peaks, surviving glaciers, alpine meadows, rocky valleys, and exceptional wildlife makes it one …
Dec 10 2024
Barre des Écrins
Barre des Écrins Barre des Écrins is one of the great mountains of the French Alps. Rising to 4,102 meters (13,458 feet) in southeastern France, it is the highest summit of the Massif des Écrins and the Dauphiné Alps. Its combination of immense topographic prominence, sweeping glaciers, steep rock ridges, and a celebrated mountaineering history …
Dec 10 2024
Croda della Pala
Croda della Pala 🏔️ Overview Croda della Pala is a rugged 2,960-meter (9,711-foot) summit in the Pale di San Martino, one of the most spectacular mountain groups of the Italian Dolomites. Rising above the high valleys and rocky plateau near San Martino di Castrozza, the mountain is surrounded by considerably higher and better-known summits, including …
Dec 09 2024
Tian Shan
🏔️ Overview The Tian Shan, also spelled Tien Shan or Tianshan, is one of the great mountain systems of Central Asia. Its name comes from Chinese and is commonly translated as “Celestial Mountains” or “Mountains of Heaven.” Stretching roughly 2,500–2,900 kilometers (1,550–1,800 miles) across the heart of Eurasia, the Tian Shan forms an immense maze …
