Mar 24 2024
Ulugh Muztagh | Muztag | Muztag Feng | Mount Muztag Hidden deep within the Kunlun Mountains of western China, Ulugh Muztagh is one of Asia’s most remote major summits. Rising to approximately 6,973 meters (22,877 feet) on the boundary between Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Region, the heavily glaciated mountain stands amid an immense landscape …
Mar 24 2024
Bukadaban Feng Rising from the immense high-altitude wilderness of western China, Bukadaban Feng is one of the great remote summits of the Kunlun Mountains. The heavily glaciated mountain reaches 6,860 meters (22,507 feet) on the boundary between Qinghai and Xinjiang, making it the highest point in Qinghai Province. Bukadaban Feng is also an ultra-prominent peak, …
Mar 24 2024
Yuzhu Peak | Sob Gangri | Yushu Feng Rising above the immense high plateau of Qinghai Province, Yuzhu Peak is the highest mountain in the eastern Kunlun Mountains. The snow-covered summit reaches 6,178 meters (20,269 feet) and stands above a landscape of glaciers, alpine steppe, barren ridges, and broad valleys near the northern edge of …
Mar 24 2024
Liushi Shan | Kunlun Goddess Rising to 7,167 meters (23,513 feet) in one of the most isolated corners of western China, Liushi Shan is generally recognized as the highest mountain in the Kunlun Mountains. Also known as Kunlun Goddess Peak, Liushi Feng, and Aksai Chin I, the heavily glaciated summit stands on the boundary between …
Jan 20 2024
Batura II 🏔️ Overview Batura II is a towering subsidiary summit of the Batura Sar massif in the western Karakoram of northern Pakistan. Traditionally listed at 7,762 meters (25,466 feet), it forms part of the immense Batura Wall in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Hunza District. Also known as Hunza Kunji, Batura II remained one of the world’s highest …
Jan 20 2024
Moscow Peak | Moskva Peak | Pik Moskva 🏔️ Overview Moscow Peak is a towering 6,785-meter (22,260-foot) mountain in the western Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. Also known as Pik Moskva or Qullai Moskva, it is the highest summit of the Peter I Range and one of the most prominent mountains in the western Pamirs. Rising in …
Jan 20 2024
Pik Agasis | Pik Agashidze 🏔️ Overview Pik Agasis is a remote high mountain in the Peter I Range of Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains. It is commonly listed in international geographic databases at 5,877 meters (19,281 feet) and is frequently credited with approximately 1,597 meters (5,240 feet) of topographic prominence, placing it among the world’s ultra-prominent …
Jan 12 2024
Minya Konka, also known as Gongga Shan or Mount Gongga, rises above western Sichuan as one of China’s most spectacular mountain massifs. The main summit reaches an officially measured 7,508.9 meters (24,635 feet), making it the highest mountain in Sichuan and the highest summit of the Hengduan Mountains. For most visitors, however, Minya Konka is …
Jan 02 2024
Mount of Olives The Mount of Olives is a historic limestone ridge immediately east of Jerusalem’s Old City, separated from it by the deep Kidron Valley. Rising to approximately 818 meters (2,684 feet) at its northern high ground, the mount provides one of the most recognizable panoramas of Jerusalem and has played an extraordinary role …
Jan 02 2024
Mount Zion Mount Zion is a historic hill immediately south of Jerusalem’s Old City, rising to approximately 774 meters (2,540 feet) above sea level. Known in Hebrew as Har Tsiyon and in Arabic as Jabal Sahyoun, the hill forms the southern portion of Jerusalem’s Western Hill and overlooks the Hinnom Valley and some of the …
