Mar 18 2025
Doddabetta Doddabetta rises above the hill station of Ooty in Tamil Nadu, forming the highest summit of the Nilgiri Mountains and the highest point in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Surrounded by high-elevation shola forest and grassland, the mountain combines impressive topographic stature with unusually easy access: a road reaches close to the summit, …
Mar 18 2025
Vavul Mala | Vavulmala 🏔️ Overview Vavul Mala is one of the most prominent mountains of Kerala and a major summit of the Western Ghats in southern India. Rising to 2,339 meters (7,674 feet), the mountain forms the highest point of the Vellarimala hill complex and is the highest summit of the Western Ghats north …
Mar 17 2025
Mullayanagiri Mullayanagiri rises above the green highlands of Chikkamagaluru in southwestern India, forming the highest point in the state of Karnataka. Although modest in elevation compared with the great Himalayan peaks, the mountain is remarkably prominent and isolated, giving it an impressive presence above the surrounding Western Ghats landscape. At approximately 1,925 meters (6,316 feet) …
Feb 03 2025
Jiazi Feng Jiazi Feng is one of the great technical summits of western Sichuan, rising among the heavily glaciated peaks of the Minya Konka massif in the Daxue Shan. Although overshadowed by nearby Gongga Shan (Minya Konka), Jiazi is a major mountain in its own right, reaching approximately 6,540 meters (21,457 feet) and presenting steep …
Feb 03 2025
Yaomei Feng | Siguliang Yaomei Feng, also known as Yaomei Peak and the highest summit of Mount Siguniang, is a dramatic 6,000-meter mountain in western Sichuan, China. Rising above the deep valleys and rugged alpine terrain of the Qionglai Mountains, it is the range’s highest point and one of the most visually striking mountains on …
Feb 02 2025
Mount Xuebaoding | Xuebao Ding Mount Xuebaoding, also written Xuebao Ding and known in Chinese as 雪宝顶, is the highest mountain in the Min Mountains of Sichuan, China. Rising to 5,588 meters (18,333 feet), it forms a striking snow-and-ice-covered summit near the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stands above the celebrated Huanglong landscape. …
Feb 02 2025
🏔️ Overview The Qinling Mountains, also called the Qin Mountains or Qin Ling, form one of the most geographically important mountain systems in China. Running broadly east to west across central China, with their principal highlands in Shaanxi Province, the Qinling create a major natural boundary between northern and southern China. Together with the Huai …
Feb 01 2025
Dongxiaonan Mountain | 東小南山 | Dongxiaonanshan 🏔️ Overview Dongxiaonan Mountain (東小南山), also known as Dongxiaonan Shan or East Xiaonan Mountain, is a high mountain in southern Taiwan’s Yushan Range. Rising to approximately 12,175 feet (3,711 meters) according to Yushan National Park, the mountain lies within Yushan National Park and forms part of the rugged high …
Feb 01 2025
Mount Guan | Guanshan | Guan Mountain | 關山 | Guān Shān 🏔️ Overview Mount Guan is one of the great high peaks of southern Taiwan. Rising to approximately 3,667 meters (12,030 feet) in the southern part of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range, it is a steep, pyramid-shaped mountain known for its dramatic cliffs, rugged ridges, …
Jan 18 2025
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 …
