Dec 31 2024
Hochgall Hochgall, known in Italian as Monte Collalto, is the highest mountain of the Rieserferner Group in the Eastern Alps. Rising to 3,436 meters (11,273 feet) in South Tyrol, Italy, the mountain towers above the Antholz Valley near the Austrian border and forms one of the most distinctive summits in this heavily glaciated corner of …
Dec 26 2024
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 | 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 🏔️ 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 16 2024
The Caucasus Mountains form one of Eurasia’s great mountain systems, rising between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea at the meeting point of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Stretching for more than 1,200 kilometers (about 750 miles), the mountains contain immense glaciers, volcanic peaks, deep river valleys, alpine meadows, ancient forests, and some of …
Dec 11 2024
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 10 2024
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 🏔️ 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 08 2024
Reißeck 🏔️ Overview Reißeck, also known as Großes Reißeck, is a rugged 2,965-meter (9,728-foot) mountain in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the highest summit of the Reißeck Group, a compact but dramatic mountain group forming the southern part of the larger Ankogel Group within the Hohe Tauern. Although Reißeck does not quite reach …
Dec 07 2024
Säuleck 🏔️ Overview Säuleck is a striking 3,086-meter (10,125-foot) mountain in the Ankogel Group of Austria’s Hohe Tauern, rising above the alpine valleys near Mallnitz in the state of Carinthia. Although surrounded by higher and more heavily glaciated summits, Säuleck has earned a reputation as one of the more approachable 3,000-meter mountains in the Eastern …
