Oct 01 2025
High above Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway earned a place in American recreation history. When the original tram opened in 1938, it became the first passenger aerial tramway in North America, transforming access to Cannon Mountain and helping establish New Hampshire as a major destination for …
Sep 29 2025
Old Snowy đïž Overview Old Snowy is a remote, glacier-covered mountain in the Delta Mountains of the eastern Alaska Range, near the Castner Glacier system in Alaska. Rising to approximately 9,700 feet (2,957 meters), the peak is part of a rugged concentration of glaciated summits east of the Delta River and Richardson Highway. The mountain …
Sep 03 2025
Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is one of the best-known peaks of Californiaâs Eastern Sierra, but it is very different geologically from many of the granite summits surrounding it. Rather than being primarily an uplifted granitic peak, Mammoth Mountain is a volcanic lava-dome complex built by repeated eruptions along the southwestern edge of the Long Valley …
Jul 16 2025
Mount Kaweah đïž Overview Mount Kaweah is a remote high summit in Californiaâs southern Sierra Nevada, rising deep within Sequoia National Park and the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness. It forms the southern end of the rugged Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a dramatic spur associated with the Great Western Divide. For generations, Mount Kaweah was generally regarded as …
Jun 24 2025
Mount Rainier is one of the great mountaineering objectives in North America. Rising to 14,410 feet (4,392 meters) in Washingtonâs Cascade Range, the active volcano is the highest mountain in Washington and the most heavily glaciated peak in the contiguous United States. But climbing Mount Rainier is very different from simply hiking a difficult mountain …
Jun 21 2025
Mount Keith đïž Overview Mount Keith is a high and relatively remote summit on the crest of Californiaâs Sierra Nevada, rising to approximately 13,983 feet (4,262 meters). Although it falls only about 17 feet short of the 14,000-foot mark, the mountain receives considerably less attention than nearby California fourteeners such as Mount Williamson and Mount …
May 28 2025
PopocatĂ©petl đïž Overview PopocatĂ©petl is a massive active stratovolcano in central Mexico and one of the country’s most recognizable natural landmarks. Rising more than 5,300 meters above sea level, it is the second-highest mountain in Mexico, surpassed only by Pico de Orizaba. The volcano stands within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, a broad zone of volcanic …
May 28 2025
IztaccĂhuatl đïž Overview IztaccĂhuatl is a massive stratovolcano in central Mexico, rising along the border between the states of MĂ©xico and Puebla. At approximately 5,230 meters (17,159 feet) above sea level, it is generally recognized as the third-highest mountain in Mexico, behind Pico de Orizaba and PopocatĂ©petl. The mountain belongs to the Sierra Nevada, a …
May 28 2025
Nevado de Toluca Nevado de Toluca, also known as XinantĂ©catl, is a massive stratovolcano in central Mexico and one of the countryâs highest mountains. Rising above the Toluca Valley in the State of Mexico, it is especially distinctive for its broad summit crater, rugged rim, and two high-altitude crater lakes: Lago del Sol and Lago …
May 27 2025
Pico del Ăguila đïž Overview Pico del Ăguila is a prominent high point of the Ajusco volcanic massif on the southern edge of Mexico City. Rising to approximately 3,890 meters (12,762 feet) above sea level, it stands within Cumbres del Ajusco National Park in the borough of Tlalpan. Because of its sharp-looking profile when viewed …
