May 28 2024
Mount Jefferson 🏔️ Overview Mount Jefferson is the highest mountain in Nevada’s Toquima Range and the highest point in Nye County. Rising to approximately 11,945 feet, its broad, windswept summit dominates a remote stretch of central Nevada between Big Smoky Valley and Monitor Valley. The mountain forms the centerpiece of the Alta Toquima Wilderness, a …
May 28 2024
Pico de Humboldt 🏔️ Overview Pico de Humboldt is a high volcanic summit on the rim of Nevado de Toluca in central Mexico. Rising to approximately 4,480 meters (14,698 feet), it stands above the remarkable crater lakes of Lago del Sol and Lago de la Luna within the mountainous State of Mexico. Although Pico de …
May 28 2024
Pico de Orizaba | CitlaltĂ©petl 🏔️ Overview Pico de Orizaba, also known as CitlaltĂ©petl, rises above the border between Puebla and Veracruz as the highest mountain in Mexico and the highest volcano in North America. Its traditionally cited elevation of approximately 5,636 meters (18,491 feet) makes it the continent’s third-highest major summit, surpassed only by …
May 28 2024
Ajusco 🏔️ Overview Ajusco is a prominent volcanic mountain rising above the southern edge of Mexico City. Its highest summit, La Cruz del MarquĂ©s, reaches approximately 3,937 meters (12,917 feet), making it the highest point within Mexico City and one of the most recognizable mountains surrounding the Valley of Mexico. The mountain belongs to the …
May 28 2024
Cerro La Cruz del Marquez | Cerro La Cruz del MarquĂ©s 🏔️ Overview Cerro La Cruz del MarquĂ©s is the celebrated summit area of Ajusco, a volcanic mountain rising above southern Mexico City. Reaching approximately 3,930 meters, or 12,894 feet, it is widely recognized as the highest point within Mexico City and the centerpiece of …
May 28 2024
Mount San Antonio | Mount Baldy | Old Baldy Mount San Antonio, better known as Mount Baldy, is the highest mountain in California’s San Gabriel Mountains and the highest point in Los Angeles County. Rising to approximately 10,068 feet, its broad, exposed summit dominates the northeastern skyline of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The mountain …
May 27 2024
Rich Mountain Rich Mountain is one of the most prominent and scenic ridges in the Ouachita Mountains, stretching across western Arkansas toward southeastern Oklahoma. Its forest-covered crest, sweeping viewpoints, historic fire tower, and easy road access make it quite different from the isolated summits normally associated with mountain climbing. The best-known summit of Rich Mountain …
May 27 2024
Black Fork Mountain Black Fork Mountain is a rugged, forested ridge in the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Rising above the valleys west of Mena, Arkansas, the mountain forms the centerpiece of the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness, a remote protected landscape known for steep slopes, exposed sandstone, unusual rock flows, old-growth dwarf …
May 26 2024
Petit Jean Mountain Rising above the Arkansas River Valley in central Arkansas, Petit Jean Mountain is a broad sandstone-capped mesa known for sweeping overlooks, forested canyons, waterfalls, unusual rock formations, prehistoric rock art, and one of the most important conservation stories in Arkansas. The mountain is best known as the home of Petit Jean State …
May 26 2024
Potato Hill Mountain Potato Hill Mountain is a rugged, heavily forested summit in Yell County, Arkansas, rising prominently south of Blue Mountain Lake in the western part of the state. Although its elevation of roughly 2,226 feet (678 meters) is modest by the standards of the American West, the mountain has more than 1,200 feet …
