Category: North America

Moksha Peak: A Steep Chugach Summit Near Palmer, Alaska

Moksha Peak 🏔️ Overview Moksha Peak is a rugged 6,250-foot (1,905-meter) mountain in the western Chugach Mountains of Southcentral Alaska. The peak rises above the Jim Creek and Knik River area, approximately 9 miles (14 kilometers) east-southeast of Palmer. Although Moksha Peak is lower than many of Alaska’s famous glaciated giants, it presents a remarkably …

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Loma Prieta: Highest Peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Loma Prieta Loma Prieta is the highest summit in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains, rising above the forested ridges between the Santa Clara Valley and Monterey Bay. Although modest in elevation compared with the Sierra Nevada, the mountain has exceptional topographic prominence and dominates a large section of the southern San Francisco Bay Area. The name …

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Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains are an immense mountain system extending across eastern North America from Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada to Alabama in the southeastern United States. Characterized by long forested ridges, deep valleys, rounded summits, waterfalls, and rocky plateaus, the Appalachians form one of the continent’s most important natural and cultural regions. Although the Appalachians …

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Ruby Mountains: Nevada’s Glacier-Carved Alpine Range

🏔️ Overview The Ruby Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northeastern Nevada, rising dramatically above the dry valleys of the Great Basin. Despite their location in one of the most arid parts of the United States, the Rubies contain high alpine ridges, glacier-carved canyons, clear mountain streams, wildflower meadows, and more than two dozen …

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Loma La Rucilla

Loma La Rucilla 🏔️ Overview Loma La Rucilla is one of the great high summits of the Dominican Republic, rising in the rugged Cordillera Central near Pico Duarte in the interior of Hispaniola. At approximately 3,038 meters (9,967 feet) above sea level according to Peakbagger-based measurements, it is generally ranked as the third-highest mountain in …

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Loma Alto de la Bandera

Loma Alto de la Bandera 🏔️ Overview Loma Alto de la Bandera is a 2,842-meter (9,324-foot) mountain in the central highlands of the Dominican Republic. Located within Valle Nuevo National Park, it is generally ranked as the fourth-highest summit in both the country and the island of Hispaniola, behind Pico Duarte, Loma La Pelona, and …

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Cerro de Punta: Puerto Rico’s Highest Mountain

Cerro de Punta 🏔️ Overview Cerro de Punta is the highest mountain in Puerto Rico, reaching approximately 1,338 meters (4,389 feet) above sea level. The summit rises from the island’s mountainous interior within the Cordillera Central, the long east–west mountain system forming Puerto Rico’s geographic backbone. The mountain stands on the boundary between the municipalities …

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Monte Jayuya: Puerto Rico’s Second-Highest Mountain

Monte Jayuya 🏔️ Overview Monte Jayuya is the second-highest mountain in Puerto Rico, rising from the densely forested interior of the island’s Cordillera Central. The summit stands near the boundary between the municipalities of Jayuya and Ponce, within the mountainous landscape associated with Toro Negro State Forest. Modern lidar-based elevation data places Monte Jayuya at …

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Cerro Rosa: Puerto Rico’s Third-Highest Mountain

Cerro Rosa 🏔️ Overview Cerro Rosa is one of the highest mountains in Puerto Rico, rising from the densely forested interior of the island’s Cordillera Central. The summit stands on the boundary between the municipalities of Ciales and Jayuya and forms the highest point in Ciales. Modern lidar measurements place Cerro Rosa at approximately 1,267 …

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Cerro El Bolo

Cerro El Bolo Cerro El Bolo is a forested summit in Puerto Rico’s Cordillera Central, rising near the boundary between the municipalities of Villalba and Orocovis. It is the highest point associated with Villalba and one of the tallest mountains on the island. The mountain lies within Toro Negro State Forest, a protected highland landscape …

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