Dec 13 2023
Xueshan | Mount Sylvia Rising above the forests and cloud-filled valleys of north-central Taiwan, Xueshan (雪山) is the second-highest mountain in Taiwan and the highest summit of the Xueshan Range. Its main peak reaches 3,886 meters (12,749 feet) within Shei-Pa National Park, placing it only 66 meters below Taiwan’s highest mountain, Yushan. The name Xueshan …
Dec 13 2023
Mount Yari | Yariga-take Rising like a stone spear above the rugged ridges of central Honshu, Mount Yari—Yari-ga-take (槍ヶ岳) is one of the most recognizable mountains in Japan. Its sharply pointed summit reaches 3,180 meters (10,433 feet) in the Hida Mountains, commonly called the Northern Japanese Alps, on the boundary between Nagano and Gifu prefectures. …
Dec 13 2023
Marishiten | Marishitenzan Rising from the rugged northern summit complex of Mount Ontake, Mount Marishiten—Marishitenzan (摩利支天山) is a 2,959-meter (9,708-foot) volcanic peak on the borderlands of Gifu and Nagano in central Honshu, Japan. Although it is overshadowed by Kengamine, Mount Ontake’s 3,067-meter main summit, Marishiten is an important mountain in its own right. Its rocky …
Dec 13 2023
Nangpai Gosum | Cho Aui Rising along the remote frontier between Nepal and Tibet, Nangpai Gosum is a 7,350-meter-class Himalayan mountain standing immediately southwest of Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world. The peak belongs to the Mahalangur Himal, the same great section of the Himalayas that contains Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and several of …
Dec 13 2023
Batura III Rising from the immense Batura Wall in northern Pakistan, Batura III is one of the highest named summits in the Karakoram. The peak reaches approximately 7,729 meters (25,358 feet) in the Batura Muztagh of Gilgit-Baltistan, surrounded by glaciers, enormous rock-and-ice faces, and some of the most closely packed 7,000-meter summits anywhere on Earth. …
Dec 12 2023
Ngojumba Kang | Tenzing Peak | Ngozumpa Kang | Ngojumba Ri Rising between two of the great giants of the central Himalayas, Ngojumba Kang is an extraordinary 7,916-meter (25,971-foot) summit on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Also known as Ngozumpa Kang, Ngojumba Ri, Ngojumba Kang I, and Tenzing Peak, it stands on the immense …
Dec 12 2023
Mount Tutoko Rising above the rainforests, glaciers, and deep U-shaped valleys of southwestern New Zealand, Mount Tūtoko is the highest mountain in Fiordland National Park and the highest summit of the dramatic Darran Mountains. Its main peak reaches 2,723 meters (8,934 feet) above sea level, less than 20 kilometers from the Tasman Sea. That relatively …
Dec 12 2023
Yulong Xueshan | Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Rising above the historic city of Lijiang in northwestern Yunnan, Yulong Xueshan (玉龙雪山)—Jade Dragon Snow Mountain—is one of the most spectacular and geographically dominant mountains in southwestern China. Its highest summit, Shanzidou (扇子陡), reaches 5,596 meters (18,360 feet) above sea level. Yulong Xueshan is much more than a …
Dec 12 2023
Namcha Barwa II | Namjagbarwa II Rising from the extraordinary eastern end of the Himalayas in southeastern Tibet, Namcha Barwa II is a 7,344-meter (24,094-foot) subsidiary summit of the great Namcha Barwa massif. Although it stands higher than the vast majority of mountains on Earth, it rises only about 144 meters (472 feet) above its …
Dec 08 2023
Mount Heng | Hengshan | 恒山 Rising above Hunyuan County in northern China’s Shanxi Province, Mount Heng—Hengshan (恒山) is one of the Five Great Mountains of China, representing the north in the country’s ancient sacred geography. Its principal summit, Tianfengling (天峰岭), reaches 2,016.1 meters (6,615 feet) above sea level. Mount Heng’s importance cannot be measured …
