Dec 04 2023
Rising abruptly above the rolling Piedmont east of Atlanta, Stone Mountain is one of Georgia’s most recognizable natural landmarks. Its broad summit reaches approximately 1,684 feet (513 meters) above sea level and rises nearly 700 feet above its key saddle, creating a massive exposed dome that can be seen from miles around. Stone Mountain is …
Dec 01 2023
Stretching across Alberta and British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies contain some of North America’s most spectacular mountain landscapes. Immense limestone walls rise above turquoise lakes, glaciers spill from high icefields, and dozens of summits exceed 11,000 feet (3,353 meters). Yet the Canadian Rockies do not contain Canada’s highest mountains. Those are found much farther northwest …
Nov 23 2023
North Maroon Peak Rising above Maroon Lake near Aspen, North Maroon Peak is one of Colorado’s most recognizable and challenging fourteeners. Together with neighboring Maroon Peak, it forms the famous Maroon Bells, whose reddish, sharply layered summits dominate one of the best-known mountain views in the Rocky Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place North Maroon Peak …
Nov 23 2023
Maroon Peak Rising above Maroon Lake near Aspen, Maroon Peak is the higher of Colorado’s famous Maroon Bells and one of the most distinctive fourteeners in the Rocky Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 14,163 feet (4,317 meters), making it one of the highest mountains in Colorado’s rugged Elk Mountains. Together with …
Nov 23 2023
Chopicalqui (Chopicallqui) Rising immediately east of Peru’s enormous Huascarán massif, Chopicalqui is one of the great glaciated peaks of the Cordillera Blanca. Its summit reaches 6,354 meters (20,846 feet) above sea level, placing it among the highest mountains in Peru and among the highest tropical mountains anywhere on Earth. Chopicalqui is particularly striking because it …
Nov 23 2023
Huantsán (Huantsan, Tunsho) Rising above the high valleys southeast of Huaraz, Huantsán is one of the great mountains of Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. Its main summit is commonly listed at approximately 6,395 meters (20,981 feet) in modern Peruvian and mountaineering references, making it one of the highest mountains in the range. Huantsán is also one of …
Nov 23 2023
Chinchey (Rurichinchay) Rising east of Huaraz in Peru’s spectacular Cordillera Blanca, Chinchey—also known as Rurichinchay—is a remote, heavily glaciated Andean summit and the highest point of the Chinchey-Palcaraju massif. Its elevation presents an unusual mapping problem. Traditional climbing literature, Austrian Alpine Club maps, and many modern Andean references place Chinchey at approximately 6,309 meters (20,699 …
Nov 23 2023
Rising immediately north of Leadville in central Colorado, Mount Zion is a 12,126-foot (3,696-meter) summit on the southern portion of Chicago Ridge, near the northern end of the Mosquito Range and the boundary between the Tenmile-Mosquito high country and the upper Arkansas River Valley. Mount Zion is easy to overlook beside Colorado’s famous fourteeners. Mount …
Nov 23 2023
Vermilion Peak Rising above Trout Lake and the high basins south of Telluride, Vermilion Peak is one of the most prominent thirteeners in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 13,907 feet (4,239 meters), making it one of Colorado’s 100 highest ranked mountains. Vermilion is much more topographically significant than …
Nov 23 2023
Hagues Peak Rising in the northern reaches of Rocky Mountain National Park, Hagues Peak is a massive 13,565-foot summit that forms the highest point of Colorado’s Mummy Range. It is also the highest point in Larimer County, giving this relatively little-known thirteener an importance far beyond its elevation alone. Modern LiDAR measurements place the summit …
