Jun 23 2026
Mount Elbert 🏔️ Overview Mount Elbert is the highest mountain in Colorado, the highest summit in the Rocky Mountains, and the second-highest mountain in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney. Its broad summit rises to approximately 14,440 feet—or 4,401 meters—within Colorado’s Sawatch Range. Despite its record-setting elevation, Mount Elbert is not a technical climbing …
Jun 23 2026
Flat Top Mountain Flat Top Mountain is a broad, high-elevation summit in northwestern Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness. Rising above a landscape of alpine tundra, volcanic cliffs, forests, and glacial lakes, it is the highest mountain in the Flat Tops range and one of Colorado’s most prominent summits outside the state’s famous fourteeners. Unlike the sharply …
Jun 22 2026
Deer Valley Resort 🏔️ Overview Deer Valley Resort is a renowned ski destination in Park City, Utah, known for meticulously groomed slopes, attentive guest service, upscale dining, and an unusual ski-only policy. Snowboards are not permitted during winter operations, making Deer Valley one of only a few major resorts in the United States devoted exclusively …
Jun 21 2026
Haystack Mountain 🏔️ Overview Haystack Mountain is a forested summit in Norfolk, Connecticut, known for its historic stone observation tower and expansive views across the hills of southern New England. Rising to approximately 1,681 feet (512 meters), the mountain forms part of the Litchfield Hills in the northwestern corner of the state. The summit lies …
Jun 20 2026
Lamentation Mountain Rising above the valleys of central Connecticut, Lamentation Mountain is a long, rugged traprock ridge known for its exposed basalt ledges, steep western cliffs, forested summit, and far-reaching views toward the Hanging Hills. Although its summit reaches only about 719 feet above sea level, the mountain’s sharp relief and rocky terrain give it …
Jun 19 2026
Torreys Peak 🏔️ Overview Torreys Peak is one of Colorado’s best-known fourteeners, rising along the Continental Divide in the central Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its sharply defined summit, steep eastern face, and close relationship with neighboring Grays Peak make it one of the most recognizable mountain destinations near Denver. Although Torreys is often …
Jun 18 2026
Mountain Ranges of Antarctica 🏔️ Overview Antarctica is home to some of the most spectacular and least-explored mountain ranges on Earth. Although nearly 98% of the continent is covered by ice, hundreds of mountain ranges and isolated massifs rise above the Antarctic Ice Sheet, forming dramatic landscapes of granite peaks, volcanic summits, glaciers, and vast …
Jun 18 2026
Bearpen Mountain 🏔️ Overview Bearpen Mountain is a broad, forested summit in the northwestern Catskill Mountains of New York. Rising to approximately 3,588 feet (1,094 meters), it is one of the Catskill High Peaks recognized by the Catskill 3500 Club and the highest mountain whose principal summit lies in Greene County. Unlike many better-known Catskill …
Jun 17 2026
Greenhorn Mountain 🏔️ Overview Greenhorn Mountain is the highest summit in Colorado’s Wet Mountains, a compact range rising dramatically between the Great Plains and the Wet Mountain Valley. The broad, prominent mountain reaches approximately 12,353 feet (3,765 meters) and forms one of the most recognizable landmarks in south-central Colorado. The summit stands on the boundary …
Jun 16 2026
Ragged Mountain 🏔️ Overview Ragged Mountain is a rugged traprock ridge in central Connecticut, extending across parts of Southington and Berlin in Hartford County. Despite reaching less than 800 feet above sea level, the mountain rises sharply above the surrounding lowlands and contains some of the most dramatic cliffs, rocky ledges, and reservoir views in …
