Feb 11 2025
Melderskin 🏔️ Overview Melderskin is a prominent mountain rising above the village of Rosendal in Kvinnherad Municipality, Vestland, western Norway. Reaching 1,426 meters (4,678 feet) above sea level, the mountain forms part of the Scandinavian Mountains and stands within the dramatic landscape surrounding Folgefonna National Park. Although Melderskin is modest in elevation compared with Norway’s …
Feb 10 2025
Hardangerjøkulen 🏔️ Overview Hardangerjøkulen is a broad plateau glacier in southern Norway, occupying the northern edge of the Hardangervidda highlands in Vestland county. Shared between the municipalities of Ulvik and Eidfjord, it is one of the largest surviving ice masses in mainland Norway and an important landmark of the Scandinavian mountain landscape. The Norwegian Water …
Feb 08 2025
Montagne de sous Dîne 🏔️ Overview Montagne de Sous-Dîne is a broad limestone mountain in the Bornes Massif of Haute-Savoie, France. Rising to about 2,004 meters (6,575 feet), it stands above the Fillière valley and the Genevois region northwest of the higher central Alps. Rather than forming a sharp pyramidal summit, Sous-Dîne is characterized by …
Feb 08 2025
Cerro Mercedario 🏔️ Overview Cerro Mercedario is one of the great high mountains of the Argentine Andes. Rising to approximately 6,717 meters (22,037 feet) according to Peakbagger, it is the highest summit of the Cordillera de la Ramada, a group of enormous peaks in western San Juan Province near Argentina’s border with Chile. Mercedario stands …
Feb 07 2025
Cordillera de Ansilta The Cordillera de Ansilta is a rugged high-mountain range in western Argentina, rising above the Calingasta Valley in San Juan Province. Part of the Frontal Cordillera of the Andes, Ansilta is distinguished by seven principal summits above 5,000 meters, extensive glacial and periglacial terrain, and a remote high-desert setting. Its highest point …
Feb 07 2025
Cerro Pircas 🏔️ Overview Cerro Pircas is a major high summit in San Juan Province, Argentina, rising in the Sierra del Tontal, part of the Argentine Precordillera along the eastern side of the Andes. Although it is far less famous than giants such as Aconcagua or Cerro Mercedario, Cerro Pircas is notable for its exceptional …
Feb 06 2025
Mogote Corralitos 🏔️ Overview Mogote Corralitos is a remarkably prominent mountain rising from the Sierra de Pie de Palo in San Juan Province, Argentina. Although its summit elevation of approximately 3,168 meters (10,394 feet) is modest compared with the 6,000-meter giants of the high Andes farther west, its extraordinary topographic prominence makes it one of …
Feb 05 2025
Cerro Bonete 🏔️ Overview Cerro Bonete, also widely known as Cerro Bonete Chico, is one of the highest mountains in the Andes and one of Argentina’s great 6,000-meter volcanic summits. It rises in the remote highlands of La Rioja Province, close to the border with Catamarca, amid the exceptionally arid volcanic landscapes of the southern …
Feb 04 2025
Nevado de Famatina | Cerro General Belgrano Nevado de Famatina, also known as Cerro General Manuel Belgrano or simply Cerro Belgrano, is the dominant summit of the Sierra de Famatina in Argentina’s La Rioja Province. Rising dramatically above the dry valleys around Famatina and Chilecito, it is one of the highest mountains in Argentina outside …
Jan 31 2025
Mount Macdonald 🏔️ Overview Mount Macdonald is a remote and exceptionally prominent mountain in northern Yukon, Canada, rising above the wild landscapes of the Peel Watershed. At 2,760 meters (9,055 feet), it is the highest summit of the Northwest Mackenzie Mountains and the high point of the Bonnet Plume Mountains. Although it is not among …
