Jan 20 2024
Monte Bianco di Courmayeur 🏔️ Overview Monte Bianco di Courmayeur is a 4,748-meter (15,577-foot) subsidiary summit of Mont Blanc in the Mont Blanc Massif of the Alps. Known in French as Mont Blanc de Courmayeur, it rises southeast of the main Mont Blanc summit above the enormous Italian faces overlooking Courmayeur and Val Veny. Although …
Jan 20 2024
Mount Hayes 🏔️ Overview Mount Hayes is a towering 13,832-foot (4,216-meter) mountain in the eastern Alaska Range and the highest summit of the Hayes Range. Rising in Alaska’s Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, it combines enormous topographic prominence, tremendous local relief, extensive glaciers, and one of the most important early climbing histories in Alaskan mountaineering. With …
Jan 20 2024
Matterhorn 🏔️ Overview The Matterhorn is one of the most recognizable mountains on Earth. Rising to 4,478 meters (14,692 feet) on the border between Switzerland and Italy, its nearly symmetrical pyramid towers above Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais and Breuil-Cervinia in Italy’s Aosta Valley. Known as Monte Cervino in Italian and Mont Cervin …
Jan 12 2024
The Presidential Range is the highest and most famous mountain group in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, stretching across a rugged landscape of exposed ridges, glacial ravines, dense spruce-fir forests, fragile alpine tundra, and some of the most severe weather in the eastern United States. At its center rises Mount Washington, the 6,288-foot (1,917-meter) high point …
Jan 12 2024
Mount Monroe Mount Monroe rises to about 5,371 feet (1,637 meters) in New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, immediately southwest of the much taller Mount Washington. Although Monroe is only a short distance from its famous neighbor, it is a substantial mountain in its own right: the fourth-highest summit in New Hampshire, a member of the state’s …
Jan 12 2024
Mount Clay Rising along the exposed crest of New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, Mount Clay is a rugged 5,531-foot summit situated between Mount Jefferson and Mount Washington. Although overshadowed by its taller neighbors, Mount Clay offers some of the finest above-treeline scenery in the White Mountains. The mountain occupies an especially dramatic position above the Great …
Jan 12 2024
Mount Jefferson Rising high above the forests and glacial valleys of northern New Hampshire, Mount Jefferson is one of the great summits of the Presidential Range. At approximately 5,714 feet, it is the third-highest major mountain in New Hampshire, surpassed only by Mount Washington and Mount Adams. Mount Jefferson is a mountain of exposed boulder …
Jan 12 2024
Mount Adams Rising above the rugged northern Presidential Range, Mount Adams is one of the most imposing mountains in New Hampshire. Modern lidar-based measurements place its summit at approximately 5,797 feet, making it the second-highest ranked peak in the state after Mount Washington. Mount Adams is a classic White Mountains destination: steep approaches, enormous boulder …
Jan 12 2024
Mount Madison At the northern end of New Hampshire’s spectacular Presidential Range, Mount Madison rises to approximately 5,363 feet above sea level. Although lower than nearby Mount Adams and Mount Jefferson, Madison is an unmistakable mountain, with a steep, rocky summit cone and sweeping views across the northern White Mountains. Mount Madison is the fifth-highest …
Jan 07 2024
Alto San Juan Alto San Juan, also known simply as Cerro Alto or El Alto, is a remote 6,148-meter mountain rising directly on the international border between Chile and Argentina. Surrounded by glaciers and several of the great summits of the high Andes, it is one of the lesser-known 6,000-meter peaks of South America. The …
