Jan 06 2024
Sosneado Sosneado, commonly known as Cerro Sosneado, is a massive high-Andean peak in Mendoza Province, Argentina. Rising to approximately 5,189 meters (17,024 feet), the mountain dominates a remote section of the upper Atuel River watershed and is notable for both its volcanic origins and exceptional topographic prominence. Sosneado is often described as the southernmost 5,000-meter …
Jan 06 2024
Mount Sefton | Maukatua Mount Sefton, also known by the Māori name Maukatua, is one of the great ice-clad mountains of New Zealand’s Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. Rising to approximately 3,151 meters (10,338 feet), it stands southwest of Aoraki / Mount Cook and forms one of the most dramatic landmarks visible …
Jan 06 2024
Mount Aspiring | Tititea Mount Aspiring / Tititea is one of the most distinctive mountains in New Zealand’s Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. Rising to a traditionally accepted elevation of 3,033 meters (9,951 feet), its sharp pyramidal summit towers above glaciers, deep river valleys, alpine grasslands, and extensive wilderness within Mount Aspiring …
Jan 06 2024
Mount Earnslaw | Pikirakatahi Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi is a spectacular twin-summited mountain rising above the Rees and Dart valleys near Glenorchy on New Zealand’s South Island. Reaching approximately 2,830 meters (9,285 feet) at its East Peak, the mountain is one of the highest and most visually dominant summits in Otago. Part of the Forbes …
Dec 30 2023
Mount Buffalo | The Hump | Buffalo Plateau Mount Buffalo is a massive granite plateau rising above the Ovens Valley in northeastern Victoria, Australia. Its highest point, The Horn, reaches 1,723 meters (5,653 feet) and provides sweeping views across the Victorian Alps and the wider Great Dividing Range. Unlike the sharper profile of nearby Mount …
Dec 14 2023
Denali (Mount McKinley) Rising above the immense wilderness of central Alaska, Denali is the highest mountain in North America and one of the most extraordinary peaks on Earth. Its summit reaches 20,310 feet (6,190.5 meters) above sea level, towering over the surrounding Alaska Range with a scale that is difficult to comprehend from elevation alone. …
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 …
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 27 2023
Leavenworth may be famous for its Bavarian-style downtown and winter lights, but its location on the eastern side of Washington’s Cascade Range also makes it an excellent base for a surprisingly varied ski trip. Within a short drive, winter visitors can choose between the deep Cascade snow and large lift-served terrain of Stevens Pass, the …
Nov 23 2023
Pikes Peak Pikes Peak rises to 14,115 feet (4,302 meters) above central Colorado, towering over Colorado Springs and the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. One of the most recognizable fourteeners in the United States, the massive granite mountain has served as an Indigenous sacred landscape, exploration landmark, Gold Rush symbol, transportation destination, scientific study …
