La Reina | Pico La Reina đď¸ Overview La Reina, more commonly called Pico La Reina, is one of the great high summits of northern Colombiaâs Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Rising to approximately 5,510 meters (18,077 feet), it stands among the highest mountains in Colombia and is the highest major summit associated with Cesar …
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Mar 16 2025
Pico Tulio Ospino
Pico Tulio Ospino đď¸ Overview Pico Tulio Ospino is a high mountain in northern Colombiaâs spectacular Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Rising to approximately 5,250 meters (17,224 feet) above sea level, it is one of the major 5,000-meter summits of this isolated Caribbean massif. The peak is particularly important geographically because it is recognized as …
Mar 16 2025
Pico Duarte
Pico Duarte đď¸ Overview Pico Duarte is the highest mountain in the Dominican Republic, the highest point on the island of Hispaniola, and the highest summit anywhere in the Caribbean. Rising to approximately 3,101 meters (10,174 feet) above sea level, it towers over the rugged interior of the Dominican Republicâs Cordillera Central. Pico Duarte is …
Mar 11 2025
Penteleu
Penteleu Penteleu rises to 1,772 meters (5,814 feet) in Romaniaâs BuzÄu Mountains, forming the highest point of both the Penteleu Massif and the wider BuzÄu mountain group. Located in BuzÄu County in the southeastern part of the Romanian Carpathians, the mountain is known for long forested ridges, open high-elevation meadows, old-growth woodland, abundant wildlife, and …
Mar 11 2025
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus đď¸ Overview Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and one of the most culturally significant mountains on Earth. Rising dramatically above the northern Greek landscape near the Aegean Sea, the Olympus massif combines jagged limestone summits, deep gorges, ancient forests, alpine meadows, rare plants, challenging hiking routes, and a mythology that …
Mar 11 2025
Pic du Clapier du Peyron
Pic du Clapier du Peyron đď¸ Overview Pic du Clapier du Peyron is a rugged 3,169-meter (10,397-foot) summit in the Massif des Ăcrins of the French Alps. Located in the Isère department of southeastern France, the mountain rises above the wild alpine valleys surrounding Lac de la Muzelle, Valsenestre, and the Lauvitel area. Although overshadowed …
Mar 11 2025
Pointe de Malhaubert
Pointe de Malhaubert Pointe de Malhaubert is a rugged 3,049-meter (10,004-foot) summit in the western Massif des Ăcrins of the French Alps. Rising above Lac du Vallon in the Isère department of southeastern France, it is the highest point of the local ridge that also includes Le Rochail and Pointe de Confolens. Despite exceeding 3,000 …
Mar 10 2025
Le Taillefer
Le Taillefer Le Taillefer is one of the most distinctive mountains of the French Alps. Rising above the Isère department southeast of Grenoble, it is the highest summit of the Taillefer Massif, a rugged group of mountains positioned between Belledonne, the Ăcrins, the Vercors, and the DĂŠvoluy. The mountain is especially notable for its unusually …
Mar 10 2025
La Pyramide dâOrnon
La Pyramide dâOrnon đď¸ Overview La Pyramide dâOrnon is a rugged 2,839-meter (9,314-foot) summit in the Taillefer Massif of the French Alps, in the Isère department of southeastern France. Rising immediately east of the slightly higher Le Taillefer, the mountain forms one of the highest points in this compact but dramatic Alpine massif. Although it …
Mar 10 2025
Grand Armet
Grand Armet đď¸ Overview Grand Armet is a rugged and comparatively little-known summit in the Taillefer Massif of the French Alps, rising above the valleys of the Roizonne and Malsanne in the Isère department of southeastern France. Although traditionally listed at 2,792 meters (9,160 feet), newer lidar-based data used by Peakbagger place the summit at …