Category: Mountain Profiles

Cerro Champaquí

Cerro Champaquí 🏔️ Overview Cerro Champaquí is the highest mountain in Argentina’s Córdoba Province and the culminating summit of the Sierras de Córdoba. Rising to approximately 2,790–2,795 meters (9,154–9,170 feet), it stands above the valleys and high plateaus of central Argentina far to the east of the main Andes. Although Cerro Champaquí is dramatically lower …

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Nevado de Famatina

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 …

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Jiazi Feng

Jiazi Feng Jiazi Feng is one of the great technical summits of western Sichuan, rising among the heavily glaciated peaks of the Minya Konka massif in the Daxue Shan. Although overshadowed by nearby Gongga Shan (Minya Konka), Jiazi is a major mountain in its own right, reaching approximately 6,540 meters (21,457 feet) and presenting steep …

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Yaomei Feng

Yaomei Feng | Siguliang Yaomei Feng, also known as Yaomei Peak and the highest summit of Mount Siguniang, is a dramatic 6,000-meter mountain in western Sichuan, China. Rising above the deep valleys and rugged alpine terrain of the Qionglai Mountains, it is the range’s highest point and one of the most visually striking mountains on …

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Mount Xuebaoding

Mount Xuebaoding | Xuebao Ding Mount Xuebaoding, also written Xuebao Ding and known in Chinese as 雪宝顶, is the highest mountain in the Min Mountains of Sichuan, China. Rising to 5,588 meters (18,333 feet), it forms a striking snow-and-ice-covered summit near the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and stands above the celebrated Huanglong landscape. …

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Dongxiaonan Mountain

Dongxiaonan Mountain | 東小南山 | Dongxiaonanshan 🏔️ Overview Dongxiaonan Mountain (東小南山), also known as Dongxiaonan Shan or East Xiaonan Mountain, is a high mountain in southern Taiwan’s Yushan Range. Rising to approximately 12,175 feet (3,711 meters) according to Yushan National Park, the mountain lies within Yushan National Park and forms part of the rugged high …

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Mount Guan

Mount Guan | Guanshan | Guan Mountain | 關山 | Guān Shān 🏔️ Overview Mount Guan is one of the great high peaks of southern Taiwan. Rising to approximately 3,667 meters (12,030 feet) in the southern part of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range, it is a steep, pyramid-shaped mountain known for its dramatic cliffs, rugged ridges, …

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Mount Macdonald (Yukon)

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 …

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Mount Sir James MacBrien

Mount Sir James MacBrien 🏔️ Overview Mount Sir James MacBrien is one of the great remote summits of Canada’s Northwest Territories. Rising to approximately 2,759 meters (9,052 feet), the mountain stands in the Mackenzie Mountains within Nahanni National Park Reserve, close to the celebrated Cirque of the Unclimbables. The peak is notable not only for …

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Mount Nirvana

Mount Nirvana 🏔️ Overview Mount Nirvana is a spectacular and exceptionally remote mountain in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Rising to 2,773 meters (9,098 feet), it is the highest point in the Northwest Territories and one of the most prominent mountains in northern Canada. The peak stands within Nahanni National Park Reserve, amid the rugged granite landscapes …

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