Mount Hubbard 🏔️ Overview Mount Hubbard is a massive, glacier-covered peak in the Saint Elias Mountains, standing directly on the international boundary between Alaska in the United States and Yukon in Canada. Rising to 14,950 feet (4,556.8 meters), it is one of the great high mountains of North America and one of the most prominent …
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Jan 31 2025
Mount Alverstone
Mount Alverstone Mount Alverstone rises to 14,500 feet (4,420 meters) in the spectacular Saint Elias Mountains, directly on the international boundary between Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory. Although overshadowed by some of the enormous summits surrounding it, including Mount Hubbard, Mount Alverstone is one of the highest mountains in both the United States and Canada. …
Jan 31 2025
Mount Kennedy
Mount Kennedy 🏔️ Overview Mount Kennedy is a remote, glacier-covered peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of southwestern Yukon, Canada. Rising to approximately 13,911 feet (4,240 meters), the mountain stands within Kluane National Park and Reserve, close to the Alaska border and among some of the highest mountains in North America. Although Mount Kennedy is …
Jan 30 2025
Mount Kaskawulsh
Mount Kaskawulsh 🏔️ Overview Mount Kaskawulsh—officially recorded by Canadian authorities as Kaskawulsh Mountain—is a remote 2,969-meter (9,741-foot) summit in the Saint Elias Mountains of southwestern Yukon, Canada. It rises deep within Kluane National Park and Reserve, surrounded by one of the most spectacular glacier landscapes in North America. What makes Mount Kaskawulsh especially distinctive is …
Jan 30 2025
Keele Peak
Keele Peak Keele Peak rises from one of the most remote mountain landscapes in northern Canada. Located in eastern Yukon near the Northwest Territories border, it is generally recognized as the highest summit of the Mackenzie Mountains and is also identified as the high point of the Selwyn Mountains in several geographic classifications. Although Keele …
Jan 29 2025
Botev Peak
Botev Peak Botev Peak rises to 2,376 meters (7,795 feet) in the heart of Bulgaria, making it the highest summit in the Balkan Mountains, also known as Stara Planina. Located within Central Balkan National Park, the mountain combines sweeping highland scenery, deep forested valleys, waterfalls, protected wildlife habitat, and one of Bulgaria’s best-known high-mountain hiking …
Jan 27 2025
Antisana
Antisana Antisana is one of Ecuador’s great high volcanoes—a massive, glacier-covered stratovolcano rising from the eastern side of the Ecuadorian Andes. Although it receives fewer climbers and tourists than better-known neighbors such as Cotopaxi, Cayambe, and Chimborazo, Antisana is an exceptionally important mountain for volcanology, mountaineering, water resources, and wildlife conservation. Peakbagger lists Antisana at …
Jan 25 2025
Mount Victoria (Papua New Guinea)
Mount Victoria Mount Victoria rises to 4,038 meters (13,248 feet) in Papua New Guinea’s rugged Owen Stanley Range. It is the highest summit in the range and one of the highest and most topographically prominent mountains in the country. Although Mount Victoria lies only about 75 kilometers (47 miles) north-northeast of Port Moresby, reaching it …
Jan 23 2025
Toussidé
ToussidĂ© | Pic ToussidĂ© | Tarso ToussidĂ© Toussidé—also known as Pic ToussidĂ© or Tarso Toussidé—is a striking stratovolcano in northern Chad’s remote Tibesti Mountains. Surrounded by the Sahara Desert, the mountain is distinguished by its dark volcanic cone, extensive lava flows, fumarolic activity, and the extraordinary Trou au Natron caldera nearby. 🏔️ Overview ToussidĂ© rises …
Jan 22 2025
Emi Koussi
Emi Koussi Emi Koussi rises from the remote volcanic landscape of northern Chad as the highest mountain in the Sahara Desert and the highest point in the country. This enormous shield volcano forms the southeastern end of the Tibesti Mountains, one of the Sahara’s most isolated and geologically fascinating highland regions. Unlike the sharp pyramidal …