Aug 19 2024
Ngadi Chuli (Manaslu II, Peak 29, Dakura, Dakum, Dunapurna) Ngadi Chuli is one of the great high mountains of Nepal, rising to 7,871 meters (25,823 feet) in the Mansiri Himal, the same spectacular Himalayan massif that contains Manaslu and Himalchuli. Also known historically as Peak 29, the mountain is generally ranked as the 20th-highest independent …
Aug 19 2024
Himalchuli (Himal Chuli) 🏔️ Overview Himalchuli, also written Himal Chuli, is one of the great high mountains of Nepal. Rising to 7,893 meters (25,896 feet), it is the second-highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, surpassed only by neighboring Manaslu. By the commonly used rankings of independent mountains, Himalchuli is the 18th-highest mountain in the world. …
Aug 19 2024
Gyachung Kang (ग्याचुङ्काङ, Gyāchung Kāng, 格重康峰, Gézhòngkāng Fēng) 🏔️ Overview Gyachung Kang is one of the great overlooked giants of the Himalayas. Rising to 7,952 meters (26,089 feet) on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, it is generally ranked as the 15th-highest independent mountain in the world and the highest …
Aug 18 2024
Sustenhorn 🏔️ Overview Sustenhorn is a striking, heavily glaciated mountain in the Uri Alps of central Switzerland, rising to 3,502 meters (11,489 feet) on the border between the cantons of Bern and Uri. Located just south of the famous Susten Pass, it forms one of the most impressive high-alpine landscapes in this part of the …
Aug 17 2024
Eggstock 🏔️ Overview Eggstock is a high, glaciated mountain in the Uri Alps of Switzerland, rising to 3,554 meters (11,660 feet) along the border between the cantons of Uri and Valais. It forms the northern end of the great Dammastock chain, a rugged line of snow-covered summits surrounded by some of the most impressive glaciers …
Aug 16 2024
Schneestock Schneestock rises high in the glaciated heart of the Swiss Alps, standing immediately north of the better-known Dammastock on the border between the cantons of Uri and Valais. At approximately 3,608 meters (11,838 feet), it is the second-highest summit in the Urner Alps, surpassed only by neighboring Dammastock. Although Schneestock has relatively little topographic …
Aug 15 2024
Monte Nevoso | Schneebiger Nock 🏔️ Overview Monte Nevoso, better known in German as Schneebiger Nock, is a 3,358-meter (11,017-foot) mountain in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It belongs to the Rieserferner Group of the Hohe Tauern, part of the Eastern Alps, and rises within the protected landscapes of the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park. After nearby Hochgall, …
Aug 14 2024
Golyam Perelik 🏔️ Overview Golyam Perelik is the highest mountain in the Rhodope Mountains, rising above the forested highlands of southern Bulgaria near the city of Smolyan. With an official elevation commonly given as 2,191 meters (7,188 feet), the mountain crowns one of the Balkans’ oldest and most distinctive mountain landscapes. Unlike the jagged granite …
Aug 12 2024
Mount Smolikas 🏔️ Overview Mount Smolikas is one of the great mountains of Greece, rising to 2,637 meters (8,652 feet) in the rugged Northern Pindus. It is the highest mountain in the Pindus Mountains and the second-highest mountain in Greece, surpassed only by Mount Olympus. Located in the Epirus region of northwestern Greece, Smolikas is …
Aug 10 2024
Plynlimon | Pumlumon 🏔️ Overview Plynlimon, known in Welsh as Pumlumon, is a broad mountain massif in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales. Its highest summit, Pen Pumlumon Fawr, reaches 752 meters (2,467 feet), making it the highest point in Ceredigion and the highest summit of the Cambrian Mountains as the range is commonly defined. …
