May 28 2024
Mount San Antonio | Mount Baldy | Old Baldy Mount San Antonio, better known as Mount Baldy, is the highest mountain in California’s San Gabriel Mountains and the highest point in Los Angeles County. Rising to approximately 10,068 feet, its broad, exposed summit dominates the northeastern skyline of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The mountain …
May 28 2024
K2 (Godwin Austen, Mount Godwin-Austen, Chhogori, Chogori, Qogir, چھوغوری) 🏔️ Overview K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world, rising to 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) along the border between Pakistan and China. Located in the Baltoro Muztagh of the Karakoram, it is the highest mountain in Pakistan, the highest summit in the Karakoram, and the …
May 27 2024
Rich Mountain Rich Mountain is one of the most prominent and scenic ridges in the Ouachita Mountains, stretching across western Arkansas toward southeastern Oklahoma. Its forest-covered crest, sweeping viewpoints, historic fire tower, and easy road access make it quite different from the isolated summits normally associated with mountain climbing. The best-known summit of Rich Mountain …
May 27 2024
Black Fork Mountain Black Fork Mountain is a rugged, forested ridge in the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Rising above the valleys west of Mena, Arkansas, the mountain forms the centerpiece of the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness, a remote protected landscape known for steep slopes, exposed sandstone, unusual rock flows, old-growth dwarf …
May 26 2024
Petit Jean Mountain Rising above the Arkansas River Valley in central Arkansas, Petit Jean Mountain is a broad sandstone-capped mesa known for sweeping overlooks, forested canyons, waterfalls, unusual rock formations, prehistoric rock art, and one of the most important conservation stories in Arkansas. The mountain is best known as the home of Petit Jean State …
May 26 2024
Potato Hill Mountain Potato Hill Mountain is a rugged, heavily forested summit in Yell County, Arkansas, rising prominently south of Blue Mountain Lake in the western part of the state. Although its elevation of roughly 2,226 feet (678 meters) is modest by the standards of the American West, the mountain has more than 1,200 feet …
May 26 2024
Ouachita Pinnacle Ouachita Pinnacle is a prominent forested summit in Garland County, Arkansas, rising to approximately 1,961 feet (598 meters) in the central Ouachita Mountains. Although it is not among Arkansas’s highest mountains by absolute elevation, its isolation and more than 1,000 feet of topographic prominence make it one of the more significant summits in …
May 26 2024
Smith Pinnacle Smith Pinnacle is a forested summit in Garland County, Arkansas, rising to approximately 1,886 feet (575 meters) in the central Ouachita Mountains. It forms the high point of Barton Mountain and is one of the most topographically significant peaks in this part of Arkansas. Although Smith Pinnacle is only the second-highest summit in …
May 26 2024
Crystal Mountain Crystal Mountain is a forested summit in Saline County, Arkansas, rising to approximately 1,729 feet (527 meters) in the central Ouachita Mountains. Located within Ouachita National Forest, the mountain is known for its substantial topographic prominence, quartz-rich surroundings, rugged forest roads, and views toward the Lake Winona country. Crystal Mountain is not among …
May 26 2024
Shinall Mountain Rising above the western edge of Little Rock, Shinall Mountain is the highest natural point in Pulaski County, Arkansas and one of the easternmost prominent summits of the Ouachita Mountains. Modern LiDAR measurements place its summit at approximately 1,069 feet (326 meters) above sea level. Shinall Mountain is unusual among Arkansas peaks because …
