Dec 16 2023
Pik Druzhba | Friendship Peak | Пик Дружба Pik Druzhba is a remote 6,800-meter summit in the Central Tian Shan of Xinjiang, China, close to the border with Kyrgyzstan. Its Russian name, Druzhba, means “friendship,” giving the mountain the alternative English name Friendship Peak. At 22,309 feet (6,800 meters), Pik Druzhba is among the highest …
Dec 16 2023
Chuelebos Feng | Chulebos | 却勒博斯 Chuelebos Feng is a remote, heavily glaciated mountain in China’s Xinjiang region, rising to approximately 6,769 meters (22,208 feet) in the Tian Shan. Also known as Chulebos, the mountain’s name has been translated as “Tiger.” It stands at the western end of an extraordinary high ridge west of the …
Dec 16 2023
Xuelian Feng | Snow Lotus Peak | 雪莲峰 Xuelian Feng is a spectacular 6,627-meter mountain in the Central Tian Shan of Xinjiang, China. Its name means “Snow Lotus Peak,” an appropriately graceful name for a mountain dominated by enormous glaciers, steep ice walls, corniced ridges, and remote high-altitude terrain. At 21,742 feet (6,627 meters), Xuelian …
Dec 16 2023
Mount Logan Rising from the vast icefields of southwestern Yukon, Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada and the second-highest summit in North America after Denali. At 5,959 meters (19,550 feet), it is an enormous, heavily glaciated massif whose scale is difficult to appreciate from elevation alone. Unlike mountains defined by a single sharp …
Dec 16 2023
Mount Sanford Rising high above Alaska’s Copper River Basin, Mount Sanford is one of the great volcanic giants of the Wrangell Mountains. Its broad, glacier-covered summit reaches 16,237 feet (4,949 meters), making it one of the highest mountains in the United States and one of the highest volcanoes in North America. Mount Sanford lies within …
Dec 16 2023
Mount Wrangell Broad, ice-covered, and still volcanically active, Mount Wrangell is one of the most remarkable mountains in Alaska. Rising to 14,163 feet (4,317 meters) in the Wrangell Mountains, this enormous shield volcano dominates the landscape of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Mount Wrangell does not have the steep, sharply pointed profile that many …
Dec 16 2023
Mount Saint Elias Towering above the glaciers and coastal lowlands of Alaska and Yukon, Mount Saint Elias is one of the most dramatic mountains in North America. Its summit reaches 18,008 feet (5,489 meters) along the international boundary between the United States and Canada, making it the second-highest mountain in both countries. Only Mount Logan …
Dec 15 2023
Danxia Feng | Mount Danxia Rising above the green subtropical landscape of northern Guangdong, Mount Danxia—Danxiashan (丹霞山) is a spectacular world of crimson cliffs, flat-topped rock towers, narrow ravines, caves, natural bridges, forested valleys, and winding rivers. Unlike a conventional mountain dominated by one summit, Mount Danxia is an extensive multi-peak mountain and red-rock landscape …
Dec 15 2023
Mount Jiuhua | Jǐuhuá Shān | 九华山 Rising above the forests and river valleys of southern Anhui Province, Mount Jiuhua—Jiuhuashan (九华山) is one of China’s great sacred mountain landscapes. Granite peaks, cloud-filled valleys, old-growth trees, steep stone stairways, Buddhist temples, monasteries, and isolated hermitages create a setting where geology and spiritual history have been intertwined for more …
Dec 14 2023
Mount Hunter | Begguya Rising in a maze of glaciers and towering granite walls just south of Denali, Mount Hunter is one of the most formidable mountains in the Alaska Range. At 14,573 feet (4,442 meters), it is the third-highest major summit in the range after Denali and Mount Foraker, yet its lower elevation does …
