Dec 14 2023
Mount Lucania Deep within the vast icefields of southwestern Yukon, Mount Lucania rises as one of the great giants of the Saint Elias Mountains. At roughly 5,240 meters (17,190 feet), it is generally ranked as the third-highest mountain in Canada, behind Mount Logan and Mount Saint Elias. Despite its extraordinary height, Mount Lucania remains far …
Dec 14 2023
Mount Bona Deep in the glacier-covered wilderness of eastern Alaska, Mount Bona rises above the Saint Elias Mountains as one of the highest peaks in the United States—and the highest volcano in the country. Mount Bona reaches at least 16,500 feet (5,029 meters) according to modern U.S. topographic contours, although the historically quoted elevation of …
Dec 14 2023
Mount Blackburn Rising above a vast wilderness of glaciers in eastern Alaska, Mount Blackburn is the highest mountain in the Wrangell Mountains and one of the most imposing volcanic peaks in North America. Its summit reaches 16,390 feet (4,996 meters) within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, making it one of the highest major mountains …
Dec 14 2023
Pic Luigi Amedeo | Pic Luigi Amadeo Rising from one of the wildest ridges on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, Pic Luigi Amedeo—Picco Luigi Amedeo in Italian—is a 4,469-meter (14,662-foot) summit in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. Although its topographic prominence is modest, the peak holds an important place in Alpine mountaineering …
Dec 14 2023
Helderberg Mountain Rising dramatically above Somerset West and False Bay in South Africa’s Western Cape, Helderberg Mountain is one of the most recognizable summits on the eastern side of the Cape Town metropolitan region. Its rugged sandstone cliffs, sweeping fynbos-covered slopes, deep ravines, and panoramic coastal views make it an outstanding example of the mountains …
Dec 14 2023
Ngga Pilimsit | Mount Idenburg Rising from the extraordinarily rugged highlands of western New Guinea, Ngga Pilimsit is one of Indonesia’s highest mountains and one of the most fascinating equatorial alpine peaks on Earth. Its summit reaches 4,717 meters (15,476 feet) in the western Sudirman Range of Central Papua, only a short distance from Puncak Jaya, …
Dec 14 2023
Denali (Mount McKinley) Rising above the immense wilderness of central Alaska, Denali is the highest mountain in North America and one of the most extraordinary peaks on Earth. Its summit reaches 20,310 feet (6,190.5 meters) above sea level, towering over the surrounding Alaska Range with a scale that is difficult to comprehend from elevation alone. …
Dec 13 2023
Xueshan | Mount Sylvia Rising above the forests and cloud-filled valleys of north-central Taiwan, Xueshan (雪山) is the second-highest mountain in Taiwan and the highest summit of the Xueshan Range. Its main peak reaches 3,886 meters (12,749 feet) within Shei-Pa National Park, placing it only 66 meters below Taiwan’s highest mountain, Yushan. The name Xueshan …
Dec 13 2023
Mount Yari | Yariga-take Rising like a stone spear above the rugged ridges of central Honshu, Mount Yari—Yari-ga-take (槍ヶ岳) is one of the most recognizable mountains in Japan. Its sharply pointed summit reaches 3,180 meters (10,433 feet) in the Hida Mountains, commonly called the Northern Japanese Alps, on the boundary between Nagano and Gifu prefectures. …
Dec 13 2023
Marishiten | Marishitenzan Rising from the rugged northern summit complex of Mount Ontake, Mount Marishiten—Marishitenzan (摩利支天山) is a 2,959-meter (9,708-foot) volcanic peak on the borderlands of Gifu and Nagano in central Honshu, Japan. Although it is overshadowed by Kengamine, Mount Ontake’s 3,067-meter main summit, Marishiten is an important mountain in its own right. Its rocky …
