Sep 26 2023
Mount Adams Mount Adams is one of the great volcanic mountains of the Pacific Northwest, rising to approximately 12,280 feet (3,743 meters) in southern Washington. It is the second-highest mountain in Washington, surpassed only by Mount Rainier, and one of the tallest summits in the Cascade Range. Broad, heavily glaciated, and extraordinarily massive, Mount Adams …
Sep 26 2023
Mount Forbes Mount Forbes is one of the great high mountains of the Canadian Rockies, rising deep within the wilderness of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Its steep layered walls, snow-covered ridges, surrounding glaciers, and distinctive pointed summit give it the unmistakable appearance of a serious alpine mountain. Modern topographic datasets place Mount Forbes …
Sep 26 2023
Grassy Ridge Bald Grassy Ridge Bald is one of the most beautiful high-elevation summits in the southern Appalachian Mountains, rising to approximately 6,194 feet (1,888 meters) in the Roan Highlands of western North Carolina. Its broad, mostly treeless summit is covered by grasses, wildflowers, rhododendrons, and low shrubs, creating panoramic views that extend across layer …
Sep 26 2023
Puu Alii Puʻu Aliʻi is a remote high point on the rugged island of Molokaʻi in Hawaiʻi, rising above the immense sea cliffs and deeply carved valleys of the island’s eastern volcanic highlands. Located within Kalawao County and the boundaries of Kalaupapa National Historical Park, the mountain is surrounded by one of Hawaiʻi’s most ecologically …
Sep 26 2023
Puu Nana Puʻu Nana is a low but culturally significant volcanic hill rising to approximately 1,345 feet (410 meters) in the dry western highlands of Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi. Although modest compared with Kamakou and the towering mountains of East Molokaʻi, Puʻu Nana occupies an important position within the island’s geography, volcanic history, and Native Hawaiian cultural …
Sep 26 2023
Puu Nianiau Puʻu Nianiau is an ancient volcanic cone on the northwestern flank of Haleakalā on the island of Maui, Hawaiʻi. Rising to approximately 6,849 feet (2,088 meters), the modest summit sits near the entrance to the Summit District of Haleakalā National Park, not far from Hosmer Grove and the road that climbs toward the …
Sep 25 2023
Pu’uhuluhulu | Puʻu Huluhulu Puʻuhuluhulu is a forest-covered volcanic cone rising to approximately 6,758 feet (2,060 meters) in the high saddle between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaiʻi. Surrounded by stark lava fields, this green hill is one of the most distinctive landmarks along the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, commonly known …
Sep 25 2023
Volcán Altar | El Altar Volcán Altar, usually called El Altar, is one of the most spectacular eroded volcanic massifs in the Ecuadorian Andes. Rising to approximately 5,319 meters (17,451 feet) at its highest summit, El Obispo, the mountain forms a dramatic semicircle of jagged, glacier-carved peaks surrounding the turquoise waters of Laguna Amarilla. Located …
Sep 25 2023
Quitaraju Quitaraju is a formidable 6,036-meter (19,803-foot) mountain in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, rising immediately beside the much more famous Alpamayo in the spectacular Santa Cruz massif. Although its neighboring pyramid attracts most of the photographs, Quitaraju is actually higher and presents an impressive combination of steep glaciers, sharp snow ridges, technical ice climbing, and extraordinary …
Sep 25 2023
Cerro Marahuaca Cerro Marahuaca is one of the most extraordinary table mountains of the Guiana Highlands, rising abruptly from the tropical forests of Venezuela’s remote Amazonas state. Reaching approximately 2,832 meters (9,291 feet), Marahuaca is a massive tepui composed of ancient sandstone cliffs, isolated summit plateaus, waterfalls, cloud forests, carnivorous plants, and species found nowhere …
