Sep 25 2023
Sairecabur Sairecabur is a massive high-altitude stratovolcano rising directly on the border between Chile and Bolivia in one of the driest and most dramatic parts of the Andes. Reaching approximately 5,971 meters (19,590 feet) in current Peakbagger topographic data, the mountain towers above the Puna de Atacama, surrounded by lava fields, salt basins, volcanic cones, …
Sep 25 2023
Cordón Mariano Moreno Cordón Mariano Moreno is a remote, almost completely ice-covered mountain massif rising from the heart of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in southern Patagonia. Surrounded by hundreds of square kilometers of glacier ice, the range forms a remarkable north-south barrier between the immense Viedma Glacier system to the east and the Pío …
Sep 25 2023
Celo Knob Celo Knob is a rugged, heavily forested 6,329-foot (1,929-meter) summit forming the northern gateway to the Black Mountains of western North Carolina. Rising above the South Toe River valley in Yancey County, the mountain marks the beginning of one of the highest and most dramatic ridgelines in the eastern United States. Celo Knob …
Sep 25 2023
Gannett Peak Gannett Peak is the highest mountain in Wyoming and the crowning summit of the Wind River Range, rising to approximately 13,810 feet (4,210 meters) along the Continental Divide. Surrounded by some of the largest glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains, the peak stands deep within one of the most remote alpine landscapes in …
Sep 25 2023
Sacramento Peak Sacramento Peak is a forested 9,250-foot (2,819-meter) summit in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico, rising high above the Tularosa Basin and the brilliant gypsum dunes of White Sands. Although the mountain has only modest topographic prominence, it has achieved international importance for an unusual reason: for decades, its summit area has …
Sep 25 2023
Big Slide Mountain Big Slide Mountain is a rugged 4,252-foot (1,296-meter) summit in the Adirondack High Peaks of northern New York. Rising above Johns Brook Valley in Essex County, the mountain is known for its dramatic landslide scars, heavily forested slopes, rocky summit viewpoints, and the spectacular approach over a trio of rocky knobs known …
Sep 25 2023
Lead Mountain Lead Mountain is a rugged 12,544-foot (3,823-meter) summit in the Never Summer Mountains of north-central Colorado. Rising directly along the Continental Divide, the mountain straddles the boundary between Grand County and Jackson County while also marking the western edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. Although it is overshadowed by higher nearby summits such …
Sep 25 2023
Chiefs Head Peak Chiefs Head Peak is a rugged 13,577-foot (4,138-meter) mountain in Colorado’s Front Range, rising above Glacier Gorge in Rocky Mountain National Park. Although it stands only a short distance southwest of the much more famous Longs Peak, Chiefs Head is a very different mountain experience. There is no maintained trail to its …
Sep 25 2023
Redcloud Peak Redcloud Peak is a 14,037-foot (4,279-meter) mountain in Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains. Rising southwest of Lake City in Hinsdale County, it is one of Colorado’s famous fourteeners and one of the more approachable high summits in a range better known for steep ridges, loose rock, and demanding climbing routes. The standard Northeast …
Sep 25 2023
Gladstone Peak Gladstone Peak is a rugged 13,923-foot (4,243-meter) summit in the San Miguel Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Rising between Mount Wilson and Wilson Peak inside the Lizard Head Wilderness, it forms part of one of the most spectacular concentrations of high, jagged peaks in the San Juan Mountains. Although Gladstone falls less than 100 …
