Jun 15 2026
Kit Carson Peak 🏔️ Overview Kit Carson Peak is a rugged Colorado fourteener rising among the Crestones, one of the most dramatic groups of summits in the Sangre de Cristo Range. The mountain stands west of the range crest near the community of Crestone and overlooks the broad San Luis Valley. Although commonly called Kit …
Jun 14 2026
Brasstown Bald 🏔️ Overview Brasstown Bald is the highest mountain in Georgia, rising to 4,784 feet (1,458 meters) in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the southern Appalachians. Located within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, the mountain stands near the towns of Hiawassee, Blairsville, and Young Harris in northeastern Georgia. The summit is crowned by a visitor …
Jun 13 2026
Oat Mountain 🏔️ Overview Oat Mountain is the highest summit of the Santa Susana Mountains, an east–west-trending range overlooking the northern San Fernando Valley in Southern California. Rising above Chatsworth and the western edge of Los Angeles, the mountain combines broad views, substantial topographic prominence, Cold War history, and a surprisingly strenuous road hike. Although …
Jun 13 2026
The Verkhoyansk Range is an immense mountain system in northeastern Siberia, stretching across the Republic of Sakha—also known as Yakutia—in Russia. Its remote ridges form a sweeping arc east of the Lena River and separate several of Siberia’s largest drainage basins. Although the Verkhoyansk Range does not reach the extreme elevations of the Himalayas or …
Jun 12 2026
🏔️ Overview The Orulgan Range, often shortened to Orulgan, is one of the largest and highest sections of the Verkhoyansk mountain system in northeastern Siberia. It stretches for more than 500 kilometers through the remote interior of the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, in Russia. Rather than forming a single compact massif, Orulgan consists …
Jun 10 2026
Cowrock Mountain 🏔️ Overview Cowrock Mountain is a forested summit and elongated ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia. Rising within the Raven Cliffs Wilderness of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, the mountain is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and is best known for its broad rock outcrops, layered mountain views, and short but …
Jun 08 2026
Timber Mountain 🏔️ Overview Timber Mountain is an 8,303-foot (2,531-meter) summit in Southern California’s eastern San Gabriel Mountains. Rising above Icehouse Canyon within the Cucamonga Wilderness, the mountain is known for its conifer-covered slopes, quiet summit forest, and rewarding views toward Mount San Antonio, Telegraph Peak, Ontario Peak, and Cucamonga Peak. The mountain is the …
Jun 07 2026
Mount Tom 🏔️ Overview Mount Tom is one of the most recognizable mountains of California’s eastern Sierra Nevada. Rising to 13,658 feet (4,163 meters), the broad, rugged summit dominates the skyline west of Bishop and towers dramatically above the Owens Valley. Unlike many major Sierra summits, Mount Tom does not stand directly on the range’s …
Jun 05 2026
Amne Machin | A’nyemaqen Shan | Amnye Maqen | Anyi Machen | Anyê Maqên | Dradullungshog Rising above the immense grasslands of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, Amne Machin is one of the most culturally significant and geographically distinctive mountains in western China. Its broad, glacier-covered summit reaches approximately 6,282 meters (20,610 feet), making it the highest …
Jun 04 2026
Mount Pinchot 🏔️ Overview Mount Pinchot is a remote 13,496-foot summit in California’s Sierra Nevada. It rises within Kings Canyon National Park, northeast of Pinchot Pass and east of the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail corridor. Although Mount Pinchot falls just short of California’s fourteeners, it is a substantial and topographically independent mountain. …
