Mar 17 2026
Arma Konda | Sitamma Konda Arma Konda is a remote mountain summit in the northern Eastern Ghats of southeastern India. Rising to approximately 1,680 meters (5,511 feet), it is widely recognized as the highest point in the state of Andhra Pradesh and one of the most topographically significant mountains in peninsular India. The mountain stands …
Mar 17 2026
The Eastern Ghats are an ancient, discontinuous chain of mountains, hills, plateaus, and forested uplands extending along the eastern side of Peninsular India. Although generally lower and less continuous than the Western Ghats, they form one of India’s most geographically, geologically, and ecologically important mountain regions. Stretching for more than 1,000 kilometers through eastern and …
Mar 17 2026
The Snowy Mountains, often called the Snowies, form the highest section of Australia’s Great Dividing Range. Located primarily in southern New South Wales, this alpine region contains the highest summits on the Australian mainland, including the 2,228-meter (7,310-foot) Mount Kosciuszko. Although their rounded summits are modest compared with the Himalayas, Andes, or European Alps, the …
Mar 17 2026
Dent Blanche 🏔️ Overview Dent Blanche is one of the great pyramidal summits of the Swiss Alps. Rising to 4,357 meters (14,294 feet) in the canton of Valais, the mountain stands between the Val d’Hérens, Val d’Anniviers, and Mattertal valleys. Its isolated position, four steep faces, and sharply defined ridges make it one of the …
Mar 16 2026
Rottalhorn 🏔️ Overview Rottalhorn is a steep, glaciated mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Rising to approximately 3,971 meters (13,028 feet), it stands on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais, immediately south of the much higher and better-known Jungfrau. Although Rottalhorn falls just short of the 4,000-meter mark, its elevation, exposed …
Mar 15 2026
Trugberg 🏔️ Overview Trugberg is a 3,933-meter mountain in the Bernese Alps of southern Switzerland. It rises in the canton of Valais, immediately south of the Mönch and above the vast glacial basin known as Konkordiaplatz. Although it falls only about 67 meters short of the symbolic 4,000-meter mark, Trugberg receives far less attention than …
Mar 14 2026
Ebnefluh (Äbeni Flue, Ebenefluh) Ebnefluh, more commonly called Äbeni Flue in modern Swiss mountaineering sources, is a broad, glacier-covered mountain rising above the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. Its summit reaches 3,962 meters (12,999 feet), placing it only 38 meters below the internationally recognized 4,000-meter mark. The mountain stands between Gletscherhorn …
Mar 13 2026
🏔️ Overview The Tatra Mountains are a compact but spectacular mountain range straddling the border between southern Poland and northern Slovakia. They form the highest section of the Carpathian Mountains and contain rugged granite summits, steep-walled valleys, waterfalls, caves, alpine meadows, and hundreds of glacial lakes and ponds. Although the Tatras cover only about 785 …
Mar 13 2026
Combin de Grafeneire | Grand Combin 🏔️ Overview Combin de Grafeneire is the highest summit of the Grand Combin massif, a large and heavily glaciated mountain group in the western Pennine Alps of Switzerland. Rising to 4,314 meters (14,154 feet), it is one of the principal four-thousand-meter peaks of the Alps. The name Grand Combin …
Mar 12 2026
🏔️ Overview The Ural Mountains form a long, ancient mountain chain extending through western Russia and into northwestern Kazakhstan. Running for approximately 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles), the range is traditionally regarded as part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. Unlike the dramatically elevated Himalayas or Alps, the Urals consist largely of rounded ridges, forested …
