Nov 20 2023
Tungurahua Rising steeply above the lush valleys of central Ecuador, Tungurahua is one of the country’s most recognizable volcanoes. Its symmetrical cone towers more than three vertical kilometers above the valleys around Baños de Agua Santa, creating a dramatic transition from subtropical vegetation and cloud forest to páramo, barren volcanic slopes, and the summit crater. …
Nov 15 2023
Mount St. Helens Few mountains in North America have changed as dramatically within living memory as Mount Saint Helens. Rising in southwestern Washington’s Cascade Range, this active stratovolcano became internationally famous on May 18, 1980, when a catastrophic landslide removed its northern flank and triggered one of the most destructive volcanic eruptions in United States …
Nov 14 2023
Mount Rainier Rising almost three vertical miles above western Washington, Mount Rainier is the highest mountain in the Cascade Range, the highest point in Washington State, and one of the most visually dominant peaks in North America. Its enormous ice-covered volcanic cone towers above forests, cities, valleys, and Puget Sound, sometimes appearing to float above …
Nov 10 2023
Mount Hood (Wy’east) Rising in an almost solitary white cone above the forests of northern Oregon, Mount Hood is the highest mountain in the state and one of the defining volcanoes of the Cascade Range. From Portland, the Columbia River Gorge, orchards of the Hood River Valley, and countless lakes and ridges across northwest Oregon, …
Nov 09 2023
Mauna Kea Mauna Kea (Maunakea) Rising more than 13,800 feet above the Pacific Ocean — and more than 33,000 feet above its base on the ocean floor — Mauna Kea, traditionally written Maunakea, is one of the most extraordinary mountains on Earth. It is the highest point in Hawaiʻi, one of the most topographically prominent …
Nov 02 2023
Mount Damavand (دماوند) Rising above the Central Alborz of northern Iran, Mount Damavand is one of the world’s great volcanic mountains. Its nearly symmetrical cone dominates the surrounding landscape, climbing to approximately 5,609 meters (18,402 feet) above sea level and forming the highest point in Iran. Damavand is much more than a national high point. …
Oct 31 2023
Mount Haku (白山, Haku-san, Hakusan) Rising to 2,702 meters (8,865 feet) in central Honshu, Mount Haku, or Hakusan, is one of Japan’s most important sacred mountains and one of the country’s great volcanic landscapes. Its Japanese name, 白山, means “White Mountain,” a reference to the deep snow that blankets its upper slopes for much of …
Oct 23 2023
Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) Rising to 3,776 meters (12,388 feet) above central Honshu, Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, the country’s most famous volcano, and one of the most recognizable mountains on Earth. Known in Japanese as Fujisan, its immense symmetrical cone rises above the boundary between Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, dominating a …
Oct 20 2023
Mount Kilimanjaro Rising almost six vertical kilometers above sea level in northern Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, the highest point in Tanzania, and one of the most topographically dominant mountains on Earth. Its highest point, Uhuru Peak, reaches 5,895 meters (19,341 feet) on the rim of Kibo crater. Kilimanjaro is not …
Mar 06 2023
Standing proudly at 17,160 feet (5,230 m), Iztaccíhuatl boasts the third highest peak in Mexico. Like some of the largest mountains in Mexico, such as Popocatépetl and La Malinche, Iztaccíhuatl is a volcano (now extinct) in the center of the country. It is one of the few remaining mountains in Mexico to have a peak …
