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A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill, but there is...
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| Mount Everest |
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Location | 8,848.0m | 8,848.0m |
Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha ( meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in , in Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰 Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level, which is ...
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| K2 |
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Location | 8,611.0m | 4,017.0m |
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth (after Mount Everest). With a peak elevation of , K2 is part of the Karakoram segment of the Himalaya range, and is located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, on the border between Pakistan's northern...
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| Mount Washington |
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Location | 1,917.0m |
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at . It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, holding the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, at on the afternoon of April 12,...
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| Sgorr Ruadh |
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Sgorr Ruadh is a mountain situated in the mountainous area between Strath Carron and Glen Torridon in Wester Ross in the Highland Region of Scotland. It is located in Coire Lair near Achnashellach along with two other fine mountains, Beinn Liath...
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| Ortler |
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Ortler (Italian: Ortles) is, at above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Range. It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of the Italian region of Trentino...
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| Mount Wilson |
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Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Rico and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Telluride. It is the...
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| Elliott Knob |
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Elliott Knob is one of the highest mountain in the northern portions of the U.S. state of Virginia. At 4,463 feet (1,360 m), the peak is located on the northern point of the ridge known as Great North Mountain. A small, naturally growing stand of...
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| Beinn a' Chaolais |
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Beinn a' Chaolais (Gaelic: mountain of the sound) is the lowest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 733 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham.
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| Rishi Pahar | Location |
Rishi Pahar is a Himalayan mountain peak, located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. It lies at the northeast corner of the ring of peaks surrounding the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, and on the eastern rim of the Nanda Devi...
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| Slieve Gullion |
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Slieve Gullion (Irish: Sliabh Cuilinn) is an extinct volcano in the south of County Armagh in Northern Ireland. The Mountain forms the core of the Ring of Gullion and stands as the highest point in the county with an elevation of 573 metres. Slieve...
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| Isabelle Peak | Location |
Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Park. The mountain was named in 1906 by Charles S. Thompson, after his sister Isabelle Thompson.
The Interprovincial Boundary Commission made the...
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| Spruce Knob |
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Spruce Knob, at , is the highest point in the state of West Virginia, USA, and the summit of Spruce Mountain, the tallest mountain in the Alleghenies.
Its summit has a definite alpine feel, much more so than other mountains of the Southern...
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| Sněžka-Śnieżka |
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Śnieżka (Polish) or Sněžka (Czech) is the highest mountain in the Karkonosze/Krkonoše Mountains, part of the Sudetes mountain range, rising to above sea level. In German, it is known as Schneekoppe. It lies on the Polish-Czech border, and a border...
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| Gyachung Kang |
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Gyachung Kang is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal, a subrange of the Himalaya, and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mount Everest (8,848 m). It lies on the border between Nepal and Tibet. As the fifteenth highest peak in the world...
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| Sunshine Peak | Location |
Sunshine Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 9 miles (14 km) south west of Lake City, and about 1 mi (1.6 km) south of Redcloud Peak. It...
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| Pik Talgar |
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Pik Talgar is a northern peak in the Tian Shan mountain range in Kazakhstan, named after Talgar river and city. It is the highest peak of the Trans-Ili Alatau. Due to its close proximity to the Kazakhstan capital of Alma-Ata, it is a popular...
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| Muckish |
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Muckish (Irish: An Mhucais, meaning "pig's back") is a distinctive flat-topped mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains of Donegal, Ireland. At 666 metres, it is the third-highest peak in the Derryveagh Mountains, with Errigal being the highest. The...
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| Beinn Dearg | Location |
Beinn Dearg (one of a number of Scottish hills of that name) is a mountain in the Inverlael area of the Highlands of Scotland. It is most frequently climbed by following the River Lael up Gleann na Sguaib. Starting from near the head of Loch Broom a...
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| Great Knoutberry Hill |
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Great Knoutberry Hill, also commonly known as Widdale Fell, is a mountain located near Dent at the heads of Ribblesdale, Dentdale and Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The Cumbria/North Yorkshire border runs over the fell. At a...
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| Mount Lee |
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Mount Lee is a peak in the Santa Monica Mountains, in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, USA. The famous Hollywood Sign is located on its southern slope. The sign is visible north of the Mulholland Highway. A good view of it can be had by...
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| Laila Peak |
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Laila Peak in Hushe Valley near Gondogoro glacier is in Karakoram range and is 6,096m high. Its distinctive spear-like shape makes it one of the most beautiful mountains of the world. Its North West face has a slope of 45 degrees in more than 1500...
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| Loser |
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Loser is the name of a mountain in the Ausseerland in Austria which has an elevation of 1,838 metres above sea level.
The mountain is the most prominent landmark of the Ausseerland. Among the locals, it is also known as the Ausseer Ohrwaschl ...
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| Tilicho Peak |
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Tilicho Peak is a mountain in the Nepal Himalaya, near Annapurna. The peak was discovered in 1950 by the team led by Maurice Herzog who were attempting to find Annapurna I.
The first ascent was made in 1979 by the French climber Emanuel Schmutz...
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| Sgor an Lochain Uaine |
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Sgor an Lochain Uaine is a mountain in the Cairngorms, Scotland. By some counts it is the fifth highest mountain in Scotland (and the United Kingdom). It is the third highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, lying between Braeriach and...
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| Kamet | Location |
Kamet is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of India, after Nanda Devi, . It lies in the Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, close to the border with Tibet. It is the third highest mountain in India (according to India however, the rank...
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| Mount Munday | Location |
Mount Munday is one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. It is 3,356 m (11,010 ft) in elevation and stands in the Waddington Range six kilometres southeast of Mount Waddington 4,019 m (13...
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| Mount Ayles | Location |
Mount Ayles is located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It forms part of the border of the Quttinirpaaq National Park. Like the nearby Ayles Ice Shelf, the mountain was named by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1965 for Petty Officer Adam...
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| Giewont |
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Giewont (pronounced Gyeh-vont) is a mountain massif in the Tatra Mountains of Poland, and is 1894 metres AMSL at its highest.
It comprises three peaks (all m/metres in AMSL):
There is a mountain pass located between Great and Long Giewont, known...
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| Mount Snow |
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Mount Snow is a mountain and ski area in southern Vermont located in the Green Mountains. It was cohost of the first Extreme Games in 1995 and host of the Winter X-Games in 2000 and 2001. It is currently owned by Peak Resorts.
The mountain is...
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| Foel Wen | Location |
Foel Wen is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Berwyn range.
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| Tryfan |
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Tryfan (pronounced: ) is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, forming part of the Glyderau group. It is one of the most recognisable peaks in the region, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At 3,002 feet above sea level it is one of the...
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| Third Hill Mountain | Location |
Third Hill Mountain is located in Berkeley County, West Virginia in the Eastern Panhandle. Third Hill Mountain reaches its highest elevation of 2,172 feet (662 m) above sea-level southeast of the "Locks-of-the-Mountain" where it "locks" with Sleepy...
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| Mount Cory | Location |
Mount Cory is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley in southeast Banff National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1923 after William Wallace Cory, deputy minister of the Interior from 1905 to 1930.
Cory
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| King Edward Peak | Location |
King Edward Peak is a mountain located north of Starvation Creek and the U.S. border. The mountain was named in 1915 after King Edward VII.
King Edward Peak should not be confused with Mt. King Edward (3,490 m), located on the Continental Divide...
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| Wiki Peak | Location |
Wiki Peak is a mountain in the Nutzotin Mountains in Alaska, with an elevation of 7,655 feet (2,333 m). It is located within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, near the Canadian border.
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| Finsteraarhorn |
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The Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain in the Bernese Alps range of the Swiss Alps and the highest mountain in the Bernese Oberland. It is the third most prominent peak in the Alps.
The identity of the first ascentionists was long a...
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| Foel Gron | Location |
Foel Gron is a peak on the Moel Eilio ridge of hill/mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. This ridge is used as a hiker's route from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon.
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| Mitre Peak |
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Mitre Peak is an iconic mountain in the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most photographed peaks in the country.
The distinctive shape of the peak in southern New Zealand gives the mountain its name, after the mitre headwear of...
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| Mount Merbabu |
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Mount Merbabu (Indonesian: Gunung Merbabu) is a dormant stratovolcano in Central Java province on the Indonesia island of Java. Loosely translated, Gunung Merbabu could mean 'Mountain of Ash' from the Indonesian word babu. The active volcano Mount...
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| Mount Lindsey |
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Mount Lindsey is a fourteener in the US state of Colorado, located near Blanca Peak at the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo Range. It is the forty-third highest mountain in Colorado. The summit and most of the southern flank of the mountain are...
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| Mount Popomanaseu | Location |
Mount Popomanaseu is the highest mountain in the Solomon Islands. It is located on Guadalcanal east of Mount Makarakomburu, at .
Popomanaseu
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| Sgurr na Sgine |
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|}Sgurr na Sgine is a Scottish mountain situated eight kilometres south of Shiel Bridge in the Glenshiel (deer) Forest at the lower end of Glen Shiel in the Highland District.
Sgurr na Sgine is classified as a Munro and a Marilyn and has a height...
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| Mount Torbert | Location |
Mount Torbert is the highest point of the Tordrillo Mountains, a small, primarily volcanic range, northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. It is a heavily glaciated peak, and is not itself a volcano, although nearby Mount Spurr and Crater Peak are active...
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| Cradle Mountain |
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Cradle Mountain is a distinctive mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty. The mountain...
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| Mount Meharry | Location |
Mount Meharry is the highest mountain in Western Australia. It is located within the southeastern part of Karijini National Park of the Pilbara region, approximately 135 kilometres from Wittenoom, and 160 kilometres from Tom Price.
Mount Meharry is...
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| Suli Top | Location | 6,300.0m |
Suli Top is a Himalaya mountain peak in the Pithoragarh district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is situated over the eastern flank of Kalabaland Glacier, east of Johar Valley. The other peaks on the massif are Chiring We (6,559 m), Trigal (6...
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| Canigou |
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Canigou (Catalan Canigó) (el. 2785 m./9137 ft.) is a mountain located in the Pyrenees of southern France.
Due to its sharp flanks and its situation in between high mountains and plateaus it was accidentally believed to be the highest mountain in...
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| Mount Jefferson |
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Mount Jefferson is located in Coos County, New Hampshire, and is t | ||