List of mountains
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[edit] Eight-thousanders
The 14 "eight-thousanders", 8,000 meters or higher above sea level, all in the Himalayas:
- Everest (8,848 m), Nepal-Tibet (China), Asia
- K2 (8,611 m), Pakistan-Xinjiang (China), Asia
- Kangchenjunga (8,586 m), Nepal-Sikkim (India), Asia
- Lhotse (8,511 m), Nepal-Tibet (China), Asia
- Makalu (8,463 m), Nepal-Tibet (China), Asia
- Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Nepal-Tibet (China), Asia
- Dhaulagiri (8,167 m), Nepal, Asia
- Manaslu (8,163 m), Nepal, Asia
- Nanga Parbat (8,125 m), Pakistan, Asia
- Annapurna (8,091 m), Nepal, Asia
- Gasherbrum I (8,068 m), Pakistan-Xinjiang (China), Asia
- Broad Peak (8,047 m), Pakistan-Xinjiang (China), Asia
- Gasherbrum II (8,035 m), Pakistan-Xinjiang (China), Asia
- Shishapangma (8,027 m), Tibet (China), Asia
[edit] Seven Summits
The highest mountains of each continent (the Seven Summits):
Summit | Elevation m | Continent | Range | Country |
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Kilimanjaro (Kibo Summit) | 5,895 | Africa | Kilimanjaro | Tanzania |
Vinson Massif | 4,897 | Antarctica | Ellsworth Mountains | n/a (claimed by Chile) |
Carstenz Pyramid | 4,884 [1] | Oceania | The Sudirman Range | Papua New Guinea |
Everest | 8,848 | Asia | Himalaya | Nepal, China (Tibet) |
Elbrus | 5,642 | Europe | Caucasus | Russian Federation |
Mount McKinley (Denali) | 6,194 (20,320 ft) | North America | Alaska Range | United States |
Aconcagua | 6,962 | South America | Andes | Argentina |
[edit] By Continent
[edit] Africa
- Ahaggar Mountains (2,918 m), Algeria
- Auasberge (2,484 m), Namibia
- Azbine (air)Niger
- Chappal Waddi (2,419m), Nigeria
- Drakensberg Cathkin Peak (3,650 m), Lesotho-South Africa
- Emi Koussi (3,415 m), Chad
- Kompassberg (2,500 m), South Africa
- Moco (2,610 m), Angola
- Mount Baker (4,844 m), Congo-Uganda
- Mount Cameroon (4,075 m), Cameroon
- Mount Elgon (4,321 m), Kenya-Uganda
- Mount Emin (4,798 m), Congo-Uganda
- Mount Gessi (4,715 m), Congo-Uganda
- Mount Kadam (also known as Debasien or Tabasiat) (3,054 m), Uganda
- Mount Karisimbi (4,507 m), Rwanda-Congo
- Mount Kenya (5,195 m), Kenya
- Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m), Tanzania - highest mountain in Africa
- Mount Kinyeti (3,187 m) Sudan
- Mount Luigi di Savoia (4,627 m), Congo-Uganda
- Mount Meru (4,566 m), Tanzania - little known due to its close proximity to Kilimanjaro
- Mount Moroto (3,083 m), Uganda
- Mount Morungole (2,750 m), Uganda
- Mount Mulanje (3,002 m), Malawi
- Pico del Teide (3,717 m) Tenerife - highest mountain in Spain (although geographically in Africa)
- Ras Dejen (4,533 m), Ethiopia
- Rungwe (3,175 m), Zambia
- Mount Speke (4,890 m), Congo-Uganda
- Mount Stanley (5,119 m), Congo-Uganda
- Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m), Morocco
- Table Mountain/Tafelberg (1,088 m), Cape Town, South Africa
- Mount Zulia (2,149), Uganda
[edit] Antarctica
- Mount Erebus (3,794 m)
- Mount Fridtjof Nansen (2,740 m)
- Mount Jackson (3,050 m)
- Mount Kirkpatrick (4,528 m)
- Mount Markham (4,350 m)
- Mount Terror (3,230 m)
- Mount Tyree (4,852 m)
- Vinson Massif (4,897 m), highest mountain in Antarctica
[edit] Asia
[edit] Himalaya
The rankings are derived from the list of highest mountains, which ranks mountains separated by 500 m of prominence. See talk page.
- Annapurna (8,091 m), Nepal - #10 in the world
- Annapurna II (7,937 m), Nepal
- Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Nepal-Tibet, China - #6 in the world
- Chomo Lhari (7,314 m), Bhutan-Tibet, China
- Dhaulagiri (8,167 m), Nepal - #7 in the world
- Everest (8,848 m), Nepal-Tibet #1 in the world
- Gangkhar Puensum (7,570 m), Bhutan - highest unclimbed mountain in the world
- Gyala Peri (7,294 m), Tibet, China - Opposite Namcha Barwa
- Gyachung Kang (7,952 m), Nepal-Tibet, China
- Gurla Mandhata (7,694 m), Tibet, China
- Hilmalchuli (7,893 m), Nepal - one of the highest mountains below 8000 meters
- Kailas (6,638 m), Tibet, China - A holy mountain to Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Bon and Jains
- Kamet (7,756 m), Indianear Tibetan border - first peak over 25,000 ft to be climbed
- Kangchenjunga (8,586 m), Nepal-Sikkim, India - #3 in the world
- Kula Kangri (7,554 m), Tibet, China - #47 in the world
- Laila Peak (Rupal Valley) (5,971 m), Pakistan
- Lhotse (8,516 m), Nepal-Tibet, China- #4 in the world
- Machhapuchhre (6,993 m), Nepal- also known as Fishtail, one of the most photogenic mountains in the world
- Makalu (8,462 m), Nepal-Tibet, China- #5 in the world
- Manaslu (8,156 m), Nepal - #8 in the world
- Melungtse (7,181 m), Tibet, China
- Mount Everest (8,848 m), Nepal-Tibet, China border - highest mountain in the world
- Namcha Barwa (7,756 m), Southeast Tibet, China - highest peak in the eastern Himalaya
- Nanda Devi (7,816 m), India
- Nanga Parbat (8,125 m), Pakistan - #9 in the world
- Pumori (7,161 m), Nepal-Tibet, China
- Rakhiot Peak (7,070 m), Pakistan
- Shishapangma (8,013 m), Tibet, China - #14 in the world
- Shivling (6,543 m), India - dramatic rock peak.
[edit] Hindu Kush
- Buni Zom (6,550 m), Pakistan
- Istor-o-nal (7,403 m), Pakistan - #68 in the world
- Noshaq (7,492 m), Afghanistan-Pakistan - #52 in the world
- Saraghrar (7,349 m), Pakistan - #78 in the world
- Tirich Mir (7,690 m), Pakistan - #33 in the world - Highest in peak Hindukush range
- Withir Mirrh (7,503 m), Afghanistan - #800 in the world
[edit] Karakoram
- Baintha Brak (The Ogre) (7,285 m), Pakistan - #87 in the world
- Baltistan Peak (7,288 m), Pakistan - #89 in the world
- Broad Peak (8,047 m), Pakistan-China - #12 in the world
- Diran (7,257 m), Pakistan - #93 in the world
- Distaghil Sar (7,885 m), Pakistan - #19 in the world
- Gasherbrum I (8,068 m), Pakistan-China - #11 in the world
- Gasherbrum II (8,035 m), Pakistan-China - #13 in the world
- Gasherbrum III (7,952 m), Pakistan-China (unranked: insufficient prominence)
- Gasherbrum IV (7,925 m), Pakistan-China - #17 in the world
- Gasherbrum V (7,321 m), Pakistan
- Haramosh (7,409 m), Pakistan - #67 in the world
- K2 (8,611 m), Pakistan-China - world's second highest, yet is considered a more technical and tougher mountain to climb than Everest.
- K12 (7,468 m), Pakistan - #51 in the world
- Kanjut Sar (7,760 m), Pakistan - #26 in the world
- Kunyang Chhish (7,852 m), Pakistan - #21 in the world
- Laila Peak (Haramosh Valley) (6,986 m), Pakistan
- Laila Peak (Hushe Valley) (6,096 m), Pakistan
- Malubiting (7,458 m), Pakistan - #58 in the world
- Masherbrum (7,821 m), Pakistan - #22 in the world
- Mitre Peak (6,025 m), Pakistan
- Muztagh Tower (7,273 m), Pakistan - #91 in the world
- Passu Sar (7,476 m), Pakistan - #54 in the world
- Rakaposhi (7,788 m), Pakistan - #27 in the world
- Saltoro Kangri (7,742 m), Pakistan - #31 in the world
- Sangemarmar Sar (7,050 m), Pakistan
- Sia Kangri (7,422 m), Pakistan - #63 in the world
- Skil Brum (7,420 m), Pakistan - #66 in the world
- Trango Towers (6,350 m), Pakistan
- Ultar Peak (7,388 m), Pakistan - #70 in the world
[edit] Others
- Anamudi (2,675 m), India - highest point of peninsular India.
- Ararat (5,137 m), Turkey - landing site, in folkloric elaborations of the biblical account of Noah, of his ark
- Baekdu/Baitou Mountain (2,744 m), on Chinese/North Korean border - highest mountain in Korea
- Belukha (4,506 m), Russia - highest peak in Altai Mountains
- Damavand (5,604 m), Iran
- Doi Inthanon (2,565 m), highest peak in Thailand
- Fansipan (3143 m), Hoang Lien Son Mountains,Lao Cai province , highest peak in Vietnam and Indochina.
- Gongga Shan (7,556 m), highest peak in Sichuan, China - also known as Minya Konka, highest peak in the Hengduan Shan Ranges
- Halla Mountain (1,950 m), volcano, highest peak in South Korea
- Hehuan Mountain (3,416 m), possesses highest point in Taiwan accessible by public roads.
- Hkakabo Razi (5,881 m), highest peak in Myanmar and South East Asia
- Huangshan Mountains (Lian Hua Feng - "Lotus Pak" 1,864 m), "Yellow Mountain" Anhui Province, China
- Independence Peak (7,134 m), Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border (Pamir range)
- Ismail Samani Peak (7,496 m), Tajikistan - highest peak in the Pamir
- Jade Mountain (3,952 m), Taiwan - Also known as "Yu Shan", highest mountain in East Asia.
- Mount Kazbek (5,047 m), Georgia, in Caucasus
- Kawa Karpo (6,740 m), Yunnan, China - also known as Kagebo, highest mountain in Yunnan, it is unclimbed and is holy to Tibetan Buddhism
- Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4,750 m), Russian volcano
- Kongur (7,719 m), Xinjiang, China - highest mountain in the Kunlun Range
- Mount Merapi (2,911 m), Indonesia
- Mount Agad-Agad (487 m), located in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
- Mount Mayon (2,875 m), the perfect cone and highest point in Bicol Region in the Philippines
- Mount Apo (2,954 m), highest point in the Philippines
- Mount Fuji (3,776 m), famous volcano, highest peak in Japan and world's most visited mountain
- Mount Kerinci (3,805 m), highest point of Barisan Range, Sumatra
- Mount Kinabalu (4,093 m), Sabah (Borneo), Malaysia
- Muztagh Ata (7,546 m), Xinjiang, China - located in the Kunlun Range, one of the easiest mountains above 7500 to climb
- Noshaq (7,485 m), highest point in Afghanistan, located in the Hindu Kush mountain range.
- Mount Tambora (2,850 m), Indonesia
- Peak Jengish Chokusu (Tomur Feng) (7,439 m), Kyrgyzstan-China border - highest peak in the Tian Shan
- Pidurutalagala, (2,534 m), the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka
- Qurnat as Sawda' (3,088 m), highest point in Lebanon
- Sri Pada (Adam's Peak, 2,243 m), Sri Lanka
- Shillong Peak (1,965 m), India
- Jabal Annabi So'aib Peak (3,760 m), Yemen
- Naqil Yasleh Peak (2,727 m),Yemen
[edit] Europe
[edit] Alps
- Aletschhorn (4,193 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Allalinhorn (4,024 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Alphubel (4,206 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Balmhorn (3,699 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Piz Bernina (4,049 m), Switzerland - highest peak in the Eastern Alps
- Bietschhorn (3,934 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Bishorn (4,153 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Blüemlisalp (3,664 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Breithorn (4,164 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Italy
- Piz Corvatsch (3,451 m), Switzerland
- Dachstein (2,997 m), highest peak of Styria, Upper Austria and Austrian Limestone Alps, first vertical climb (19th century)
- Dammastock (3,630 m), Switzerland
- Dent Blanche (4,356 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Dent du Géant (4,013 m), Mont Blanc Massif, France
- Dent d'Hérens (4,171 m), Pennine Alps, Italy, Switzerland
- Dents du Midi (3,257 m), Switzerland
- Diablerets (3,210 m), Switzerland
- Dom (4,545 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Dufourspitze (4,634 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Eiger (3,970 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Fiescherhorn (4,049 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Finsteraarhorn (4,274 m), Alps, highest peak of the Bernese Oberland
- Gornergrat (3,135 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Gran Paradiso (4,061 m), Italy
- Grand Combin (4,314 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Grandes Jorasses (4,208 m), Italy-France, Mont-Blanc range
- Großglockner (3,797 m), highest peak in Austria
- Hochkönig (2,938 m), Austria near Berchtesgaden, Germany
- Jungfrau (4,158 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Piz Kesch (3,418 m), Eastern Alps, Switzerland
- Klein Matterhorn (3,883 m), with cable car, Switzerland
- Koschuta (2,135 m), Karawanken, Austria-Slovenia
- Lagginhorn (4,010 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Lauteraarhorn (4,042 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Lenzspitze (4,294 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Liskamm (4,527 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Matterhorn (4,477 m), Pennine Alps, Italy Switzerland
- Mönch (4,101 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Mont Blanc (4,808 m), Mont Blanc Massif, Italy, France- highest mountain in Western Europe
- Mont Blanc de Courmayeur (4,748 m), Mont Blanc Massif, Italy-France
- Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248 m), Mont Blanc Massif, France
- Monte Cristallo (3,199 m), Dolomites, Cortina d'Ampezzo/Veneto-Italy
- Monte Rosa (4,634 m), Pennine Alps, Italy-Switzerland second highest mountain massif in Western Europe
- Piz Morteratsch (3,751 m), Switzerland
- Nadelhorn (4,327 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Napf (1,407 m), Swiss Flysch Alps
- Nesthorn (3,822 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Nordend (4,609 m), Pennine Alps, Italy, Switzerland
- Ober Gabelhorn (4,063 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Ortler (3,902 m), highest peak of Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
- Ostspitze (4,632 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Pelvoux (3,946 m), French Alps
- Pilatus (2,129 m), near Lucerne, Switzerland
- Rheinwaldhorn (3,402 m), Lepontine Alps, Switzerland
- Rigi (1,797 m), overlooking Lake Lucerne
- Rimpfischhorn (4,199 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Piz Palü (3,905 m), Switzerland, Italy
- Säntis (2,502 m), Appenzell Alps, Switzerland
- Sciliar (2,563 m), Dolomites, Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
- Schneeberg (2,076 m), highest peak in Lower Austria
- Schreckhorn (4,078 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Signalkuppe (4,554 m), Pennine Alps, Italy, Switzerland
- Strahlhorn (4,190 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Titlis (3,239 m), Swiss Urner Alps
- Tödi (3,620 m), Swiss Glarus Alps
- Traunstein (1,610 m), photo star at Traunsee, Upper Austria
- Triglav (2,864 m), highest peak of Slovenia
- Untersberg (1,973 m), near of Salzburg city
- Weisshorn (4,506 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Weissmies (4,017 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Wetterhorn (3,701 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Wildhorn (3,248 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Wildspitze (3,774 m), Ötztaler Alps, Austria
- Wildstrubel ( 3,243 m), Bernese Alps, Switzerland
- Zinalrothorn (4,221 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Zugspitze (2,964 m), on the Austrian-German border, and the highest point in Germany
- Zumsteinspitze (4,563 m), Pennine Alps, Italy, Switzerland
See also: Alps, List of mountains of the Alps
[edit] Apennines
- Gran Sasso (2,912 m), Italy - highest mountain in the Apennines
[edit] Balkans
- Aegaleus, Greece
- Ainos (1,628 m), Greece
- Botev (2,376 m), Bulgaria - highest peak of the Balkan mountains
- Čvrsnica (2,238 m), Dinarides, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dinara (Troglav peak 1,913 m; Dinara peak 1,831 m), Dinarides, Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hymettus (1,026 m), east of Athens, Greece
- Kopaonik (Pančićev vrh 2,017 m), Serbia
- Mount Korab (Golem Korab/Maja e Korabit peak,2,764 m), highest point in the Republic of Macedonia and Albania
- Baba (Pelister, 2,601 m), west of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia
- Jakupica (Solunska Glava, 2,540 m), Republic of Macedonia
- Musala (2,925 m), Bulgaria, highest mountain in Bulgaria and the Balkans
- Olympus (2,919 m), highest mountain in Greece - legendary home of the Greek gods
- Orjen (1,894 m), highest mountain in littoral Montenegro, during glacial periods the most heavily glaciated Mediterranean mountain
- Panachaicus (1,926 m), northernmost mountain of the Peloponnese, east of Patras, Greece
- Parnassus (2,460 m), Greece
- Šar mountain (2,747 m), Republic of Macedonia-Serbia (Kosovo)-Albania
- Mount Smolikas (2,640 m), Greece
- Vergina (2,193 m?), Greece
- Vihren (2,915 m), Bulgaria - third highest mountain in the Balkans, after Musala in Bulgaria and Mount Olympus
- Zlatibor (Tornik 1,496 m; Čigota 1,422 m), Serbia
See also: List of mountains in Greece, Greek names of mountains, List of mountains in Bulgaria, Mountains of the Republic of Macedonia.
[edit] Carpathian Mountains
- Gerlachovský štít - highest peak in Tatra mountains in Western Carpathians, Slovakia (2,655 m)
- Vârful Moldoveanu - highest peak in Făgăraş Mountains in Southern Carpathians, Romania (2,544 m)
- Hoverla - highest peak in Chornohora,Eastern Beskids in Eastern Carpathians, Ukraine (2,061 m)
- Kékes - highest peak in Mátra, Hungary (1,014 m)
[edit] Caucasus
- Элбрус or Mount El'brus (5,642 m), Russia[2] - highest mountain in Europe
- Dykh-Tau (5,205 m), Georgia - the second highest mountain in the Caucasus.
- Shkhara (5,201 m), Georgia - the third highest mountain in the Caucasus.
- Коштан or Koshtan-Tau (5,152 m), Russia
- Джанга or Janga (Jangi-Tau), (5,059 m), Georgia
- Mount Kazbek (5,047 m), Georgia - the third highest mountain in Georgia.
- Пушкын or Pushkin Peak (5,033 m), Russia/Georgia
- Ushba (4,710 m), Georgia - a notable peak.
[edit] Iberia
- Aneto (3,404 m), Spain - highest point in the Pyrenees
- Mulhacén (3,482 m), Spain - highest point in the Sierra Nevada and the highest point in the Iberian Peninsula
- Serra da Estrela (1,993 m), Portugal - highest point in the Montejunto-Estrela ridge, highest point in Mainland Portugal
[edit] Iceland
- Hekla (1,491 m), Iceland, volcano
- Öræfajökull (2,110 m), Iceland, volcano - highest mountain in Iceland
- Snæfellsjökull (1,448 m), Iceland, volcano
No. | Mountain | Country part | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Hvannadalshnjúkur | 2111 m | |
2. | Bardarbunga | 2000 m | |
3. | Kverkfjöll | 1920 m | |
4. | Snæfellsjökull | 1833 m | |
5. | Hofsjökull | 1765 m | |
6. | Herðubreið | 1682 m | |
7. | Eiríksjökull | 1675 m | |
8. | Eyjafjallajökull | 1666 m | |
9. | Tungnafellsjökull | 1540 m | |
10. | Kerling | 1538 m |
[edit] Ireland
- Carrauntoohil (1,038 m), highest mountain in the Republic of Ireland and the island as a whole.
- Mweelrea(814 metres),Co.Mayo,highest mountain in Connacht
- Slieve Donard(850 metres),Co.Down,Highest mountain in the province of Ulster and Northern Ireland
- Mount Errigal(749 metres),Co.Donegal,the highest mountain in republican Ulster
- Mount Brandon(952 metres),Co.Kerry,highest mountain on the Dingle peninsula
- Beenkeragh(1010 metres),Co Kerry,second highest mountain in Ireland
[edit] Scandinavia
- Galdhøpiggen (2,469 m), highest point in Norway
- Haltitunturi (1,328 m), highest point in Finland
- Kebnekaise (2,111 m), highest point in Sweden
- Møllehøj (170.86 m), highest point in Denmark
[edit] Denmark
Note that this list only considers Denmark as a country, Danish territories (Faroe Islands and Greenland) are not considered. Also note that the listing only considers natural formations
Source: Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen[3], Faktoider.nu[4].
No. | Mountain | Country part | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Møllehøj | Skanderborg municipality | 170,86 m |
2. | Yding Skovhøj | Horsens municipality | 170,77 m |
3. | Ejer Bavnehøj | 170,35 m | |
4. | Lindbjerg | 170,08 m | |
5. | Margretelyst SØ | 169,78 m | |
6. | Vistofte | 169,44 m | |
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- Gunnbjørn, Greenland, 3700 m. Highest mountain in Danish territories.
- Himmelbjerget, Skanderborgs kommun, Danmark, 147 m. Until year 1847 considered the highest peak in Denmark.
[edit] Finland
No. | Mountain | Country part | Elevation |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Halti | Lappi/Finnmark | 1328 m |
2. | Ridnitsohkka | Lappi | 1317 m |
3. | Kiedditsohkka | Lappi | 1280 m |
4. | Kovddoskaisi | Lappi | 1240 m |
5. | Ruvdnaoaivi | Lappi | 1239 m |
6. | Loassonibba | Lappi | 1180 m |
7. | Urtasvaara | Lappi | 1150 m |
8. | Kahperusvaarat | Lappi | 1144 m |
9. | Aldorassa | Lappi | 1130 m |
10. | Kieddoaivi | Lappi | 1100 m |
- The summit of Halti at 1,365 m is actually in Norway, which makes Ridnitsohkka the highest summit in Finland.
[edit] Norway
Norway have 300 peaks above 2000 m[5].
Source: nfo2000m.no[6].
No. | Mountain | Kommune | Elevation |
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1. | Galdhøpiggen | Lom | 2469 m |
2. | Glittertind | Lom | 2465 m |
3. | Store Skagastølstinden (aka. Storen) | Luster / Årdal | 2405 m |
4. | Store Styggedalstinden, Östtoppen | Luster | 2387 m |
5. | Store Styggedalstinden, Västtoppen | Luster | 2380 m |
6. | Skardstinden | Lom | 2373 m |
7. | Veslepiggen (aka. Vesle Galdhøpiggen) | Lom | 2369 m |
8. | Store Surtningssui | Lom / Vågå | 2368 m |
9. | Store Memurutinden, Östtoppen | Lom | 2366 m |
10. | Store Memurutinden, Västtoppen | Lom | 2364 m |
[edit] Sweden
Sweden has 12 peaks above 2000 meters in height.
Np. | Mountain | Landskap | Elevation |
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1. | Kebnekaise, Sydtoppen | Lappland | 2104 m |
2. | Kebnekaise, Nordtoppen | Lappland | 2097 m |
3. | Sarektjåkkå, Stortoppen | Lappland | 2089 m |
4. | Kaskasatjåkka | Lappland | 2076 m |
5. | Sarektjåkkå, Nordtoppen | Lappland | 2056 m |
6. | Kaskasapakte | Lappland | 2043 m |
7. | Sarektjåkkå, Sydtoppen | Lappland | 2023 m |
8. | Akka, Stortoppen | Lappland | 2016 m |
9. | Akka, Nordvästtoppen | Lappland | 2010 m |
10. | Sarektjåkkå, Buchttoppen | Lappland | 2010 m |
11. | Pårtetjåkkå | Lappland | 2005 m |
12. | Palkattjåkkå | Lappland | 2002 m |
Sweden, Highest peaks per "landskap". Note that the "landskap" in Sweden is a bit un-exact since it is a historical denomination. Therefor other opinions exist.
Landskap | Mountain | Elevation (möh) |
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Blekinge | Rävabacken | 189 |
Bohuslän | Björnerödspiggen | 222 |
Dalarna | Storvätteshågna | 1204 |
Dalsland | Baljåsen | 302 |
Gotland | Lojsta hed | 83 |
Gästrikland | Lustigknopp | 402 |
Halland | Högalteknall | 226 |
Hälsingland | Garpkölen | 671 |
Härjedalen | Helags | 1797 |
Jämtland | Storsylen | 1743 |
Lappland | Kebnekaise | 2104 |
Medelpad | Myckelmyrberget | 577 |
Norrbotten | Vitberget | 594 |
Närke | Tomasbodahöjden | 298 |
Skåne | Söderåsen | 212 |
Småland | Tomtabacken | 377 |
Södermanland | Skogsbyås | 124 |
Uppland | Tallmossen | 118 |
Värmland | Granberget | 701 |
Västerbotten | Åmliden | 550 |
Västergötland | Galtåsen | 361 |
Västmanland | Fjällberget | 466 |
Ångermanland | Tåsjöberget | 635 |
Öland | Högsrum | 55 |
Östergötland | Stenabohöjden | 328 |
Other Swedish peaks
- Åreskutan 1420 m (Sverige)
- Halleberg 155 m (Sverige)
- Hunneberg (Sverige)
- Kinnekulle 306 m (Sverige)
- Långtäktsberget ca 170 m (Sverige)
- Löpholsberget 264 m (Sverige)
- Ringkällmyrberget ca 250 m (Sverige)
- Gränsberget ca 220 m (Sverige)
- Gringsboberget ca 285 m (Sverige)
- Isaberg 309 m (Sverige)
- Saxberget (Sverige)
- Taberg 343 m (Sverige)
[edit] United Kingdom
- Ben Nevis (1,344 m), highest mountain in Scotland and the United Kingdom
- Cross Fell (893 m), highest mountain in the Pennines
- Kinder Scout (636 m), highest mountain in the Peak District
- Mam Tor (517 m), Peak District, England
- Scafell Pike (978 m), highest mountain in England
- Slieve Donard (850 m), highest mountain in Northern Ireland
- Pen y Fan (886 m), highest mountain in South Wales
- Pumlumon Fawr (Plynlimon) (752 m), highest mountain in Mid Wales
- Snaefell (621 m), highest mountain in Isle of Man
- Aran Fawddwy (906 m), highest mountain south of Snowdon
- Snowdon (1,085 m) highest mountain in Wales
See also:
- Mountains of the United Kingdom
- List of mountains and hills of the British Isles by height
- Mountains and hills of Scotland
[edit] European atlantic islands
- Teide (3,717 m) - highest point in Spain (Canary Islands)
- Pico Alto (2,351 m) - highest point in Portugal (Azores)
[edit] to be categorised
- The Brocken - highest peak of Harz Mountains, eastern Germany (1,142 m)
- Etna - dominant volcano on Sicily, Italy (3,263 m)
- Feldberg - Schwarzwald, Germany (1,493 m)
- Mont Ventoux - France (1,909 m)
- Mount Circeo - Italy
- Mount Vesuvius - famous Italian volcano (1,270 m)
- Plöckenstein, Böhmerwald - Austria-Czech Republic-Germany (1,378 m)
- Fichtelberg - highest peak of Ore Mountains, eastern Germany (1,214 m)
[edit] North America
[edit] Canada
- 5959 m Mount Logan – Yukon Highest peak in Canada
- 5489 m Mount Saint Elias – Yukon
- 5226 m Mount Lucania – Yukon
- 5173 m King Peak – Yukon
- 4850 m Mount Wood – Yukon
- 4813 m Mount Vancouver – Yukon
- 4671 m Mount Fairweather – British Columbia Highest peak in British Columbia
- 4557 m Mount Hubbard – Yukon
- 4507 m Mount Walsh – Yukon
- 4289 m Mount Augusta – Yukon
- 4240 m Mount Strickland Yukon
- 4196 m Mount Cook – Yukon
- 4019 m Mount Waddington – British Columbia Highest peak in the Coastal Mountains
- 3959 m Mount Robson – British Columbia Highest peak in the Canadian Rockies
- 3928 m Mount Queen Mary – Yukon
- 3741 m Mount Columbia – Alberta/British Columbia Highest peak in Alberta.
- 3741 m Mount King George – Yukon
- 3731 m North Twin – Alberta Highest mountain fully in Alberta
- 3664 m Mount Clemenceau – British Columbia Canadian Rockies
- 3617 m Mount Forbes – Alberta Canadian Rockies
- 3616 m Mount Assiniboine – Alberta/British Columbia Canadian Rockies
- 3609 m Wood Peak – Yukon
- 3567 m Mount Goodsir – British Columbia
- 3555 m Monarch Mountain – British Columbia Coastal Mountains
- 3540 m Mount Temple – Alberta
- 3520 m Mount Upton – Yukon
- 3519 m Mount Sir Sandford – British Columbia
- 3516 m Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier – British Columbia
- 3498 m Mount Lyell – on the border of Alberta and British Columbia
- 3493 m Mount Farnham – British Columbia
- 3491 m Mount Athabasca – Alberta
- 3470 m Mount Brazeau – Alberta
- 3433 m Mount Joffre – Alberta/British Columbia
- 3417 m Tsar Mountain – British Columbia
- 3413 m Mount King George – British Columbia
- 3412 m Howser Spire – British Columbia
- 3411 m Mount Sir Douglas – Alberta/British Columbia
- 3399 m Whitehorn Mountain – British Columbia
- 3394 m Mount Hector – Alberta
- 3377 m Mount Dawson – British Columbia
- 3373 m Mount Willingdon – Alberta
- 3363 m Mount Edith Cavell – Alberta
- 3361 m Mount Cline – Alberta
- 3361 m Mount Fryatt – Alberta
- 3360 m Mount Harrison – British Columbia
- 3360 m Tusk Peak – British Columbia
- 3342 m Mount Saskatchewan – Alberta
- 3316 m Mount Chown – Alberta
- 3315 m Sunwapta Peak – Alberta
- 3313 m Simon Peak – Alberta/British Columbia
- 3313 m Mount Mike – British Columbia
- 3312 m Mount Saint Bride – Alberta
- 3312 m Mount Stewart – Alberta
- 3298 m Mount Queen Bess – British Columbia
- 3295 m Howse Peak – Alberta/British Columbia
- 3294 m Mount Ball – Alberta/British Columbia
- 3275 m Mount Sir Alexander – British Columbia
- 3274 m Mount Monashee – British Columbia
- 3242 m Good Hope Mountain – British Columbia
- 3236 m Iconoclast Mountain – British Columbia
- 3234 m Dais Mountain – Alberta
- 3225 m Mount Rae – Alberta
- 3208 m Mount Rogers – British Columbia Rogers Pass. Gateway to British Columbia
- 3205 m Hallam Peak – British Columbia
- 3201 m Neptune Peak – British Columbia
- 3200 m Mount Ida – – British Columbia
- 3185 m Mount Galatea – Alberta
- 3183 m Razorback Mountain – British Columbia
- 3182 m Monmouth Mountain – British Columbia
- 3181 m Mount Findlay – British Columbia
- 3176 m Mount Ethelbert – British Columbia
- 3162 m Mount Aylmer – Alberta
- 3150 m Mount Seattle – Yukon
- 3138 m Cerberus Mountain – British Columbia
- 3132 m Mount Raleigh – British Columbia
- 3126 m Mount Grenville – British Columbia
- 3120 m Old Goat Mountain – Alberta
- 3099 m Karluk Peak – British Columbia
- 3098 m Mount Evan-Thomas – Alberta
- 3094 m Mount Cooper – British Columbia
- 3094 m Mount Moloch – British Columbia
- 3090 m Mount Ratz – British Columbia
- 3089 m Jeanette Peak – British Columbia
- 3086 m Majestic Mountain – Alberta
- 3085 m Cronus Peak – British Columbia
- 3063 m Mount Tatlow – British Columbia
- 3063 m Taseko Mountain – British Columbia
- 3053 m Kates Needle – Alberta/British Columbia
- 3050 m Mount Templeman – British Columbia
- 3045 m Albert Peak – British Columbia
- 3044 m Mount Moore – British Columbia
- 3038 m Mount Quanstrom – British Columbia
- 3037 m Talchako Mountain – British Columbia
- 3035 m Carnes Peak – British Columbia
- 3033 m Mount Washburn – British Columbia
- 3032 m Pancake Peak – British Columbia
- 3024 m Mount Ulysses – British Columbia
- 3021 m Mount Tisiphone – British Columbia
- 3018 m The Rajah – Alberta
- 3008 m Mount Vishnu – British Columbia
- 3002 m Mount Hornickel – British Columbia
Notables
- 2680 m Mount Meager – British Columbia Coastal Mountains. Major volcano
- 2675 m Mount Garibaldi – British Columbia Coastal Mountains. Major volcano
- 2385 m Mount Cayley – British Columbia Coastal Mountains. Major volcano
- 2284 m Blackcomb Mountain – British Columbia Coastal Mountains. Ski Resort
- 2195 m Golden Hinde – British Columbia Tallest Mountain on Vancouver Island
- 2182 m Whistler Mountain – British Columbia Coastal Mountains. Ski Resort
- Bishop's Mitre – Kaumajet Mountains
- Brave Mountain (1,219+ m) – highest point in the Kaumajet Mountains; highest island peak on the Atlantic coast of North America
- Marble Mountain – Long Range Mountains
- Mount Caubvik (1,652 m) – highest point in the Torngat Mountains; second highest mountain in Canada east of the Rockies
- Man O'War Peak (1,050 m) – highest point in the Kiglapait Mountains
- Mount Thor (1675 m) largest cliff face in the world.
[edit] Greenland
- Mount Gunnbjørn (3,694 m) – Watkins Range - highest mountain in Greenland
See also: List of mountains in Greenland
[edit] Mexico
- Cofre de Perote or "Naupa-Tecutépetl" or "Nauhcampatépetl" or "Square Mountain" ( 4,282 m) – Veracruz
- Volcán de Fuego de Colima (3,860 m) – Jalisco/Colima border
- Iztaccíhuatl or "White Woman" or "Asleep Woman" (5,286 m) – México state/Puebla border
- La Malinche, or "Matlalcueitl" (4,462 m) – Tlaxcala/Puebla border
- Nevado de Colima or "Zapotepetl" (4,330 m) – Jalisco/Colima border
- Nevado de Toluca or "Xinantecatl" (4,577 m) – México state
- Pico de Orizaba, or "Citlaltépetl" (5,636 m) – Puebla/Veracruz border, highest point in Mexico
- Parícutin (3,170 m) – Michoacán
- Popocatépetl (5,465 m) – México state
- Cerro del Potosí (3,700 m) – Nuevo León
- El Coahuilón (3,500 m) – Coahuila/Nuevo León border
- Cerro La Cruz del Marqúes (3,931 m) – Mexico City
- Pico del Águila (3,894 m) – Mexico City
- La Martha (3,706 m) – Coahuila/Nuevo León border
- La Viga (3,600 m) – Coahuila
- Cerro Las Nieves (3,360 m) – Coahuila
- Yeloxochtl (3,919 m) – México state
- Tlalocatepetl or "Mount Tlaloc" (4,151 m) – México state
- Telapon (4,081 m) – México state
- Tacana (4,110 m) – Chiapas/Guatemala
- Sierra Negra (4,640 m) – Puebla
- Pico Piramide (1,960 m) – Nuevo León
- Pico Perico (1,980 m) – Nuevo León
- Pico Everest (1,960 m) – Nuevo León
- Pico Cuauhtémoc (2,020 m) – Nuevo León
- Peña de Bernal (2,515 m) – Querétaro
- Matacanes (1,800 m) – Nuevo León
- La Mota Grande (1,880 m) – Nuevo León
- La Calle (2,905 m) – Nuevo León
- Tres Virgenes (1,940 m) – Baja California Sur
- Evermann (1,050 m) – Islas Revillagigedo
- Ceboruco or "Volcan de Ahuacatlán" (2,280 m) – Nayarit
- Sangagüey (2,353 m) – Nayarit
- La Primavera (3,030 m) – Jalisco
- El Jorullo (1,820 m) – Michoacán
- Los Humeros (3,150 m) – Puebla
- El Chichón (1,150 m) – Chiapas
- Pinacate (1,200 m) – Sonora
- Volcan San Martín Tuxtla (1,650 - 1,700 m) – Veracruz
- Amealco (3,040 m) – Querétaro
- Cerro de la Estrella or "Star Mountain" (2,613 m) – Mexico City
- Cerro del Garbanzo (3,000 m) – Durango
- Holotepec (3,930 m) – México state
- Chichinautzin (3,450 m) – México state/Morelos
- Jahuey (2,000 m) – Durango
- Ololica (3,120 m) – Morelos
- Volcan de San Quintín (1,200 m) – Baja California
- Tepetiltic (2,020 m) – Nayarit
- Volcán de Tequila (3,000 m) – Jalisco
- Tetlalmanche (2,700 m) – Mexico City
- Los Tres Reyes Magos – México state
[edit] United States
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Mount Adams – Cascades, Washington
- Mount Adams – White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Mount Alyeska– Alaska
- Mount Baker – Cascades, Washington
- Mount Baxter – California
- Big Bear Mountain – California
- Mount Bona (16,550 ft) – Saint Elias Mountains, Alaska
- Mount Borah – Idaho
- Bridge Mountain – Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada
- Blue Knob (Pennsylvania)
- Bristol Mountain(NY)
- Camel's Hump – Green Mountains, Vermont
- Cannon Mountain – White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Cathedral Peak – California
- Mount Charleston – Spring Mountains, Nevada
- Mount Cheaha – [[foothills of Appalachian Mountains, alabama
- Mount Churchill (15,638 ft) – Saint Elias Mountains, Alaska
- Mount Columbia – Colorado
- Mount Dana – California
- Devils Thumb – Alaska
- Devils Tower – Wyoming
- Mount Diablo – California
- Mount Delano – (12,163 ft), Tushar Mountains, Utah
- Mount Elbert (4,401 m) – Sawatch Range, Colorado, highest point in the Rocky Mountains
- Mount Fairweather or Fairweather Mountain (15,300 ft or 4663 m) – Fairweather Range, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska & British Columbia, United States & Canada, highest point in British Columbia
- Mount Foraker – Alaska
- Gannett Peak – Wyoming
- Glacier Peak – Cascades, Washington
- Glass Mountain, California (11,138 ft/3395 m)
- Grand Teton – Wyoming
- Mount Greylock – Massachusetts
- Half Dome – California
- Mount Hood – Cascades, Oregon
- Horsetooth Mountain – Colorado
- Huron Mountains – Michigan
- Mount Katahdin – at north end of the Appalachian Trail
- Kings Peak – Utah (13,528 ft) 7th highest in the US src
- Mount Lafayette – White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Mount Lassen – Cascades, California
- Mount Lemmon (2,791 m) – Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
- Lone Peak, Wasatch Range – (11,253 ft) Utah
- Longs Peak – Colorado
- Mammoth Mountain – California
- Mount Mansfield – Green Mountains, Vermont
- Mount Marathon – Kenai Mountains, Alaska
- Maroon Bells – Colorado
- Mount Marcus Baker – Chugach Range, Alaska
- Mount Marcy (5,344 ft) – Adirondack Mountains, Highest peak of New York State
- Mount Massive – Sawatch Range, Colorado
- Mauna Loa – Hawaii; see Oceania.
- Mount McKinley or Denali – Alaska (20,320 ft) highest mountain in North America
- Mount Mitchell – highest mountain of the Appalachians
- Mount Monadnock – New Hampshire
- Mount Olympus – Washington
- Mount Olympus – Wasatch Range, Utah (9,026 ft)
- Mount Rainier (4,392 m) – Cascades, Washington
- Mount Saint Elias (5,489 m) – #2 in North America
- San Jacinto Peak (3,293 m) – California
- Mount Sanford (16,237 ft) – Saint Elias Mountains, Alaska
- Mount Shasta – California
- Mount Shuksan – Cascades
- Mount St. Helens – active volcano in the Cascades, Washington
- Mount Si – Cascades, short but popular
- Mount Stuart – Cascades, Washington
- Mount Timpanogos – Wasatch Range, Utah (11,750 ft)
- Three Sisters – Oregon
- Mount Torbert (11,413 ft) – Tordillo Mountains, Alaska
- Mount Washington – highest peak in northeastern United States, worst weather in the world
- Mount Werner – Colorado – location of the Steamboat Ski Resort
- Wheeler Peak – second highest peak in Nevada
- Mount Whitney (14,497.2 feet or 4,421 m) – Sierra Nevada, highest mountain in the contiguous United States
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Australia
- Further information: List of mountains in Australia
- Blue Mountains — New South Wales
- Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m) — highest mountain in mainland Australia — New South Wales
- The Victorian Alps — Victoria
- Mount Bogong (1,986 m) — highest mountain in Victoria
- Mount Feathertop (1,922 m) — Victoria
- Mount Hotham (1,861 m) — Victoria
- Falls Creek (1,842 m) — Victoria
- Mount Buller (1,804 m) — Victoria
- Mount Buffalo (1,695 m) — Victoria
- Mount Ossa (1,617 m) — highest mountain in Tasmania
- Cradle Mountain National Park — Tasmania
- Mount Dandenong — near Melbourne — Victoria
- Mount Keira — in the Illawarra escarpment near Keiraville, Wollongong, New South Wales
- Mount Kembla — in the Illawarra escarpment near Unanderra, Wollongong, New South Wales
- Mount Tallebudgera — Gold Coast, Queensland
- Mount Wellington (1,271 m)— Tasmania
- Bluff Knoll (1,095 m) — Western Australia
- Mawson Peak (2,745 m) — Highest peak in any state or territory of Australia
[edit] Hawaii
- Mauna Loa - a volcanic seamount that is earth's largest mountain, when measured from its base under the ocean.
- Mauna Kea - the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit - 13,796 from sea level and 19,000 feet from the base to sea level with a total height of over 33,000 ft.
- Kilauea
- Haleakala
[edit] Indonesia
Bali
- Puncak Jaya, Asia (4,884 m) (also known as Carstenz Pyramid)
[edit] Papua New Guinea
- Mount Wilhelm, (Bismarck Range), Oceania (4,509 m) [7]
[edit] New Zealand
- Aoraki/Mount Cook - 3,754 m. highest mountain in New Zealand
- Mount Alaska
- Mount Anglem
- Mount Aspiring
- Mount Dampier
- Mount Edgecumbe
- Mount Hikurangi
- Mount Hopkins
- Mount Hutt
- Mount Matthews
- Mount Maunganui
- Mount Ngauruhoe
- Mount Owen
- Mount Pirongia
- Mount Ruapehu
- Mount Silberhorn
- Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont
- Mount Tarawera
- Mount Tasman
- Mount Tongariro
- Mount Wellington
- Tapuae-o-Uenuku
[edit] South America
[edit] Andes
[edit] Cordillera de la Costa, Venezuela
- Pico Bolivar, (5,007 m), Venezuela
[edit] Colombian Andes
- Pico Cristóbal Colón (5,675 m), Colombia
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (La Macarena) (5,800 m), Colombia
- Nevado del Huila (5,750 m), Colombia
- Nevado del Tolima (5,215 m), Colombia
- Nevado del Ruiz (5,321 m), Colombia
[edit] Cordillera Occidental, Ecuador
- Chimborazo (6,267), Ecuador
- Iliniza Sur (5,263), Ecuador
- Iliniza Norte (5,116), Ecuador
- Carihuairazo (5,018), Ecuador
- Cotacachi (4,944), Ecuador
- Corazón (4,782), Ecuador
- Pichincha (4,776), Ecuador
- Chiles (4,723), Ecuador
- Atacazo (4,455), Ecuador
[edit] Cordillera Real, Ecuador
- Cotopaxi (5,897), Ecuador
- Cayambe (5,790), Ecuador
- Antisana (5,758), Ecuador
- El Altar (5,319), Ecuador
- Sangay (5,230), Ecuador
- Tungurahua (5,023), Ecuador
- Sincholagua (4,873), Ecuador
- Cerro Hermoso (4,571), Ecuador
- Sumaco (3,780), Ecuador
- Reventador (3,562), Ecuador
[edit] Interandino mountains, Ecuador
[edit] Peruvian Andes
- Huascaran (6,768 m), highest mountain in Peru
- Cerro Bravo (3,923), Peru
[edit] Cordillera Real, Bolivia
- Nevado Sajama (6,542 m), highest mountain in Bolivia
- Illimani (6,438 m), Bolivia
- Ancohuma (6,427 m), Bolivia
- Illampú (6,368 m), Bolivia
- Huayna Potosi (6,088 m), Bolivia
- Chachacomani (6,074 m), Bolivia
- Pico del Norte (6,070 m) , Bolivia
[edit] Southern Andes
- Llullaillaco (6,738 m), Argentina/Chile
- Ojos del Salado (6,891 m), highest mountain in Chile, second highest of the Andean peaks
- Monte Pissis (6,774), Argentina
- Cerro Mercedario (6,720 m), Argentina
- Aconcagua (6,962 m), Argentina, highest mountain outside Asia
- Volcán Antuco (3,585), Chile
- Villarrica (2,847), Chile
- Lanin Volcano, Argentina/Chile
- Tronador (3,491), Argentina/Chile
- Cerro San Valentin (4,058), Chile
- Cerro Torre (3,133 m), Patagonia, Argentina/Chile. Long considered the hardest mountain climb in the world.
- Fitz Roy (3,375 m), Argentina/Chile
- Monte Sarmiento (2,300), Chile
[edit] Brazilian Highlands
- Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro
- Himalayas, Brazil
[edit] Guyana Highlands
- Pico da Neblina, (2,994 m), highest mountain in Brazil
- Mount Roraima, (2,739 m), Guyana, Venezuela
[edit] See also
- Category:Extraterrestrial mountains
- List of mountain ranges
- List of volcanoes
- List of mountain passes
- List of peaks by prominence
- List of highest mountains
- List of countries by highest point
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.7summits.com
- ^ Mount Elbrus - Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
- ^ Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, Nyt højeste punkt i Danmark
- ^ Faktoider.nu, Danmarks högsta punkt
- ^ nfo2000m.no, Norska fjälltoppar över 2000 meter
- ^ nfo2000m.no, Norska fjälltoppar över 2000 meter
- ^ Mount Wilhelm - Peakbagger.com