Elevation: 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth and the highest point on the Earth’s continental crust. The mountain attracts both professional and novice climbers each year and serves as a major source of revenue for the nation of Nepal (a permit costing as much as $25,000 is necessary to […]
Elevation: 6,962 meters (22,841 feet) Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in South America and the highest mountain outside of Asia. It is part of the Andes mountain range and is part of a provincial park in its name. The mountain is known for having several glaciers and glacier systems on its peak. The mountain […]
Elevation: 6,194 meters (20,320 feet) Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska sits at an elevation of 610 metres and has a vertical rise of 5,500 metres. This is actually greater than Mount Everest’s rise of 5,300 metres. Temperatures reach as low as -60 degrees Celsius and given the effects of wind […]
Elevation: 5,893 meters (19,334 feet) Mt. Kilimanjaro, composed of three dormant volcanic cones, is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. Located between Tanzania and Kenya, it is technically an easy mountain to climb but the risk of high altitude sickness is still very present. The mountain is home to many forms of wildlife and […]
Elevation: 5,642 meters (18,510 feet) Mount Elbrus is located in the Caucus region of Russia, near the border with Georgia. There is some disagreement over whether or not this location qualifies as part of Europe, but most sources agree that Mount Elbrus is the tallest peak on the continent. An inactive volcano, the Elbrus has […]
Elevation: 4,892 meters (16,050 feet) The 21 km long, 13-km wide Mont Vinson was first measured in 1959 and first climbed in 1966 by the American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966/67. Several estimates of its height were made, but the current figure was not attainable until the first successful expedition to the summit of the mountain […]
Elevation: 2,228 meters (7,310 feet) Mount Kosciuszko is located in Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia (the southeastern tip of the country). It is named after a Polish national hero because the mountain is said to resemble a similar mound in Krakow, Poland. There are several other peaks in Australian held lands that […]
