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| x Mount Everest |
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8,848 m | 8,848 m | Himalayas |
Mount Everest – also called Sagarmāthā (Nepali: सगरमाथा), Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ) or Zhumulangma (Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰 Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng) – is the highest mountain on Earth, and the highest point on the Earth's crust, as measured...
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8,611 m | 4,017 m | Himalayas |
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth (after Mount Everest). With a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), K2 is part of the Karakoram range, and is located on the border between the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China and...
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| x Mount Washington |
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1,917 m | Presidential Range |
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft (1,917 m). It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, holding the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, at 231 mph (372 km...
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| x Sgorr Ruadh |
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Northwest Highlands |
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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| x Ortler |
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Ortler Alps |
Ortler (Italian: Ortles; German: Ortler) is, at 3,905 m (12,812 ft) 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,...
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| x Mount Wilson |
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4,342 m | 1,227 m | San Juan Mountains |
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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| x Elliott Knob |
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Shenandoah Mountains |
Elliott Knob is one of the highest mountains in the northern portions of the U.S. state of Virginia. At 4,463 feet (1,360 m), the peak is located on the ridge known as Great North Mountain. A small, naturally growing stand of spruce trees are on the...
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| x 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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| x Rishi Pahar | Himalayas |
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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| x Slieve Gullion |
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Mountains of Mourne |
Slieve Gullion (Irish: Sliabh Cuilinn) is a mountain 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 Gullion...
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| x Isabelle Peak | Ball Range |
Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks. 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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| x Spruce Knob |
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Allegheny Mountains |
Spruce Knob, at 4,863 feet (1,482 m), is the highest point in the state of West Virginia 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...
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| x Sněžka-Śnieżka |
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Karkonosze |
Sněžka (Czech), Śnieżka (Polish), or Schneekoppe (German) is the highest peak in the Krkonoše (also known as Karkonosze (Polish) or Riesengebirge (German) (literally Giant Mountains)), a part of the Sudetes mountain range. It rises to 1,602 metres ...
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| x Gyachung Kang |
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Himalayas |
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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| x Sunshine Peak | San Juan Mountains |
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 mile (1.6 km) south of Redcloud Peak....
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| x Pik Talgar |
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Tian Shan |
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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| x Muckish |
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Derryveagh Mountains |
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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| x Beinn Dearg |
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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| x 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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| x Mount Lee |
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512 m | Santa Monica Mountains |
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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| x Laila Peak |
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Karakoram |
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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| x Loser |
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Totes Gebirge |
Loser (German pronunciation: [loːzə]) 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...
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| x Tilicho Peak |
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Himalayas |
Tilicho Peak is a mountain in the Nepalese 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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| x 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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| x Kamet | Himalayas |
Kamet is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of India, after Nanda Devi, 7,816 m (25,643 ft). 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...
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| x Mount Munday | Coast Mountains |
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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| x Mount Ayles | Arctic Cordillera |
Mount Ayles is a mountain 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...
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| x Giewont |
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Western Tatras |
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 as...
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| x Mount Snow |
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1,092 m |
Mount Snow is a mountain and ski area in southern Vermont located in the Green Mountains. It is Vermont's closest big mountain to Northeast metropolitan areas. It was cohost of the first Extreme Games in 1995 and host of the Winter X-Games in 2000...
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| x Foel Wen | Berwyn range |
Foel Wen is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Berwyn in north east Wales. It is one of the summits found on the most easterly of Cadair Berwyn's long south ridges.
The summit is grassy, and the entire face of Craig Berwyn can be viewed. To the north...
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| x Tryfan |
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Snowdonia |
Tryfan 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 highest mountains...
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| x Third Hill Mountain |
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Ridge-and-valley Appalachians |
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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| x Mount Cory | Sawback Range |
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.
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| x King Edward Peak | Canadian Rockies |
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 (11,450 ft)), located on the...
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| x Wiki Peak |
Wiki Peak is a mountain in the Nutzotin Mountains of Alaska within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It is located near the Canadian border.
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| x Finsteraarhorn |
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Bernese Alps |
The Finsteraarhorn (4,274 m (14,022 ft)) is the highest mountain in the Bernese Alps and the highest mountain in the canton of Berne. It is also the highest summit in the Alps lying outside the main chain. The Finsteraarhorn is the third most...
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| x Foel Gron |
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Snowdonia |
Foel Gron is a peak on the Moel Eilio ridge of hills/mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. This ridge is used as a hiker's route from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon.
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| x 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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| x Mount Merbabu |
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Mount Merbabu (Indonesian: Gunung Merbabu) is a dormant stratovolcano in Central Java province on the Indonesian 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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| x Mount Lindsey |
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Rocky Mountains |
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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| x Mount Popomanaseu |
Mount Popomanaseu is the highest mountain in the Solomon Islands. It is located on Guadalcanal east of Mount Makarakomburu, at 9°42′00″S 160°04′00″E / -9.7, 160.066667.
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| x Sgurr na Sgine |
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Northwest Highlands |
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 of...
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| x Mount Torbert | Tordrillo Mountains |
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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| x 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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| x Mount Meharry |
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Hamersley Range |
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 (84 mi) from Wittenoom, and 160 kilometres (99 mi) from Tom Price....
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| x Suli Top | 6,300 m | Himalayas |
Suli Top is a Himalayan 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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| x Canigou |
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Pyrenees |
Canigou (Catalan Canigó) (el. 2 784,66 m./9137 ft.) is a mountain located in the Pyrenees of southern France.
Due to its sharp flanks and its dramatic location close to the coast, until the 18th century the Canigó was believed to be the highest...
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| x Mount Jefferson |
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Presidential Range |
Mount Jefferson is located in Coos County, New Hampshire, and is the third highest mountain in the state. The mountain is named after Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White...
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| x Mount Torbreck |
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Great Dividing Range |
Mount Torbreck is a mountain (elevation 1516 metres) in Victoria, Australia 150 km from Melbourne. The mountain was listed as an alpine resort on The Alpine Resorts Act 1983, however no resort was ever developed on the site and it was recommended to...
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| x Mount Read | West Coast Range |
Mount Read is a mountain in Tasmania, Australia, that is at the north west edge of what is known as the West Coast Range
As colourful a history as that of Mount Lyell, Mount Read has had mines, settlements and other activities on its slopes for over...
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| x Mount Fuji |
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Mount Fuji (富士山, Fuji-san, IPA: [ɸɯꜜdʑisaɴ] ( listen)) is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 m (12,388 ft). Along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山 Sanreizan). An active volcano that last erupted...
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| x Naltar Peak | Karakoram |
Naltar Peak is a mountain in Naltar Valley in the Gilgit District of Northern Areas of Pakistan. It lies in the southeast of Mehrbani Peak (5,639 m).
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| x Rokatenda | 875 m |
Rokatenda, also known as Paluweh, is a stratovolcano mountain located in Palu'e Island, north of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the highest region in the island with a height of 875 metres. Rokatenda is located at 121° 42' E and 8° 19' S.
The...
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| x Bear Mountain | Black Hills |
Bear Mountain is a mountain located in Pennington County, South Dakota.
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| x Mount Lefroy |
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Bow Range |
Mount Lefroy is a mountain on the Continental Divide, at the border of Alberta and British Columbia in western Canada. The mountain is located on the eastern side of Abbot Pass.
The mountain was named by George M. Dawson in 1894 for Sir John Henry...
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Mount Morning is a dome-shaped stratovolcano standing WSW of Mount Discovery and east of Koettlitz Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) which named it for the Morning, relief ship to the...
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| x Wetterhorn Peak |
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San Juan Mountains |
Wetterhorn Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness of the northern San Juan Mountains, in northern Hinsdale County, 9 miles (14 km) east of the town of Ouray. It lies...
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| x Mount Saskatchewan | Canadian Rockies |
Mount Saskatchewan is a mountain located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 for the nearby Saskatchewan River.
A pinnacle...
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| x Wacousta Hill | Ridge-and-valley Appalachians |
Wacousta Hill is a forested mountain ridge in southeast Hampshire County, West Virginia. Wacousta Hill is located near the community of Delray and overlooks Delray Road (West Virginia Route 29) and the North River to its immediate east. To its west...
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| x Mount Warning |
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Great Dividing Range |
Mount Warning, also known as Wollumbin is a mountain 14 kilometres (9 mi) west-south-west of Murwillumbah, near the border with Queensland on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Due to Mount Warning's proximity to Cape Byron, the...
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