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Volcán Maipo
mountain in Chile
Phnom Aural
Tallest peak in Cambodia
Mount Suribachi
a 169-metre (554 ft)-high mountain on the southwest end of Iwo Jima
Rigi
The Rigi (or Mount Rigi; also known as Queen of the Mountains) is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz. The range is in the Schwyzer Alps, and is split between the cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne, although the main summit, named Rigi Kulm, at 1,797 meters above sea level, lies within the canton of Schwyz. The Rigi Kulm Hotel, established in 1816, is located on the summit.
Reventador
Reventador is an active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. It lies in a remote area of the national park of the same name, which is Spanish for "exploder". Since 1541, it has erupted over 25 times, although its isolated location means that many of its eruptions have gone unreported.
Changtse
Changtse (, ) is a mountain situated between the Main Rongbuk and East Rongbuk Glaciers in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, immediately north of Mount Everest. It is connected to Mount Everest via the North Col.
Avala
Avala (, ) is a mountain in Serbia, overlooking Belgrade. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view of Belgrade, Vojvodina and Šumadija, as the surrounding area on all sides is mostly lowlands. It stands at above sea level, which means that it enters the locally defined mountain category just by .
Bobotov Kuk
highest mountain of Durmitor range, Dinaric Alps, Montenegro
Rimpfischhorn
The Rimpfischhorn (4,199 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland. Along its north ridge lies the prominent sub-peak Grosser Gendarm (4107 m).
Illinizas
The Illinizas are a pair of volcanic mountains that are located in the north of Latacunga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador. They are located in the Illinizas Ecological Reserve (). These twin mountains are separated by a saddle that is about a kilometer long. The peaks are among the highest in Ecuador, with Illiniza Sur standing slightly taller than Illiniza Norte, its northern counterpart, at 5248 metres and 5126 metres respectively.
Pico da Bandeira
third highest mountain in Brazil, situated near the border of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais
Gramos
Gramos ( or Γράμμος; ; , , or ) is a mountain chain situated on the border of Albania and Greece. Part of the larger northern Pindus mountain range, its highest peak, Maja e Çukapeçit, rises at an elevation of .
Ai-Petri
Ai-Petri (; ) is a peak in the Crimean Mountains. For administrative purposes it is in the Yalta municipality of Crimea. The name is of Greek origin, and translates as "St. Peter" ().
Jakupica
mountain range in North Macedonia
Jebel ech Chambi
mountain in Tunisia
Krasheninnikov
volcano in Russia
Savo Island
island and mountain in Solomon Islands
Mount Nyangani
highest mountain in Zimbabwe
Mount Sidley
highest dormant volcano in Antarctica
Jannu
mountain of the Himalayas
Pangaion Hills
mountain range between Kavala and Serres Regional Units, Greece
Ngadi Chuli
Ngadi Chuli is a high peak in the Mansiri Himal
Piz Buin
mountain of the Silvretta Alps at the border of Vorarlberg, Austria, and Grisons, Switzerland
Jebel Moussa
mountain
Katahdin
Mount Katahdin ( ) is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at . Named Katahdin, which means 'Great Mountain', by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park. It is a steep, tall massif formed from a granite intrusion weathered to the surface. The flora and fauna on the mountain are typical of those found in northern New England, with the summit hosting fragile and endangered alpine tundra.
Mount Sabyinyo
mountain in eastern Africa
Rheinwaldhorn
The Rheinwaldhorn () is the highest point in the Swiss canton of Ticino at 3,402 metres above sea level. It lies on the border between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino, in the Adula massif, part of the St. Gotthard massif of the Adula Alps in southern Switzerland.
Lomnický štít
mountain in Slovakia
Pico Basilé
mountain
Kitzsteinhorn
The Kitzsteinhorn is a mountain in the High Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria. It is part of the Glockner Group and reaches a height of AA. The Kitzsteinhorn Glaciers are a popular ski area.
Mount Kirkpatrick
mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Morne Diablotins
mountain
Volcán San Cristóbal
Highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1,745 m (5,725 ft).
Croagh Patrick
mountain in County Mayo, Ireland
Brandberg
Namibian mountain
Monte Hacho
mountain in Ceuta
Tai Mo Shan
highest mountain of Hong Kong
Acatenango
Allalinhorn
The Allalinhorn () is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It lies between Zermatt and Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais, and is part of the Mischabel range, which culminates at the Dom (4,545 m).
Canigó
The Canigó ( , ; ; ) is a mountain located in the Pyrenees of southern France.
Chacaltaya
Chacaltaya (Mollo language for "bridge of winds" or "winds meeting point", Aymara for "cold road") is a mountain in the Cordillera Real, one of the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental, itself a range of the Bolivian Andes. Its elevation is . Chacaltaya's glacier — which was as old as 18,000 years — had an area of in 1940, which had been reduced to in 2007 and was completely gone by 2009. Half of the meltdown, as measured by volume, took place before 1980. The final meltdown after 1980, due to missing precipitation and the warm phase of El Niño, resulted in the glacier's disappearance in
Vignemale
The Vignemale (; Spanish: Viñamala, Occitan: Vinhamala, Aragonese: Comachibosa, Catalan: Vinyamala), at 3,298 metres, is the highest of the French Pyrenean summits (the highest in the whole of the range is Pic d'Aneto). It lies on the border between the Department of Hautes-Pyrénées (Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus), in Occitanie and Gascony, France and Sobrarbe, in Huesca, Aragon, Spain, and the peak is split between the two countries.
Alphubel
The Alphubel () is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Zermatt and Saas in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Allalin Group, a subgroup of the Mischabel Group, which culminates at the Dom (). The summit of the Alphubel consists of a large ice-covered plateau, part of the Fee Glacier on its east side. The west side of the mountain is more rocky and much steeper. It overlooks the Weingartensee.
Ubinas
Ubinas is an active stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru, approximately east of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it rises above sea level. The volcano's summit is cut by a and caldera, which itself contains a smaller crater. Below the summit, Ubinas has the shape of an upwards-steepening cone with a prominent notch on the southern side. The gently sloping lower part of the volcano is also known as Ubinas I and the steeper upper part as Ubinas II; they represent different stages in the volcano's geological history.
Silisili
Mount Silisili is the highest peak in Samoa and the Samoa Islands chain. It is located in the centre of a mountain chain running the length of Savai'i island. Mount Silisili is ranked 24th by topographic isolation.
Vodno
Vodno () is a mountain in North Macedonia. It is located in the northern part of the country, to the southwest of the capital city Skopje. The highest point of the mountain is on Krstovar peak, at 1066 meters and the submontane is at 337 meters (Middle Vodno is on 557 m). In 2002, on Krstovar peak the Millennium Cross was built, one of the biggest Christian Crosses in the world.
Chomo Lonzo
mountain in Tibet, China
Mount Melbourne
Volcano in Antarctica
Mount Columbia
highest mountain in Alberta, Canada
Zinalrothorn
The Zinalrothorn at is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. Its name comes from the village of Zinal lying on the north side and from the German word Rothorn which means Red Peak. When it was first climbed in 1864 the mountain was known locally as Moming.
Kao
island in Tonga
Mount Agou
mountain in Togo
Turrialba
active volcano in Costa Rica
Mount Heng
mountain in Hunan, China
Piz Palü
mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy
Barbeau Peak
mountain in Nunavut, Canada
Cerro Bonete
mountain in province de La Rioja, Argentine
Diamond Head
mountain on Oahu in Hawaii, United States of America
Mount Pulag
third highest mountain in the Philippines
Janga
mountain on the border of Georgia and Russia