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Tall peaks that rise high above the land, like Mount Everest and the Rocky Mountains, formed over millions of years by Earth’s powerful forces.

Alps
Alps
Continent Europe
Fun Fact With an estimated 30,000 animal species, it's safe to say that the Alps are full of life. In fact, this is Europe’s most biodiverse region outside the Mediterranean.
Andes Mountains
Andes Mountains
Continent South America
Fun Fact The Andes Mountains were created over 50 million years ago, when the South American and Pacific tectonic plates collided. It is a collection of numerous mountain chains which join together in what are called orographic knots.
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Continent North America
Fun Fact One of the world's oldest mountain ranges, formed by ancient continental collisions, with rocks dating back over a billion years.
Atlas Mountains
Atlas Mountains
Continent Africa
Fun Fact Mount Toubkal is the highest point of the mountain range. It reaches 13,665 feet (4,165 meters) above sea level. And is usually the ultimate trekking target in the area.
Cascade Range
Cascade Range
Continent North America
Fun Fact The Cascade Mountains are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped region around the Pacific Ocean where most of the world's volcanic and seismic activity occurs.
Denali
Denali
Country United States
Continent North America
Himalayas
Himalayas
Continent Asia
Fun Fact The Himalayas serve as the origin of 19 important rivers in Asia, including the Indus River, the Ganges River and the Yarlung Tsanpo River.
K2
K2
Country Pakistan
Continent Asia
Fun Fact K2 is the world's second-highest mountain (8,611m/28,251ft) after Everest, located in the Karakoram Range on the China-Pakistan border, notorious as the "Savage Mountain" due to its extreme difficulty and high fatality rate.
Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga
Country India
Continent Asia
Fun Fact Considered a very challenging climb, comparable to Nanga Parbat, with increasing difficulty at higher altitudes.
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro
Country Tanzania
Continent Africa
Fun Fact The glaciers on Kilimanjaro are estimated to be around 11,700 years old. In the late 19th century, the entire summit of Kibo was covered in glacial ice, and it clearly isn’t today.
Lhotse
Lhotse
Country Nepal
Continent Asia
Fun Fact Lhotse is the world's fourth-highest mountain (8,516m/27,939ft), located in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and China, just south of Mount Everest, hence its Tibetan name meaning "South Peak".
Makalu
Makalu
Continent Asia
Fun Fact Considered one of the most difficult "eight-thousanders," requiring advanced technical skills in rock and ice climbing for the final ascent.
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