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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.

Matterhorn
Matterhorn
Continent Europe
Fun Fact The Matterhorn is a famous, near-symmetrical pyramidal peak in the Alps, straddling the Swiss-Italian border, known as a challenging climb and one of the world's most photographed mountains, with its summit at 4,478 meters.
Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea
Country United States
Continent North America
Fun Fact Hawaiian for "White Mountain," referring to the snow.
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
Country France
Continent Europe
Fun Fact The seven-mile-long Mont Blanc tunnel links France with Italy and travels directly underneath the mountain—making road trips (and, perhaps, luggage transfers) much faster and a lot of fun!
Mount Aconcagua
Mount Aconcagua
Continent South America
Fun Fact Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Americas, Western Hemisphere, and Southern Hemisphere (outside Asia), reaching about 6,962 meters (22,841 ft) in Argentina's Andes, known as a "Seven Summit,"
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat
Country Turkey
Continent Asia
Fun Fact Mount Ararat (16,940 feet, 5165 m) is the largest volcano in Turkey. Although not currently active, its most recent eruption has probably been within the last 10,000 years.
Mount Cook
Mount Cook
Country New Zealand
Continent Oceania
Fun Fact Highest peak in New Zealand, sacred to Māori, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Area.
Mount Elbrus
Mount Elbrus
Country Russia
Continent Europe
Fun Fact Mount Elbrus itself has two summits. The highest is the West Summit, at 5,642m. Just 21cm shorter is the East Summit. It doesn’t matter which you climb, though.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Country Nepal
Continent Asia
Fun Fact Due to constantly shifting tectonic plates, Everest’s height continues to rise by approximately 4 millimetres each year. Surprisingly, this is less than other mountains in the Himalayas, which rise 10 millimetres on average per year.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Country Tanzania
Continent Africa
Fun Fact It's Africa's Highest Peak & One of the Seven Summits At 5,895 m, Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and one of the Seven Summits. For many adventurers, it's the most accessible introduction to high-altitude achievement.
Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko
Country Australia
Continent Oceania
Fun Fact Highest peak on mainland Australia, a goal for the Seven Summits challenge.
Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley
Country United States
Continent North America
Fun Fact Mount Denali has weather stations installed by the National Park Service on Kahiltna glacier. The highest station is installed at 14,000 feet, and a lower station is installed at 10,200 feet, while a third one is installed at 7,200 feet above sea level at base camp.
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus
Country Greece
Continent Europe
Fun Fact Mount Olympus is made of sedimentary rock. This rock was formed 200 million years ago at the bottom of a shallow sea. Over time, big geological events pushed the entire region and the sea upwards.
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