As the tallest mountain in the world, Everest is the standard to which all others are compared.
Published Jan 2, 2014
Taken February 10, 2011, this astronaut photograph shows Pico de Orizaba, Mexico.
Published Feb 28, 2011
Annapurna is only the tenth tallest eight-thousander, but it ranks as one of the most dangerous.
Published Dec 26, 2013
The tallest mountain of the Cascade Range is a Pacific Northwest icon.
Published Sep 4, 2019
Glaciers covered most of the summit during the first half of the 20th century, but have shrunk dramatically since then.
Published Mar 25, 2001
This astronaut photograph provides a view of the central Tien Shan mountains east of where the borders of China, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan meet.
Published Mar 28, 2011
The highest peak in Japan is one of the nation’s most striking symbols.
Published Mar 28, 2016
This astronaut photograph was taken during the most recent activity at this volcano in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea.
Published Dec 10, 2012
Most scientists agree that the glaciers of Mt. Kilimanjaro will be gone by the year 2020, but there is less agreement as to why they are now receding.
Published Aug 2, 2004
Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Greece. The 2,917-meter (9,570-foot) summit is the tallest in a mountain chain that runs north into Bulgaria and south into Turkey, via the Cyclades Islands. In this winter view, Olympus is the only peak with a dusting of snow—perhaps the reason its name in classical Greek means “the luminous one.” In Greek mythology, the peak was inhabited by the Twelve Olympians, the most famous gods of the ancient Greeks. North of Mount Olympus lies Macedonia, the homeland of Alexander the Great. Climbing the famous mountain is a favorite tourist activity today.
Published Apr 4, 2005
Mt. Everest is the highest (29,035 feet, 8850 meters) mountain in the world. This detailed look at Mt. Everest and Lhotse is part of a more extensive photograph of the central Himalaya taken in October 1993 that is one of the best views of the mountain captured by astronauts to date.
Published Feb 4, 2001
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