MountainDB
221 mountains with elevation, range, first ascent, and climbing history. From Everest to your local peak.
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Mount Everest
The highest mountain on Earth. Over 300 climbers have died attempting it, with over 200 bo...
K2
Known as the Savage Mountain - the most dangerous of the 14 eight-thousanders with a fatal...
Matterhorn
One of the most recognizable mountains in the world. The 1865 first ascent ended in traged...
Mont Blanc
The highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe. The first ascent in 1786 marked the b...
Denali
The highest mountain in North America. Its name means The Great One in Koyukon Athabascan....
El Capitan
A 900 m vertical granite wall in Yosemite that is the most famous big wall climb in the wo...
Alps (29)
Mont Blanc
The highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe. The first ascent in 1786 marked the b...
Matterhorn
One of the most recognizable mountains in the world. The 1865 first ascent ended in traged...
Eiger
Famous for its 1,800 m North Face, one of the most dramatic and dangerous walls in the Alp...
Jungfrau
One of the main peaks of the Bernese Alps. The Jungfraujoch railway station at 3,454 m is ...
Dom
The highest mountain entirely within Switzerland. Part of the Mischabel group. It offers o...
Weisshorn
Called the most beautiful mountain in the Alps by many climbers for its perfect pyramidal ...
Grandes Jorasses
Famous for its spectacular north face, considered one of the three great north faces of th...
Dent Blanche
A striking pyramidal peak in the Valais Alps. Its name means White Tooth. One of the most ...
Finsteraarhorn
The highest peak in the Bernese Alps. Its name means Dark Peak. First attempted by Franz H...
Aiguille du Midi
Not the highest peak but famous for its cable car, one of the highest in the world, reachi...
Mount Blanc du Tacul
A major peak on the Mont Blanc massif. The normal route to Mont Blanc passes over its slop...
Monte Rosa
The second highest mountain in the Alps and highest in Switzerland. The Dufourspitze is th...
Piz Bernina
The highest mountain in the Eastern Alps. The only four-thousander entirely in Switzerland...
Grossglockner
The highest mountain in Austria. The Grossglockner High Alpine Road is one of the most fam...
Zugspitze
The highest mountain in Germany. A cogwheel train, cable car, and gondola all reach the su...
Dolomites (Tre Cime)
Three iconic peaks that are among the most photographed mountains in the world. The Dolomi...
Matterhorn detail
The Matterhorn was the last great Alpine peak to be climbed. Edward Whymper tried 7 times ...
Breithorn
One of the easiest 4,000m peaks in the Alps. A popular ski tour between the Matterhorn and...
Liskamm
Known as the Man-Eater due to frequent cornice collapses killing climbers. A long ridge be...
Dent du Geant
The Giants Tooth - a spectacular rock pinnacle on the Mont Blanc massif. Requires rock cli...
Signalkuppe
The Margherita Hut on its summit is the highest building in Europe at 4,554 m....
Nordend
The north peak of Monte Rosa. The second highest mountain in the Alps....
Zinalrothorn
A dramatic pyramid in the Valais Alps. Considered one of the finest peaks for its perfect ...
Ober Gabelhorn
A striking pyramidal peak near Zermatt. Albert Mummery made key ascents here....
Schreckhorn
The highest peak in the Bernese Alps north of the Aletsch Glacier. Name means Terror Peak....
Moench
The Monk - located between Jungfrau and Eiger. One of the most climbed 4,000m peaks....
Aletschhorn
Known as the Queen of the Bernese Alps. Dominates the view from the Aletsch Glacier....
Klein Matterhorn
The highest cable car station in Europe. The viewpoint shows 38 four-thousanders....
Eiger North Face
The 1,800 m North Face is one of the most dangerous walls in the Alps. Ueli Steck soloed i...
Himalayas (20)
Mount Everest
The highest mountain on Earth. Over 300 climbers have died attempting it, with over 200 bo...
Kangchenjunga
The third highest mountain in the world. Its name means Five Treasures of Snow. climbers t...
Lhotse
The fourth highest mountain. Its name means South Peak as it is connected to Everest. The ...
Makalu
The fifth highest mountain, notable for its perfect pyramid shape. It is considered one of...
Cho Oyu
The sixth highest mountain and considered the easiest of the eight-thousanders to climb. I...
Dhaulagiri
The seventh highest mountain. Its name means White Mountain. It stands alone, making it on...
Manaslu
The eighth highest mountain. Its name means Mountain of the Spirit. It is becoming an incr...
Nanga Parbat
The ninth highest mountain. Known as the Killer Mountain after 31 climbers died before the...
Annapurna I
The tenth highest mountain and the first eight-thousander ever summited. It has the highes...
Shishapangma
The 14th and lowest of the eight-thousanders. The only 8,000 m peak entirely within Tibet....
Kailash
One of the most sacred mountains in the world, sacred to four religions: Hinduism, Buddhis...
Mount Kailash detail
The mountain is considered too sacred to climb. In 2001, a Spanish team received permissio...
Dhaulagiri detail
The Kali Gandaki Gorge between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna is the deepest gorge in the world ...
Nanga Parbat detail
The Rupal Face is the highest mountain wall on Earth at 4,600 m. Reinhold Messner soloed a...
Namcha Barwa
The easternmost peak of the Himalayas. The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon around it is the d...
Andes (18)
Aconcagua
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional mountaineering context: the highest mountain outs...
Ojos del Salado
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Also the highest active volcano in the world. The highest la...
Monte Pissis
The third highest mountain outside Asia. An extinct volcano in the arid Atacama region. Ve...
Huascaran
The highest mountain in Peru and the fourth highest in South America. The 1970 earthquake ...
Cerro Torre
One of the most controversial peaks in mountaineering. Cesare Maestri claimed the first as...
Fitz Roy
One of the most technically demanding mountains in the world. Its summit spire is visible ...
Torres del Paine
Three dramatic granite towers that are among the most iconic mountain formations in the wo...
Chimborazo
Because the Earth bulges at the equator, Chimborazos summit is the farthest point from the...
Cotopaxi (climbing)
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional mountaineering context: one of the highest active...
Pico Bolivar
The highest mountain in Venezuela. Reached via the highest cable car in the world at 4,765...
Siula Grande
Famous from Joe Simpsons Touching the Void. One of the most dramatic survival stories in m...
Alpamayo
Called the Most Beautiful Mountain in the World in a 1966 international survey. A perfect ...
Illimani
The highest mountain near La Paz and visible from the city. Name means Golden Eagle....
Sajama
The highest mountain in Bolivia. An extinct volcano in Sajama National Park....
Cayambe
The only place on the equator with permanent snow. Glaciers are retreating rapidly....
Chimborazo climbing
The summit is the farthest point from Earths center. You stand closer to space here than o...
Torres del Paine detail
The three granite towers are among the most iconic formations in the world. The W Trek is ...
Fitz Roy detail
One of the most technically demanding mountains in the world. Featured on the Patagonia cl...
Karakoram (9)
K2
Known as the Savage Mountain - the most dangerous of the 14 eight-thousanders with a fatal...
Gasherbrum I
The 11th highest mountain, also known as Hidden Peak. It was the last 8,000 m peak to be s...
Broad Peak
The 12th highest mountain. Named for its unusually long summit ridge extending over 1.5 km...
Gasherbrum II
The 13th highest mountain. Considered one of the more straightforward eight-thousanders. F...
K2 detail
K2 is called the Mountaineers Mountain because it requires technical skill at every step. ...
Broad Peak detail
The summit ridge is so long that early climbers debated whether they had reached the true ...
Gasherbrum IV
Considered one of the most difficult mountains in the world relative to its height. The we...
Masherbrum
Also known as K1, the first peak mapped in the Karakoram. Its name means Queen of Peaks in...
Spantik
Known as Golden Peak for the golden light that bathes its southwest face at sunset. One of...
Cascades (7)
Mount Rainier (climbing)
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional climbing context: about 10,000 climbers attempt i...
Mount Hood (climbing)
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional context: the most climbed glaciated peak in North...
Mount Shasta detail
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional context: the most prominent mountain in Northern ...
Mount Baker (climbing)
Already covered in VolcanoDB. The Easton Glacier route is a popular introduction to glacie...
Lassen Peak detail
The southernmost active volcano in the Cascades. The park contains all four types of volca...
Three Sisters
Three volcanic peaks in the Oregon Cascades. The area has over 350 glaciers....
Mount Thielsen
Known as the Lightning Rod of the Cascades. Lightning creates glass formations on its spir...
Sierra Nevada (7)
Half Dome
An iconic granite dome in Yosemite National Park. The cable route to the summit is one of ...
El Capitan
A 900 m vertical granite wall in Yosemite that is the most famous big wall climb in the wo...
Mount Whitney
The highest mountain in the contiguous United States. The trail to the summit is 35 km rou...
Mulhacen
The highest mountain in mainland Spain. Snow can persist until June....
El Capitan detail
Alex Honnold free-soloed it in 2017 without ropes - the greatest feat in rock climbing his...
Half Dome detail
Permits for the cable route sell out in minutes. Royal Robbins made the first continuous f...
Mount Whitney detail
The highest mountain in the contiguous US. Permits are highly competitive. The terminus of...
Southern Alps (6)
Mount cook
The highest mountain in New Zealand. Also known as Aoraki (Cloud Piercer) in Maori. A 1991...
Mount Aspiring
Called the Matterhorn of the South for its pyramidal shape. The highest mountain in New Ze...
Mount Sefton
The 1,500 m east face features spectacular ice avalanches. Visible from Mount Cook Village...
Mount Cook
The highest mountain in New Zealand. Also known as Aoraki (Cloud Piercer). Hillary practic...
Saint Elias Mountains (5)
Mount Logan
The highest mountain in Canada and second highest in North America. It has the largest bas...
Mount Fairweather
The highest mountain in British Columbia. Located on the Alaska-BC border. It rises direct...
Lucania
One of the highest mountains in Canada. Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates made a legendar...
Mount Steele
The fifth highest mountain in Canada. Located in Kluane National Park. Heavily glaciated w...
Canadian Rockies (5)
Mount Assiniboine
Called the Matterhorn of the Rockies for its distinctive pyramidal shape. It straddles the...
Mount Robson
The highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. Its south face rises 3,000 m, one of the mos...
Mount Assiniboine detail
The most photographed mountain in the Canadian Rockies. Accessible only by a 28 km hike or...
Castle Mountain
A distinctive mountain in Banff National Park with battlement-like towers. Named for its c...
Pamir Mountains (5)
Caucasus (4)
Mount Elbrus
The highest mountain in Europe, often considered one of the Seven Summits. It is a dormant...
Mount Cheget
A prominent peak in the Baksan Valley with views of Elbrus....
Ushba
Known as the Matterhorn of the Caucasus for its dramatic twin peaks. One of the most techn...
Shkhara
The highest mountain in Georgia. The Bezengi Wall extends 12 km from its slopes....
East African Rift (4)
Mount Kilimanjaro
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional mountaineering context: it is the highest freesta...
Mount Kenya
The second highest mountain in Africa. Its glacial valleys are slowly disappearing due to ...
Mount Meru
Often overlooked because of nearby Kilimanjaro but considered a more technically challengi...
Mount Kenya detail
The peaks are remnants of a volcanic caldera. Glaciers have lost 75% since 1900. Lewis Gla...
Tian Shan (4)
Scandes (4)
Galdhopiggen
The highest mountain in Norway and Northern Europe. Located in Jotunheimen National Park....
Glittertind
The second highest mountain in Norway. May surpass Galdhopiggen when its glacier is includ...
Kebnekaise
The highest mountain in Sweden. Its glacier has been shrinking due to climate change....
Halti
The highest mountain in Finland. Located in the far north near the Norway border....
Alaska Range (3)
Denali
The highest mountain in North America. Its name means The Great One in Koyukon Athabascan....
Denali detail
Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional context: the West Buttress route is the most popu...
Denali climbing
The West Buttress route is most popular. Climbers spend 3 weeks on the mountain. Storms ca...
Ellsworth Mountains (3)
Vinson Massif
The highest mountain in Antarctica. One of the Seven Summits. It is extremely remote - fli...
Mount Vinson detail
The Ellsworth Mountains were unknown until 1958 when spotted from aircraft. The summit tem...
Mount Vinson climbing
One of the Seven Summits. Temperatures never rise above -10 C. Only about 200 people have ...
Hida Mountains (3)
Mount Tateyama
Part of the Japanese Alps. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is one of the most famous scen...
Mount Hotaka
The highest mountain in the Northern Japan Alps. The ridgeline traverse from Hotaka to Yar...
Mount Yari
Known as the Matterhorn of Japan for its distinctive pointed shape. The name means spear m...