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Elevation
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Mountain
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1) Worlds highest peak
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29,032'
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Everest
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2) Highest peak in North America, formerly Mt McKinley |
20,310'
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Denali
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3) Africas highest mountain
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19,341'
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Kilimanjaro
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4) This peak in the Argentine Andes is the highest in the Americas |
22,837'
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Aconcagua
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5) Highest point in the continental US
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14,505'
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Whitney
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6) The highest point in the Alps
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15,766'
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Blanc
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7) 2nd highest peak on Earth, within the treacherous Karakoram range |
28,251'
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K2
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8) Buried the city of Pompeii in ash in 79 AD |
4,203'
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Vesuvius
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9) Iconic peak in Japan seen from Tokyo
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12,388'
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Fuji
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10) Highest peak in Canada
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19,551'
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Logan
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11) This Russian peak is the highest in Europe
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18,510'
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Elbrus
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12) Highest point in New England, where the worlds fastest wind was recorded |
6,288'
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Washington
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13) Sicilian peak, one of the worlds most active volcanoes |
11,165'
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Etna
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14) Worlds 3rd highest peak located in the Nepal-Indian Himalayas |
28,169'
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Kangchenjunga
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15) This Ecuadorian peak is the furthest point from Earths center |
20,701'
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Chimborazo
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16) This Hawaiian shield volcano is the worlds largest active volcano by mass and volume |
13,678'
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Mauna Loa
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17) This Washington volcano famously erupted in May 1980 |
8,366'
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St Helens
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18) Located in the Scottish Highlands, this peak is the highest in the UK |
4,413'
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Ben Nevis
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19) This Andean peak on the Chile-Argentina border is the highest volcano on earth |
22,615'
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Ojos Del Salado
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20) Highest peak in Peru
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22,205'
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Huascaran
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Hint
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Elevation
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Mountain
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21) 2nd highest peak in Africa, named for the country its in |
17,057
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Kenya
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22) This Tibetan peak is the worlds 4th highest
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27,940'
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Lhotse
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23) This dormant stratovolcano is the highest point in Mexico |
18,491'
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Pico De Orizaba
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24) Famous Swiss peak, advertised on the Toblerone candy package |
14,692'
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Matterhorn
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25) Highest point in Antarctica
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15,060'
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Vinson
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26) Highest peak in the Solar System, almost 3x the size of Everest |
>72,000'
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Olympus Mons
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27) Iconic mountain that can be seen from Seattle
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14,410'
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Rainier
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28) This dormant volcano is the worlds highest point from base to summit |
13,796
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Mauna Kea
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29) Famous Colorado mountain and ski town of the same name |
11,212'
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Aspen
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30) Oregons highest peak and an active stratovolcano |
11,249'
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Hood
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31) 2nd highest peak in the Cascade range, located in Northern California near the town of the same name |
14,179'
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Shasta
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32) This mountain near Flagstaff is the highest in the state of Arizona |
12,637'
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Humphreys Peak
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33) Highest point on mainland Australia
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7,310'
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Kosciuszko
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34) Also called Aoraki, it is New Zealands' highest point
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12,218'
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Cook
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35) Famous mountain in British Columbia, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics |
7,156'
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Whistler
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36) Called the "Top of Europe", this Swiss peak rises above the iconic village of Grindelwald and Murren |
13,642'
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Jungfrau
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37) Home to the Gods of ancient Greece
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9,573'
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Olympus
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38) Highest peak in the Pyrenees on the Spain-France border
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11,168'
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Pico De Aneto
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39) Nepalese peak noted as one of the worlds most difficult and dangerous climbs, the worlds 10th highest |
26,545'
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Annapurna
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40) This stratovolcano in Guatemala is the highest peak in Central America |
13,845'
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Volcan Tajumulco
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