Mountains around the World

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Mount Redoubt

Active Volcano in the Aleutian Range Erupted 5 times since 1900 In Alaska

Mount Tambora

Indonesian Volcano experienced the largest eruption since 130 AD in 1815 Created the "Year Without Summer"

Mount Elbrus

Member of the Seven Summits Tallest Mountain in Europe (18,510 ft) Located in Russia Caucasus Mountain Range

Mount McKinely

Member of the Seven Summits Tallest Mountain in North America (20,320) Natives called it Denali

Aconcagua

Member of the Seven Summits Tallest Mountain in South America (22,837) Located in Argentina in the Andes

Mount Kilimanjaro

Member of the Seven Summits. Tallest mountain in Africa (19,341) Located in Tanzania

Kilauea

Most active of the five volcanoes in Hawaii

Mauna Kea

Mountain in Hawaii 13,796 ft high but 33,500 tall

Matterhorn

Mountain in the Alps Called Mount Cervino in Italy In Switzerland

Mount Rainier

Stratovolcano in Washington State (14,411 ft)

Mount Etna

Tallest Mountain in Italy Located in Sicily

Mount Hood

Tallest Mountain in Oregon

Mount Mitchell

Tallest Mountain in the Appalachians Located in North Carolina

Mount Washington

Tallest Mountain in the Northeastern U.S. Located in the presidential range Had the record for fastest winds until 2010

Mount Whitney

Tallest Mountain in the U.S. Located in California

Mount Blanc

Tallest Mountain in the western alps Between France and Italy

K2

Tallest mountain in Pakistan (28,251) Known as Savage Mountain, due to the difficult climb.

Mount Everest

Tallest mountain in the World Member of the Seven Summits. (29029 ft) Borders Nepal and China.

Mount St. Helens

Volcano located 96 miles south of Seattle Blew its top on May 10, 1918

Krakatoa

Volcano located between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia Exploded in 1883 and is the loudest sound ever

Mount Pinatubo

Largest Eruption in the past 100 years

Mauna Loa

Largest Volcano by volume and surface area In Hawaii

Pikes Peak

Located in Colorado Named for one of the first explorers that saw it. (Zebulon Pike)

Mount Fuji

Located in Japan Erupted in 1707 and 1708 Tallest Mountain in Japan and symbol

Mount Olympus

Located in Washington


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