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Elbert, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Elbert, Mount, peak, 14,433 ft (4,399 m) high, central Colo.; highest point in the state and tallest peak in the U.S. Rocky Mts.Massive, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Massive, Mount, peak, 14,421 ft (4,396 m) high, W central Colo., in the Sawatch Mts. It is the second highest peak in the U.S. Rocky Mts. ...Citlaltépetl
(Encyclopedia)Citlaltépetl ōrēsäˈbä [key], peak, 18,700 ft (5,700 m) high, in the Cordillera de Anáhuas, E Mexico, on the Veracruz-Puebla border. It is the highest peak in Mexico and the third highest in Nor...Taishan
(Encyclopedia)Taishan tī [key], peak, 5,069 ft (1,545 m) high, W Shandong prov., E China. Located in the homeland of Confucius, it is China's most sacred mountain. In ancient times it was believed that Taishan con...Gerlachovský
(Encyclopedia)Gerlachovský gĕrläkh-ôfˈskē [key], peak, 8,711 ft (2,655 m) high, in the Tatra Mts.; highest peak of the Carpathian Mt. system and of Slovakia. ...Dom
(Encyclopedia)Dom dōm [key], peak, 14,942 ft (4,554 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, in the Mischabelhörner group. It is the highest peak entirely in Switzerland. ...Negoiu
(Encyclopedia)Negoiu nĕgoiˈo͞o [key], peak, 8,317 ft (2,535 m) high, central Romania, NW of Cîmpulung; second highest peak of the Transylvanian Alps. ...Kinabalu, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Kinabalu or Kinibalu, Mount both: kĭnˌəbəlo͞oˈ [key], peak, 13,455 ft (4,101 m) high, N Sabah, Malaysia, NE of Kota Kinabalu; highest peak on Borneo. ...Triglav
(Encyclopedia)Triglav trēˈgläv [key], peak, 9,392 ft (2,863 m) high, Slovenia, in the Julian Alps, near the Italian and Austrian borders. It is the Julian Alps' highest peak. ...Telpos-Iz
(Encyclopedia)Telpos-Iz tyĭlpôsˈ-ēs [key], peak 5,304 ft (1,617 m) high, NE European Russia, in the N Urals. It was thought to be the highest in the Urals until the discovery of Naroda peak. ...Browse by Subject
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