On the left end of northern Arizona's San Francisco Peaks sits a dormant, 12,000-foot-tall volcano known as Humphrey's Peak. It's not just the elevation that makes this mountain special, though, it's ...

The Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak will be renamed Kuwohi, restoring its original Cherokee name after over 150 years. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names approved the change, requested by the ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

What is the highest mountain on Earth? Turns out the answer to that question is more debatable than you might think. If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) ...

India’s mountains are a key feature of the country’s ecological landscape, drawing visitors with their mystical allure, fresh ...

If you were totally ignorant of England’s geography and new to its national parks, you’d probably first head for the Peak District in search of its tallest mountains. You’d find relatively nice hills ...

"He reached the summit this morning. He had trained well and I was confident he would do it," his father Tashi Sherpa told AFP. Summiting all 14 "eight-thousanders" is considered the peak of ...

Ryan Simpson, 24, tells PEOPLE that his goal is to raise awareness about the disease Ryan Simpson Ryan Simpson was diagnosed with brain cancer after he began experiencing seizures in 2023 Simpson ...

Kerstin Gurtner froze to death after she was left ‘exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented’ on Grossglockner mountain ...