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Brasstown Bald
(Encyclopedia)Brasstown Bald, peak, 4,784 ft (1,458 m) high, N Ga., in the Blue Ridge of the Appalachian Mts., near the N.C. line. It is the highest point in Georgia. ...Ulugh Muztag
(Encyclopedia)Ulugh Muztag or Ulugh Mus Tagh, peak, China: see Kunlun. ...Sassafras Mountain
(Encyclopedia)Sassafras Mountain, peak, 3,560 ft (1,085 m) high, NW S.C., in the Blue Ridge Mts., near the N.C. and Ga. lines. It is the highest point in South Carolina. ...Yushan
(Encyclopedia)Yushan, Yu Shan, or Mount Morrison, 13,113 ft (3,997 m) high, S Taiwan; highest peak on the island. It was first ascended in 1896 by a Japanese expedition. ...Finsteraarhorn
(Encyclopedia)Finsteraarhorn fĭnˌstərärˈhôrnˌ [key], peak, 14,032 ft (4,277 m) high, S central Switzerland; highest of the Bernese Alps. ...Marcy, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Marcy, Mount, 5,344 ft (1,629 m) high, NE N.Y., in the Adirondack Mts.; highest peak in the state. Lake Tear of the Clouds, on its southern slope, is the source of the main headstream of the Hudson Ri...Dent Blanche
(Encyclopedia)Dent Blanche däN bläNsh [key], peak, 14,318 ft (4,364 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. ...Frissell, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Frissell, Mount frĭzĕlˈ [key], peak, 2,380 ft (725 m) high, NW Conn., in the Taconic Mts., near the Mass.–N.Y. line. ...Weisshorn
(Encyclopedia)Weisshorn vīsˈhôrnˌ [key], peak, 14,782 ft (4,506 m) high, Valais canton, S Switzerland, one of the highest in the Pennine Alps. ...Mauna Kea
(Encyclopedia)Mauna Kea mouˈnə kāˈə [key], dormant volcano, 13,796 ft (4,205 m) high, in the south central part of the island of Hawaii. It is the loftiest peak in the Hawaiian Islands and the highest island m...Browse by Subject
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