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Communism Peak
(Encyclopedia)Communism Peak: see Ismoili Somoni Peak. ...Gannett Peak
(Encyclopedia)Gannett Peak, Wyo.: see Wind River Range. ...Garmo Peak
(Encyclopedia)Garmo Peak: see Ismoili Somoni Peak. ...Harney Peak
(Encyclopedia)Harney Peak, S.Dak.: see Black Hills. ...Boundary Peak
(Encyclopedia)Boundary Peak, 13,140 ft (4,005 m) high, SW Nev., in the White Mts. near the Calif. line. It is the highest point in Nevada.Uncompahgre Peak
(Encyclopedia)Uncompahgre Peak, 14,309 ft (4,361 m) high, SW Colo., in the San Juan Mts. of the Rockies and NE of Ouray.Nanga Parbat
(Encyclopedia)Nanga Parbat nŭngˈgə pŭrˈbət [key], peak, 26,660 ft (8,126 m) high, in the W Himalayas, located in Pakistan-held Azad Kashmir; 7th highest peak in the world. Six expeditions—almost all ending ...Vinson Massif
(Encyclopedia)Vinson Massif, peak, 16,860 ft (5,139 m) high, W Antarctica, in the Ellsworth Mts.; highest peak in Antarctica.Ibn Sina Peak
(Encyclopedia)Ibn Sina Peak: see Lenin Peak.Mitchell, Mount
(Encyclopedia)Mitchell, Mount, peak, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, W N.C., in the Black Mts. of the Appalachian system; highest peak E of the Mississippi River. ...Browse by Subject
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