
At 28,251 feet, K2 is the world's second highest peak after Mount Everest.

Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji draws more than 200,000 annual climbers.

This is a classic view of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro from Amboseli in Kenya.

The Matterhorn in the Swiss/Italian Alps is reflected in Riffelsee Lake in Switzerland.

Greece's highest peak (Mount Olympus, aka the "Mountain of the Gods") is also, of course, its most mythical.

Cape Town, South Africa's beloved Table Mountain welcomes about 800,000 visitors every year by foot and cable car.

The Pitons, Saint Lucia's defining pair of volcanic spires, put the Caribbean on the map for iconic mountains.

Washington state's highest peak, Mount Rainier, is a glaciated volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice.

Mount Sinai on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is a sacred site to Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

Mount Fitz Roy rises on the edge of Los Glaciares National Park near the end of the world in Argentina's Patagonia.

New Hampshire's Mount Washington has a reputation that precedes it for harsh, unpredictable weather.

It takes a certain kind of rock to draw 250,000-plus visitors to the remote central Australian desert each year. Uluru fits the bill.


