Mountains: General

The highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, and in the world outside Asia		Aconcagua
Regarded by Armenians as a symbol of their country, although politically part of Turkey since 1915		Ararat
Mountain to the west of (i.e. inland from) Rio de Janeiro city centre, famous for the statue of Christ the Redeemer – 710 m (2,329 ft). (cf. Sugarloaf Mountain)		Corcovado
The White Spider is the name given to a notorious ice field on the north face of		The Eiger
The north face is nicknamed the Murder Wall (Mordwand in German – "north wall" is Nordwand)		The Eiger
Known locally as Chomolungma Feng or Sagarmatha (translating as Goddess Mother of the World, in Tibetan and Nepalese respectively); provisionally named Peak XV, on discovery by the British Great Trigonometric Survey of India in 1849		Everest
Yosemite National Park's most famous peak, named after its unmistakeable profile		Half Dome
Highest mountain in the Karakoram range; name Mount Godwin–Austen was rejected by the RGS, but still appears on some maps; local name Chogori ("big mountain") has little authenticity. Commonly referred to in Balti as Kechu or Ketu		K2
K2: K stands for		Karakoram
Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira are the three volcanic cones of; Uhuru Peak (19,341 ft, 5,895m) is the highest point of		Kilimanjaro
K1 was found to have the local name		Masherbrum
German name (used in English) for the mountain known in French as Mont Cervin and Italian as Monte Cervino		Matterhorn
The iconic mountain of the Alps – its regular and pyramidal shape making it one of world's most recognisable mountains; used as the logo of the confectionery brand Toblerone		Matterhorn
The highest mountain in Hawaii (13,803 ft / 4,207 m), the world's second highest island peak, and the world's highest mountain from base to summit; its height and position make it ideal for astronomical observations, and it has several observatories		Mauna Kea
The world's largest active volcano: largest of the five volcanoes that make up the island of Hawaii, by land area; but (at 13,679 ft / 4,169 m) 124 feet lower in altitude than the above		Mauna Loa
Situated between the Eiger to the east and the Jungfrau to the west, in the Bernese Oberland (Switzerland)		Mönch
Second highest peak in the Alps		Monte Rosa
Highest peak in the Rockies, and the second highest peak in the contiguous USA (14,440 ft, 4,401 m)		Mt. Elbert
Second highest mountain in Africa: local name Kirinyaga		Mt. Kenya
Name used in English, from 1896, for the mountain known to the indigenous population, and officially in English since 2015, as Denali		Mt. McKinley
Highest point on the Caribbean island of Martinique (1,397 m, 4,583 ft): a semi–active volcano, its name means 'bald' or 'peeled' mountain		Mt. Pelée
Highest mountain in the Cascade range, Washington state (14,411 ft.); the most heavily glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states; eponymous centrepiece of a national park; known to native Americans as Tacoma, but best known by the name given to it by George Vancouver, the first European to see it, in honour of a naval friend of his. An active (but dormant) volcano		Mt. Rainier
Highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies (12,972 ft, 3,954 m)		Mt. Robson
Known to native Americans as 'the Six Grandfathers' or 'Cougar Mountain'; given its English name in 1885, after a prominent New York lawyer		Mt. Rushmore
Traditional (English) name for the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States (on the Yukon/Alaska border; maximum elevation 18,008 feet / 5,489 metres; first climbed in 1897 by an Italian expedition led by the Duke of the Abruzzi)		Mt. Saint Elias
The world's highest island peak (New Guinea –16,023 ft / 4,884 m): also known as Carstenz Pyramid		Puncak Jaya
Mountain on a peninsula at the entrance to the harbour of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar): 396 m (1,299 ft). (cf. Corcovado)		Sugarloaf Mountain
Overlooks Cape Town (South Africa); the Devil's Peak and the Lion's Heart are features of		Table Mountain

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Mountains: General