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Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies . First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
The Andes range consist of hundreds of mountain peaks. The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, [1] about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Some well-known peaks listed here do not score highly by prominence. All peaks with a prominence of more than 1,500 metres rank as an Ultra. For a complete listing of all 1,524 peaks with prominence greater than this level, see the lists of Ultras.
A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak"). A common definition of a mountain is a summit with 300 m (980 ft) prominence.
List of mountain peaks by prominence; Ultra-prominent peak; Summits farthest from the Earth's center; Lists of highest points restricted to a specific geographic area List of countries by highest point; List of islands by highest point; Lists of mountains by region sorted by country or province Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent
Jones Mountain (Sawatch Range) 13,218' Jupiter Mountain 13,836' Keefe Peak 13,532' Kendall Peak 13,455' Kit Carson Mountain 14,171' Knights Peak 10499' Knobby Crest 12,434' – highest summit of the Kenosha Mountains; La Plata Peak 14,343' – fifth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado; Lavender Peak 13,233' Lead Mountain (Custer ...
A new study finds large amounts of “white hydrogen” may exist within mountain ranges, raising hopes this clean-burning gas could help supercharge efforts to tackle the climate crisis.
All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Mount Everest - 8,848 m (29,029 ft) K2 - 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Kanchenjunga - 8,586 m (28,169 ft)