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2. Cerro Standhardt - Wikipedia

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   In the distant horizon, the sun shone like a burning ball, illuminating the whole region with a reddish-orange light. Behind us, the shadows of the Torre group crawled over the granite needles of the Fitz Roy summits. Much farther beyond, at the edge of the Pampa, lay Lake Viedma. The sun began to sink, losing strength but gaining magnificent ...

3. Palasinaz Lakes (Italy) - Wikipedia

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   Lac Long (2,633 m [8,638 ft]). The Palasinaz Lakes are located in a natural environment of fertile alpine pastures. This area consists of several lakes, all of which were formed through glacial excavation: Lac Long (2,720 m (8,920 ft), located below the Bussola Pass, French for "Long lake"); Lac Potcha (2,518 m (8,261 ft)), which is located at the foot of the Palasinaz hill.

4. Kriváň (peak) - Wikipedia

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   The National Ascent of Kriváň (Národný výstup na Kriváň) is an annual two-day event on the third weekend in August organized by the Slovak Tourist Club, Matica slovenská, and the towns of Vysoké Tatry and Liptovský Mikuláš. The number of persons allowed to ascend the summit on each of the event days is limited to 300.

5. Sigiriya - Wikipedia

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   It is a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of granite approximately 180 m (590 ft) high. [ 2 ] According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Cūḷavaṃsa , this area was a large forest, then after storms and landslides it became a hill and was selected by King Kashyapa (AD 477–495 ...

6. Stawamus Chief - Wikipedia

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   The mountain gets its name from the Squamish village near its foot, Stawamus (Stʼa7mes), as is also the case with the Stawamus River and Stawamus Lake, though the pronunciation of the village name is different from that commonly used in English - IPA: [ˈstʼɑːʔməs] is an approximation of the Squamish language, vs / s t ə ˈ w ɑː m ʊ s ...

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8. Pioneer Peak (British Columbia) - Wikipedia

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   Pioneer Peak is highly glaciated with the Granite Glacier to the north, Gothics Glacier to the east, and the Adamant Glacier to the south. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from the mountain's slopes drains north to Swan Creek, east to Smith Creek, south to Palmer Creek, and each are tributaries of the Columbia River.

9. The Enchantments - Wikipedia

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   The Enchantments is a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington state's Cascade Mountain Range. [2] At an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,372 m), it is home to over 700 alpine lakes and ponds surrounded by the vast peaks of Cashmere Crags, which rate among the best rock-climbing sites in the western United States. [3]