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World’s Most Famous Mountains

The beauty of nature has always been fascinating, and mountains are among nature’s greatest wonders. Climbers and travellers have admired the splendor of mountains around the world, as they have always thrived to summit these wonders of nature. And although Everest and the K2 are a mountaineer’s dream peaks to conquer, there are still numerous majestic mountains left to be explored and dominated. Below are a few of the famous mountains on the planet.

1. Lhotse

Located in between TIbet (China) and Nepal, Himalayan Range’s Lhotse is considered the fourth tallest mountain in the world. The mountain has become well-known because of its connectedness to the famous Mount Everest from the South Col. The three-summit mountain has a height of 8,516 meters.

2. Kilimanjaro

Situated in between Tanzania and Kenya in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, at a height of 5,895 meters, is regarded as the highest peak in Africa. Kilimanjaro is also considered the tallest free-standing mountain and the tallest walkable mountain in the world. A person only need to be in good physical condition in order to summit this mountain.

3. Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji, located in Honshu Island, west of Tokyo, Japan is one of the natural wonders of this Asian country. Considered part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, the volcano is surrounded by five lakes, with over 200,000 people climbing the mountain every year. Those who opt to behold the view of the mountain may opt to get an excellent view of the peak from the lakes surrounding the mountain.

4. Mount Kailash

Considered one of the holiest mountains in the world, Tibet’s Mount Kailash has not yet been climbed because of its religious significance for the Buddhist, Jainist, Hindu and Bon. Found in the far west of Tibet with a towering height of 6,638 meters, numerous pilgrims flock the mountain for spiritual walks around it.

5. Mount Cook

Also called Aoraki, Mount Cook in South Island, New Zealand is the highest mountain in the country. Part of the country’s Southern Alps, Mount Cook can either be walked or climbed, with the Tasman and Hooker Glacier flowing down the slopes of the mountain. New Zealand’s highest mountain towers in at a height of 3,754 meters.

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