Info on the worlds most prominent mountains

Mount Everest Mount Everest Elevation: 8848 m Primary factor 8848 m Location: North 27:59:18, East 86:55:27 Saddle: Ocean Base Camp: Approach: Two standard routes, south col from Nepal, this was also the first ascent route. The North ridge is most popular among climbers on a more limited budget. Difficulty: Very high, but technically not too bad. Comment: Very commercialized and expensive.

Cerro Aconcagua Cerro Aconcagua Elevation: 6962 m Primary factor 6962 m Location: North , East Saddle: Ocean Base Camp: Plaza de Mulas, 4385 meter Approach: Mendoza to Puente del Incas, then hike to base camp. Difficulty: PD Comment: The wind and the elevation are the main challenges More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Denali Denali (Mount McKinley) Elevation: 6194 m Primary factor 6149 m Location: Alaska Location: North 63:04.153, West 151:00.402 (GPS at the summit) Saddle: Nicaragua, definitely below 50 meter, with a 10 meter contour, we interpolate the saddle to 45 meter. The map is named Nicaragua 3050 III. Difficulty: PD+ Comment: The weather is a main factor. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Chimborazo Chimborazo Elevation: 6267 m Primary factor 4122 m Location: Ecuador Location: South 01:28.125, West 078:49.055 (GPS at the summit) Saddle: Near Olmos in Peru. Difficulty: F+ Comment: This summit is the farthest point from the center of the Earth. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro Elevation: 5895 m Primary factor 5885 m Location: South 03:04:33, East 37:21:06 Saddle: Near the Suez canal, Saddle location: North 30:33:21, East 32:07:04 Base Camp: Huts along the route Approach: Via Arousha, then to the Nat. Park HQ. Difficulty: F Comment: The weather can change quickly More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Cristobal Colon Cristobal Colon Elevation: 5775 m Primary factor 5584 m Location: Colombia Saddle: tbd Saddle location: tbd Base Camp: tbd Approach: tbd Difficulty: PD ??

Mount Logan Mount Logan Elevation: 5959 m Primary factor 5250 m Location: North 60:34.026, West 140:24.358 Location: Yukon, Canada Saddle: Mentasta Pass Approach: From Alaska Difficulty: PD+ More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Gora Elbrus Gora Elbrus Elevation: 5642 m Primary factor 4741 m Location: North 43:21.152, East 42:26.270 (GPS on the summit) Saddle: 901 meter, near the border in west Pakistan Saddle location: N26:33:39, E063:39:17 Base Camp: Baksan Valley Approach: Mineral Vodye then to the Baksan valley Difficulty: F+ Comment: The weather can change quickly More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Damavand Damavand Elevation: 5610 m Primary factor 4667 m Location: In Iran, between Tehran and the Caspian Sea. Location: North 35:57.255, East 052:06.611 (GPS on the summit) Saddle: 943 meter, south of Caucasus. Saddle location: N42:01:27, E043:29:54 Base Camp: N35:54.099, E052:06.565, elevation 3030 meter. Approach: Tehran, then north along the Haraz Rd. to Polour. Difficulty: F, (YDS class 2) More info: (Access, route, trip report and pictures)

Citaltépetl Citaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) Elevation: 5611 m Primary factor 4901 m Location: Mexico HP Saddle: 710 meter, Saddle location: Base Camp: Piedra Grande Hut Approach: From the village of Tlachichuca Difficulty: F+ Comment: More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Ritacuba Blanca Ritacuba Blanca Elevation: 5410 m Primary factor 3646 m Location: North 06:29:39, West 072:17:51 Saddle: 1765 m, near Morelia Saddle location: N001:37:39, W075:58:48 Base Camp: tbd Approach: tbd Difficulty: tbd Comment: The elevation is based on a report from John Biggar: Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:39 PM On Ritacuba Blanco the readings were less consistent, I took three again and my +conclusion form them was that the height is 5410m, plus or minus maybe 10m or +15m. Interestingly this doesn't correspond to any regularly quoted height. The +most common height given abroad is 5493m, but looking at Colombian maps 5330m +was very common as a ' height'. The highest contour on the Colombian survey +sheet is 5350m, which given the shape of the summit is not inconsistent with my+readings. Incidentally we saw Bolivar from Blanco and vice versa, with a +distance according to the GPS of 278km!

Ararat Ararat Elevation: 5137 m Primary factor 3611 m Turkey HP Location: North 39:42.113, East 044:17.899 (GPS on the summit) Saddle: 1526 meter, south-west of Gardaneh-ye-Kuhin. Saddle location: N36:18:36, E049:35:20 Base Camp: At about 3334 meter, about 1150 meter higher than the trailhead. Approach: Get to the village of Dogubeyazit in East Turkey. Difficulty: F, (YDS class 2) More info: (Access, route, trip report and pictures)

Pico Bolivar Pico Bolivar Elevation: 4988 m Primary factor 3964 m Venezuela HP Location: North 08:32.467, West 071:02.899 (GPS on the summit) Saddle: (local) tbd. Saddle location: tbd. Base Camp: At about 4600 meter, a nice, flat area for tents. Approach: Get to the city of Merida in Venezuela, then proceed. Difficulty: AD-, (YDS class 5.4) More info: (Access, route, trip report and pictures)

Mauna Kea Mauna Kea Elevation: 4205 m Primary factor 4205 m Location: Hawaii Saddle: Ocean Difficulty: F Comment: More info: (Access, routes)

Bogda Shan Bogda Shan / Bogda Uia Elevation: 5445 m/5448 m Primary factor 4122 m Location: China, N43:48.1, E088:19.9 Saddle: tbd Difficulty: Hard Comment: Easiest route is supposed to be NE ridge.

Rainier Mount Rainier Elevation: 4392 m Primary factor 4034 m Location: Washington, USA Saddle: The saddle is below 366 meter. The uncertain interval is 15 meter, so we interpolate to 358 meter. Saddle location: Map Vernon 82 L/6 BC Approach: Difficulty: PD Comment: More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Mount Fairweather Mount Fairweather Elevation: 4671 m Primary factor 3952 m Location: Alaska/British Columbia, USA/Canada Saddle: The saddle is below 732 meter. The uncertain interval is 24 meter, there are 3 competing saddles! We interpolate to 719 meter. Saddle location: Map Vernon 82 L/6 BC Approach: From Alaska, fly to glacier below peak. Difficulty: PD+ Comment: The weather has a pretty bad reputation.

Mount Blackburn Mount Blackburn Elevation: 4996 m Primary factor 3548 m Location: Wrangell Mountains, Alaska, USA Saddle: The saddle is below 1463 meter. Interpolation gives 1448 meter. Saddle location: Map McCarthy C-3 Approach: From Alaska, fly to glacier below peak. Difficulty: AD More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Jade Mountain (Yu Shan) Jade Mountain (Yu Shan) 3952 m Primary factor 3952 m Location: North 23:28.200, East 120:57.436. Approach: Yu Shan National Park, 300 km from Taipei. Difficulty: F. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Mount Fuji Mount Fuji 3776 m Primary factor 3776 m Approach: tbd Difficulty: F. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Jebel Toubkal Jebel Toubkal 4167 m Primary factor 3757 m Hut: Toubkal refuge (formerly called Nelter refuge), 3260m, 80 beds, about 4 hours from the trailhead. Approach: From Marrakesch in Morrocco, continue to Imlil, about 1.5 hour by car/taxi. Difficulty: F. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Cerro Chirripo Cerro Chirripo 3820 m Primary factor 3727 m Costa Rica Location: North 09:29.045, West 083:29.320. Hut: Base Crestones, 5 kilometer from the summit. Approach: From San Jose, via San Isidoro de El General to San Gerardo de Rivas. Difficulty: F More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Kongur Shan Kongur Shan 7719 m Primary factor 3655 m Approach: Difficulty: Comments: The elevation may be a bit disputed. Previous maps has 7649 meter, the Chinese may overstate the correct elevation. We need a GPS reading to resolve this.

Tajumulco Tajumulco 4220 m Primary factor 3990 m Hut: tbd. Approach: tbd. Difficulty: Should be easy. Contact: Should be easy.

Kinabalu Kinabalu 4095 m Primary factor 4095 m Location: In Sabah on North Borneo. Hut: Laban Rata at 3272 m, advance reservations required. Nearest airport: Kota Kinabalu with good connections from Singapore. Approach: Kinabalu Park headquarter is located about 90 km from Kota Kinabalu. Difficulty: F, a good trail. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Gunung Kerinci Gunung Kerinci 3805 m Primary factor 3805 m Location: On Sumatra Hut: None, it is normal to camp. Nearest airport: Padang with connections to Jakarta and Singapore. Nearest village: Kersik Tua. Approach: It takes about 7 hours to drive from Padang to Kersik Tua. Difficulty: F, a good trail. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Gunung Rinjani Gunung Rinjani 3726 m Primary factor 3726 m Location: On Lombok island, Indonesia. Hut: None, it is normal to camp. Nearest airport: Mataram with connections to Jakarta and Singapore. Nearest village: Senaru Approach: Drive to Senaru, about 2-3 hours from Mataram. Difficulty: F, a good trail. More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Teide Teide 3718 m Primary factor 3718 m Saddle: Ocean Highest on Tenerife Approach: From the highway Difficulty: F More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Gunnbjørn Fjeld Gunnbjørn Fjeld 3694 m Primary factor 3694 m Saddle: Ocean Highest north of the Arctic Circle Approach: Twin Otter to glacier Difficulty: F+ More info: (Access, routes and pictures)

Minya Konka Minya Konka 7556 m Primary factor 3642 m Saddle: Local, to the north Note: Also called Gongga Shan ? Approach: tbd. Difficulty: tbd.

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