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The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this list. The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see Highest unclimbed mountain). The table below lists the summits with at least 400m ...
Aconcagua. The Andes ( / ˈændiːz / AN-deez ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range ( Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is 8,900 km (5,530 mi) long and 200 to 700 km (124 to 435 mi) wide ...
The American Cordillera ( / ˌkɔːrdəlˈjɛrə / KOR-dəl-YERR-ə) is a chain of mountain ranges ( cordilleras) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of the Americas. [ 2] Aconcagua is the highest peak of the chain. It is also the backbone of the volcanic arc that forms the eastern ...
High Point – 43 summits in 19 states. Humboldt Peak – 3 summits in California, Colorado, and Nevada. King Peak – 3 summits in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Kings Peak – 2 summits in Idaho and Utah. Lookout Mountain – 113 summits in 28 states. Matterhorn – 3 summits in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon.
The ten highest major summits of the United States are all located in Alaska. The northernmost summit with at least 3000 metres elevation and 500 metres prominence is Hess Mountain in central Alaska; the southernmost is Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii; the westernmost is Haleakalā on the Island of Maui; and the easternmost is East Spanish ...
1. Denali in Alaska is the highest summit of the United States and North America. 2. Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest summit of Canada. 3. Pico de Orizaba is the highest summit of México. 4. Mount Saint Elias is the second highest summit of both Canada and the United States. 5.
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. Aconcagua is the highest peak, at about 6,962 m (22,841 ft).
This long and narrow South American nation has a massively diverse climate, from glaciers in the south to desert land in the north and the Andes mountains throughout.