Aconcagua · Ridgelines
The highest mountain in the Americas, in the Andes of Mendoza.
Terrain
Mountains and canyons drawn from elevation data, as layered ridgeline profiles and contour fields.
Annapurna · Ridgelines
Annapurna I and Machapuchare around the Annapurna Sanctuary.
Cho Oyu · Ridgelines
The sixth-highest mountain, west of Everest on the Nepal–Tibet border.
Denali · Ridgelines
The highest mountain in North America, in the Alaska Range.
Denali · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of Denali in the Alaska Range, with the Kahiltna and Ruth glaciers left empty.
Dhaulagiri · Ridgelines
The seventh-highest mountain, across the Kali Gandaki gorge from Annapurna.
Franz Josef & Fox Glaciers · Contour Fields
Two glaciers descending from the Southern Alps toward the West Coast rainforest.
Glacier Peak · Ridgelines
A remote volcano deep in the North Cascades.
Grand Canyon · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of the Grand Canyon, with the Colorado River cut between the South and North rims.
Grand Canyon · Ridgelines
The Colorado River's canyon between the South and North rims.
K2 · Ridgelines
The second-highest mountain on Earth, in the Karakoram above the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers.
K2 · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of the K2 massif in the Karakoram, with the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers left empty.
Kangchenjunga · Ridgelines
The third-highest mountain on Earth, on the border of Nepal and Sikkim.
Kilimanjaro · Ridgelines
The highest mountain in Africa, a volcano rising alone from the plains.
Kilimanjaro · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of Kilimanjaro rising about 5,000 m above the plains, its summit ice left empty.
Lhotse · Ridgelines
The fourth-highest mountain, joined to Everest by the South Col.
Makalu · Ridgelines
The fifth-highest mountain, an isolated four-sided pyramid east of Everest.
Manaslu · Ridgelines
The eighth-highest mountain, in the Mansiri Himal of central Nepal.
Matterhorn · Ridgelines
The four-faced pyramid above Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia.
Matterhorn · Contour Fields
Elevation bands around the Matterhorn above Zermatt and Breuil-Cervinia, glaciers left empty.
Mont Blanc · Ridgelines
The highest peak of the Alps, between Chamonix and Courmayeur.
Mont Blanc · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of the Mont Blanc massif between Chamonix and Courmayeur, glaciers left empty.
Mount Adams · Ridgelines
Washington’s second-highest peak, a broad volcano east of St. Helens.
Mount Baker · Ridgelines
A heavily glaciated volcano in the North Cascades.
Mount Everest · Ridgelines
The highest mountain on Earth, with Lhotse and Nuptse, on the Nepal–Tibet border.
Mount Everest · Contour Fields
Filled elevation bands around Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse, with the Khumbu glaciers left empty.
Mount Fuji · Ridgelines
The symmetrical stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Japan.
Mount Fuji · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of Mount Fuji, a near-symmetric stratovolcano, with the Fuji Five Lakes to the north.
Mount Hood · Ridgelines
Oregon’s highest mountain, a glaciated volcano east of Portland.
Mount Hood · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of Mount Hood, Oregon's highest peak, with its glaciers left empty.
Mount Olympus · Ridgelines
The highest peak of the Olympic Mountains, ringed by glaciers.
Mount Rainier · Contour Fields
Filled elevation bands around the summit, with glaciers left empty.
Mount Rainier · Ridgelines
The glaciated volcano above the Cascade foothills.
Mount Shuksan · Ridgelines
A glaciated peak of rock, not a volcano, east of Mount Baker.
Mount St. Helens · Ridgelines
The volcano whose 1980 eruption left a crater open to the north.
Mount St. Helens · Contour Fields
Elevation bands of Mount St. Helens, with the 1980 crater open to the north and Spirit Lake below it.
Teide & Las Cañadas · Contour Fields
The Teide volcano, 3,715 m, rising from the Las Cañadas caldera.
Yosemite Valley · Ridgelines
A glacier-carved valley between El Capitan and Half Dome.