| According to a Japanese proverb, "He who climbs" this mountain "once is a wise man, he who climbs it twice is a fool" |
Mount Fuji |
200 |
March 7, 2022 |
| Ben Nevis in this country is the highest mountain of the British Isles |
Scotland |
400 |
March 7, 2022 |
| Bring a chair and enjoy the view of this famous mountain that overlooks Cape Town |
Table Mountain |
600 |
March 7, 2022 |
| These 2 highest mountains of Hawaii with similar names differ in height by just over 100 feet |
Mauna Loa & Mauna Kea |
800 |
March 7, 2022 |
| Referring to its shape, this peak on which Brazil's Christ the Redeemer Statue stands has a name meaning "hunchback" |
Mount Corcovado |
1000 |
March 7, 2022 |
| China's Mount Huang translates as the mountain of this color |
yellow |
200 |
December 7, 2021 |
| The world's fourth-highest peak, Lhotse is found in this range |
the Himalayas |
400 |
December 7, 2021 |
| Here's the view from the peak of Ben Nevis, Scotland's highest peak, part of this geographic region named for its altitude |
the Highlands |
600 |
December 7, 2021 |
| Uhuru & Mawenzi are peaks of this African mountain |
Mount Kilimanjaro |
800 |
December 7, 2021 |
| First summited in 1966, this 16,000-foot peak overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf |
Vinson Massif |
1000 |
December 7, 2021 |
| Sagarmatha is its name in Nepali |
Mount Everest |
200 |
March 2, 2021 |
| Opened in 2016, a rail tunnel under these mountains is the world's longest; here are miners with the drilling machine known as Heidi |
the (Swiss) Alps |
600 |
March 2, 2021 |
| Here's the crater of this Hawaiian volcano with a one-word name |
Kilauea |
800 |
March 2, 2021 |
| In 1794 George Vancouver caught sight of this peak from Cook Inlet, an arm of the Gulf of Alaska |
Mount McKinley (Denali) |
1000 |
March 2, 2021 |
| This highest mountain in Japan is actually a volcano that last erupted in 1707 |
Mount Fuji |
|
March 2, 2021 |
| The USA's 10 highest mountain peaks are all found in this state |
Alaska |
200 |
October 12, 2018 |
| This range forms a natural barrier between 2 nations, with a third country among its peaks |
the Pyrenees |
400 |
October 12, 2018 |
| This mountain rises to some 19,000 feet above the surrounding plains of Tanzania |
Kilimanjaro |
600 |
October 12, 2018 |
| Featured in "Peer Gynt", the highest range in Scandinavia is the Jotunheimen Mountains of this country |
Norway |
800 |
October 12, 2018 |
| For the first time in 500 years, this volcanic mountain in the Philippines blew its top in 1991 |
Pinatubo |
1000 |
October 12, 2018 |
| Its Sanskrit name, Sagarmatha, can be translated as "head above heaven" & deservedly so |
Everest |
200 |
November 27, 2017 |
| "Mountain range mother" in Spanish, it's the collective name of 3 mountain ranges in Mexico |
Sierra Madre |
400 |
November 27, 2017 |
| Let's put our 4 big heads together & come up with the name of this landmark just SW of Rapid City |
Mount Rushmore |
600 |
November 27, 2017 |
| In 1938 Greece created its first national park around this famed peak |
Olympus |
800 |
November 27, 2017 |
| The trio seen here tops out just around 10,000 feet in this range of the Alps with the same name as a mineral |
the Dolomites |
1000 |
November 27, 2017 |
| Blanketed in snow, it's the fitting name for the highest mountain in the Alps |
Mont Blanc |
200 |
April 14, 2017 |
| Here is one of Hokusai's 36 views of this mountain |
Mount Fuji |
400 |
April 14, 2017 |
| It's also known as Mount Horeb & the Mountain of Moses |
Sinai |
600 |
April 14, 2017 |
| This flat-topped mountain rises 3,500 feet above Cape Town |
Table Mountain |
1000 |
April 14, 2017 |
| Pliny the Younger noted that on the morning of August 24, 79 A.D., a cloud appeared over the summit of this mountain |
Vesuvius |
|
April 14, 2017 |
| Boulder, Colorado is in the Flatiron Range, part of these mountains |
Rocky Mountains |
200 |
August 1, 2014 |
| What the Arabs call Jebel Musa, "Mountain of Moses", is better known as this |
Mount Sinai |
400 |
August 1, 2014 |
| You must be 42" tall to hop on this Disneyland ride; its 14,692-foot namesake in the pennine alps is tougher sledding |
Matterhorn |
600 |
August 1, 2014 |
| This peak is the only mountain in North America that exceeds 20,000 feet |
Mount McKinley |
800 |
August 1, 2014 |
| Not quite 14,500 feet, this California peak is named for geologist Josiah |
Mount Whitney |
1000 |
August 1, 2014 |
| The name of this Alp, the highest in Western Europe, means "white mountain" |
Mont Blanc |
200 |
March 27, 2009 |
| (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.) As you can see on the relief globe, this volcano that takes up over half of the Big Island rises over 6 miles from the sea floor |
Mauna Loa |
400 |
March 27, 2009 |
| The name of this mountain range of Northeast New York comes from an Iroquois term meaning "eater of tree bark" |
the Adirondack (Mountains) |
600 |
March 27, 2009 |
| This "colorful" eastern range of the Appalachians stretches from Pennsylvania to Georgia |
the Blue Ridge Mountains |
800 |
March 27, 2009 |
| At 13,665 feet, Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in this range in Africa |
the Atlas Mountains |
|
March 27, 2009 |
| The Hoosac Mountains are a range of these "colorful" mountains located in Vermont |
the Green Mountains |
200 |
July 24, 2007 |
| Seen here is Tenzing Norgay, standing on the summit of this mountain "because it's there" |
Mount Everest |
400 |
July 24, 2007 |
| The Waianae Mountains in this U.S. state rise up to 4,025-foot Mt. Kaala |
Hawaii |
600 |
July 24, 2007 |
| The Caucusus Mountains of Eastern Europe are predominantly found in this large country |
Russia |
800 |
July 24, 2007 |
| Geological evidence shows that this 5,000-mile mountain chain may extend south into Antarctica |
the Andes |
|
July 24, 2007 |
| In 1792 explorer George Vancouver saw this mountain near present-day Seattle & named it for a friend |
Mount Rainier |
200 |
March 8, 2004 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew flying over Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii) Kilauea Volcano isn't classified as extinct, dormant or intermittent, but is this type, so we'll stay alert |
active |
400 |
March 8, 2004 |
| Aneto in the Pyrenees is this country's highest point |
Spain |
600 |
March 8, 2004 |
| Tanzania has 2 mountains over 14,000 feet: Meru & this one |
Kilimanjaro |
800 |
March 8, 2004 |
| This pyramid-shaped Alpine peak was first climbed on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper & 6 companions |
the Matterhorn |
1000 |
March 8, 2004 |
| Air Force photos from 1949 show what some believe are the ruins of Noah's Ark on this Turkish mountain |
Mount Ararat |
200 |
February 26, 2003 |
| Seen here is one of Hokusai's famous wood-block prints of this mountain |
Mount Fuji |
400 |
February 26, 2003 |
| The Pindus Mountains of this country separate Thessaly from Epirus |
Greece |
600 |
February 26, 2003 |
| One of Frederick Cook's unproven claims was that he was first to reach the summit of this highest U.S. mountain |
Mount McKinley |
800 |
February 26, 2003 |
| (Alex T. in Africa) Coffee beans are still widely grown on the slopes of this mountain, Africa's second-highest |
Mount Kenya |
1000 |
February 26, 2003 |
| This volcano on the side of Hawaii's Mauna Loa once contained a lake of bubbling molten lava |
Kilauea |
200 |
December 3, 2002 |
| This Argentinian peak near the Chilean border is only 623 feet higher than nearby 22,211-foot Cerro Mercedario |
Mount Aconcagua |
400 |
December 3, 2002 |
| This Alpine peak rises 14,692 feet on the border of Switzerland's Valais Canton & Italy's Piedmont region |
Matterhorn |
600 |
December 3, 2002 |
| In 1896 an Alaskan mount was named for this man elected president that year |
William McKinley |
800 |
December 3, 2002 |
| According to the Bible, Moses saw the Promised Land from this mountain in Jordan's Pisgah Range |
Mount Nebo |
1000 |
December 3, 2002 |
| In May 2001 Erik Weihenmayer climbed Everest, not considering this condition of his a handicap |
blindness |
100 |
October 24, 2001 |
| Its southern slope extends down to Suruga Bay near Tokyo |
Mount Fuji |
200 |
October 24, 2001 |
| It's the mountain chain in the names of a U.S. sheep & goat |
Rocky Mountains |
300 |
October 24, 2001 |
| The Hudson River rises in this group of mountains in northeast New York |
Adirondacks |
400 |
October 24, 2001 |
| The Lebanon Mountains' most famous remaining grove of these trees is near the town of Bsharre |
cedars |
500 |
October 24, 2001 |
| It's one of the main attractions of the Pike National Forest |
Pikes Peak |
100 |
December 28, 2000 |
| Of Uncle Mountain, Sister Mountain or Grandfather Mountain, the highest peak in the Blue Ridge range |
Grandfather Mountain |
200 |
December 28, 2000 |
| The name of Mont Blanc means this color mountain |
white |
300 |
December 28, 2000 |
| This home of Thomas Jefferson sits atop a "little mountain", which is what its name means in Italian |
Monticello |
400 |
December 28, 2000 |
| Riding the skylift to the top of Stone Mountain is one of the fun things to do in this Southern state |
Georgia |
500 |
December 28, 2000 |
| Jon Krakauer gave a personal account of the 1996 disaster on this mountain in the book "Into Thin Air" |
Mount Everest |
100 |
November 16, 2000 |
| Yosemite National Park is located in this California mountain range |
Sierra Nevadas |
200 |
November 16, 2000 |
| This country's highest peak, Mount Elbrus, lies in the Caucasus Mountains on the Georgian border |
Russia |
300 |
November 16, 2000 |
| This Philippine mountain hadn't erupted for more than 600 years when it became active in 1991 |
Mount Pinatubo |
400 |
November 16, 2000 |
| The Athabascan name for this North American mountain means "The Great One" |
Mount McKinley/Mount Denali |
|
November 16, 2000 |
| The Wasatch & Oquirrh Mountains surround this Utah capital |
Salt Lake City |
100 |
November 9, 1998 |
| He was only a candidate for president when North America's tallest mountain was named for him |
William McKinley |
200 |
November 9, 1998 |
| The view from the top of this Colorado peak inspired the words to "America The Beautiful" |
Pikes Peak |
300 |
November 9, 1998 |
| In 1829 Johann Jacob von Parrot climbed this mountain but didn't find Noah's Ark |
Mount Ararat |
400 |
November 9, 1998 |
| Tacoma's name was derived from Tahoma, an Indian name for this mountain |
Mount Rainier |
|
November 9, 1998 |
| Indonesia's Mount Marapi, whose name means "fire mountain", is one of these |
Volcano |
100 |
September 1, 1997 |
| As the highest peak, 4,000-foot Ataviros could be called the colossus of this Greek island |
Rhodes |
200 |
September 1, 1997 |
| The wind-blocking Panamint Range helps keep this lowest area of the U.S. hot & dry |
Death Valley |
300 |
September 1, 1997 |
| The names Mont Blanc & the Rockies' Blanca Peak both mean this |
"white mountain" |
400 |
September 1, 1997 |
| The Apennine range runs the length of this Mediterranean country's boot-shaped peninsula |
Italy |
100 |
April 29, 1997 |
| This sacred Japanese volcano last erupted in 1707 |
Mount Fuji |
200 |
April 29, 1997 |
| The Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in this South American range are named for a nearby peak |
the Andes |
300 |
April 29, 1997 |
| In the front range of this famous chain you can take a peek at Pikes Peak |
Rockies |
100 |
March 25, 1997 |
| In 512 A.D. this Naples volcano buried Pompeii even deeper |
Mount Vesuvius |
200 |
March 25, 1997 |
| The world headquarters for the Bahai Faith is on Mount Carmel in this country |
Israel |
300 |
March 25, 1997 |
| Lake Placid lies in this mountain chain in northeastern New York |
Adirondacks |
400 |
March 25, 1997 |
| Ranges in Australia & Virginia both have this color in their names |
Blue |
500 |
March 25, 1997 |
| Mount Wu-T'ai in Shansi province is one of this country's great Buddhist holy places |
China |
100 |
January 26, 1996 |
| Maipo & Tupungato are volcanoes in this range on the Chile-Argentina border |
Andes |
200 |
January 26, 1996 |
| This Sicilian volcano has over 200 subsidiary cones |
Etna |
300 |
January 26, 1996 |
| In 1954 the U.S. Geological Survey established the height of this American mountain at 20,320 feet |
Mt. McKinley or Denali |
400 |
January 26, 1996 |
| This highest mountain in Washington has hotel accommodations at the 5,400-foot level |
Mt. Rainier |
500 |
January 26, 1996 |
| In modern Greek this peak is called Olimbos |
Olympus |
100 |
December 1, 1995 |
| Tibetans call it Chomolungma |
Everest |
200 |
December 1, 1995 |
| The monastery of St. Catherine stands on the reputed site of the burning bush at the foot of this mountain |
Sinai |
300 |
December 1, 1995 |
| This range in northern New York has 2 peaks over 5,000 feet: Mount Marcy & Algonquin Peak |
Adirondacks |
400 |
December 1, 1995 |
| This highest Alpine peak was first climbed in 1786 by Jacques Balmat & Michael Paccard |
Mont Blanc |
500 |
December 1, 1995 |
| The region around Mount Etna is this island's most heavily populated |
Sicily |
100 |
November 20, 1995 |
| Mount Apo is an active volcano on this nation's island of Mindanao |
Philippines |
200 |
November 20, 1995 |
| Its 1980 eruption was the first in the lower 48 states since 1921 |
Mount St. Helens |
300 |
November 20, 1995 |
| This 14,494-foot California peak was named for a California state geologist |
Mount Whitney |
400 |
November 20, 1995 |
| This second-tallest African peak is about 70 miles from Nairobi |
Mount Kenya |
500 |
November 20, 1995 |
| Santiago, Chile lies between the Coastal Ranges to the west & this range to the east |
the Andes |
100 |
February 8, 1995 |
| Among this state's Transverse Ranges are the San Gabriels & the Santa Monicas |
California |
200 |
February 8, 1995 |
| This Turkish peak has 2 extinct volcanoes, a glacier & perhaps an ark |
Mount Ararat |
300 |
February 8, 1995 |
| An Austrian & Italian portion of this system is called the Tyrol |
the Alps |
400 |
February 8, 1995 |
| Major rivers that flow from this European range include the Ebro & Adour |
the Pyrenees |
|
February 8, 1995 |
| Located on Sicily, it's the highest active volcano in Europe |
Mount Etna |
100 |
May 8, 1992 |
| Legend says that this sacred Japanese mountain was formed during an earthquake in 286 B.C. |
Mount Fuji |
200 |
May 8, 1992 |
| Though only 3 degrees south of the equator, this African mt.'s Kibu Peak is permanently covered in snow |
Mount Kilamanjaro |
300 |
May 8, 1992 |
| In the '70s efforts were undertaken to restore this Alaskan mt.'s original name, Denali |
Mount McKinley |
400 |
May 8, 1992 |
| Penn.'s highest point is in these mountains the most northwesterly main range of the Appalachians |
Alleghenies |
|
May 8, 1992 |
| The Nepalese call it Sagarmatha |
Mount Everest |
100 |
November 6, 1991 |
| Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, rises just south of Quito, Ecuador in these mountains |
Andes |
200 |
November 6, 1991 |
| This tallest Greek mountain is situated on the border between Thessaly & Macedonia |
Mount Olympus |
300 |
November 6, 1991 |
| Until Alaska became a state, this mountain was the U.S.A.'s tallest |
Mount Whitney |
400 |
November 6, 1991 |
| This range extends from Lassen Peak in California to the Fraser River in British Columbia |
Cascades |
500 |
November 6, 1991 |
| Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, is in this chain |
Andes |
100 |
May 6, 1988 |
| In 1865, the 1st to climb this peak on the Swiss-Italian border didn't need an E Ticket |
Matterhorn |
200 |
May 6, 1988 |
| It's both the highest point in Washington as well as the state's best-known landmark |
Mount Rainier |
300 |
May 6, 1988 |
| In 1987, these 2 mountains were battling to see which was the tallest in the world |
Everest & K2 |
400 |
May 6, 1988 |
| Harvard, Yale & Columbia are among the mountains over 14,000' high in this state |
Colorado |
500 |
May 6, 1988 |
| Japan's national symbol |
Mount Fujiyama |
100 |
December 1, 1987 |
| Tho the mts. between Pakistan & Afghanistan are not well-known, this famous pass thru them is |
Khyber Pass |
200 |
December 1, 1987 |
| Those who have gone in search of Noah's Ark have centered on this mountain in Turkey |
Mount Ararat |
300 |
December 1, 1987 |
| It's said the Indian name for this mountain area near Seattle means "mountain that was God" |
Mount Rainier |
400 |
December 1, 1987 |
| Of all 7 continents' highest peaks, 7310' Mt. Kosciusko, on this continent, is the lowest |
Australia |
500 |
December 1, 1987 |
| Over 10 miles long, the world's longest road tunnel runs under these mountains in Switzerland |
the Alps |
100 |
November 6, 1987 |
| This Alaskan peak has been sighted from land 230 miles away |
Mount McKinley |
200 |
November 6, 1987 |
| Recent satellite data indicates this mountain may actually be higher than Mt. Everest |
K2 (Godwin-Austen) |
500 |
November 6, 1987 |
| A 1659 peace treaty made this chain the boundary between Spain & France |
the Pyrenees |
100 |
September 11, 1986 |
| South Sea country whose south island features the Southern Alps |
New Zealand |
200 |
September 11, 1986 |
| Of volcanic action, crustal uplift, or differential erosion, how Kilimanjaro was formed |
volcanic action |
300 |
September 11, 1986 |
| The Pindus Mountains in this country separate Thessaly from Epirus |
Greece |
500 |
September 11, 1986 |
| 2 of the 3 high-speed "Mountain" rides in Disneyland |
(2 of) Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, & Matterhorn Bobsled |
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September 11, 1986 |