Tag: mountain
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Ten best autumn landscapes in the USA
Autumn in the United States is a season of breathtaking transformations. The nation’s landscapes turn into vivid canvases painted with orange, red, and gold hues. Here are the ten best autumn landscapes in the USA, complete with the best times to visit and what you can expect to see. White Mountains, New Hampshire Home to…
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Hiking Hawaii’s Stairway to Heaven: Legality and Deaths
For many adventurers, the Haiku Stairs, or Hawaii’s Stairway to Heaven, represents an unrivaled hiking experience. Spanning approximately 3,922 steps and ascending about 2,120 feet from the valley floor to the Ko’olau mountain range’s peak, the trail’s allure is undeniable. But the haunting beauty of the stairs comes with a hefty dose of reality concerning…
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Mount Roraima: An island in the clouds
Mount Roraima is a tabletop mountain located in the deep rainforest of Venezuela’s Canaima National Park. It serves as the tripoint of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil. Mount Roraima forms the highest peak of the Pakaraima chain of Tepuis plateaus in South America, standing 9,200 feet with a 12-square-mile summit area and 1,300-foot tall cliffs. It’s no wonder…
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Norway’s stunning obelisk-shaped Stetind mountain
Stetind is a stunning obelisk-shaped mountain in Nordland county, Norway. Author and mountaineer Peter Wessel Zappfe once described its smooth, vertical, and overall distinct shape as “an anvil whereupon the Gods can hammer.” The 4,566-foot wonder became the official mountain of Norway in 2002. Sailors often use the mountain as a landmark because it rises…
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UFO, lampshade? An amazing lenticular cloud hovers over Japan’s Mount Fuji
They look like flying saucers or marshmallows. These UFO-looking lens-shaped clouds called lenticular clouds often develop near the peaks of mountains, as in the case of Mount Fuji in Japan. Lenticular clouds form when strong winds force air up and over a topographic barrier such as a mountain in a wave-like pattern. Once the rising…
