On Jupiter’s moon Io—the solar system’s most volcanically active world—you’ll find the mountain Ionian Mons. Its height is estimated at nearly 8 miles. All in all, scientists have discovered more than ...

Wales is a hillwalking paradise. From the rolling Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) in the south to the rocky leviathans of ...

Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain standing 29,029 feet, is growing due to a convergence of rivers and pressure from below the Earth. Mt. Everest, standing 29,029 ft., is the highest mountain ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The US Board of Geographic ...

Scotland is the destination in the UK for mountains. It's just on another level to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with ...

On the left end of northern Arizona's San Francisco Peaks sits a dormant, 12,000-foot-tall volcano known as Humphrey's Peak. It's not just the elevation that makes this mountain special, though, it's ...

This story was updated to add new information. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dropping the name of a Confederate general in favor of its ...

A seasoned mountaineer from Colorado lost his life in a climbing accident while attempting to scale one of Nepal's renowned peaks, it has been confirmed. The duo was reportedly attempting a new route ...