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MOUNTAINS

Welcome to The Complete Mountain Pilgrim, a guide to the 100 most sacred and spectacular mountains around the world. These places, chosen for their size, beauty and religious importance, have captured the human imagination more than any other natural features on the planet. Come explore these magnificent geological formations, and discover which ones may be found in your own neighborhood.

Record Setting

  • Everest (8,848 m) || China/Nepal – Tallest Mountain in Asia/World
  • K2 (8,611 m) || China/Pakistan – Second Tallest Mountain in Asia
  • Aconcagua (6,961 m) || Argentina/Chile – Tallest Mountain in South America
  • Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) || Argentina/Chile – Second Tallest Mountain in South America
  • McKinley (6,194 m) || *Alaska – Tallest Mountain in North America
  • Logan (5,959 m) || Canada – Second Tallest Mountain in North America
  • Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) || Tanzania/Kenya – Tallest Mountain in Africa
  • Elbrus (5,642 m) || Russia/Georgia – Tallest Mountain in Europe (Caucasus area)
  • Kenya (5,199 m) || Kenya – Second Tallest Mountain in Africa
  • Vinson (4,892) || Antarctica – Tallest Mountain in Antarctica
  • Puncak Jaya (4,884 m) || Indonesia – Tallest Mountain in Oceania
  • Blanc (4,810) || France/Italy – Tallest Mountain in Europe (Central area)
  • Rosa (4,634 m) || Switzerland/Italy – Second Tallest Mountain in Europe (Central area)
  • Kosciuszko (2,228 m) || Australia – Tallest Mountain in Australia

Notable Volcanoes

  • Nevado Sajama (6,542 m) || Bolivia
  • Chimborazo (6,268 m) || Ecuador
  • Klyuchevskaya (4,750 m) || Russia
  • Rainier (4,392 m) || *Washington
  • Shasta (4,322 m) || *California
  • Tajumulco (4,220 m) & Tacana (4,067 m) || Guatemala/Mexico
  • Mauna Kea (4,205 m) & Mauna Loa (4,169 m) || *Hawaii
  • Cameroon (4,040 m) || Cameroon
  • Fuji (3,776 m) || Japan
  • Haleakala (3,055 m) || *Hawaii
  • St. Helens (2,550 m) || *Washington
  • Banahaw (2,170 m) || Philippines
  • Grimsvotn (1,725 m) & Katla (1,512 m) || Iceland
  • Vesuvius (1,281 m) || Italy
  • Krakatoa (813 m) || Indonesia

Notable Formations

  • Nanga Parbat (8,125 m) || Pakistan
  • Bandarpunch-Swargarohini (6,316 m) || India
  • Alpamayo (5,947 m) || Peru
  • Cristobal Colon (5,700 m) & Simon Bolivar (5,700 m) || Colombia
  • Margherita (5,109 m) || Uganda/Congo
  • Wilhelm (4,509 m) || Papau New Guinea
  • Matterhorn (4,478 m) || Switzerland
  • Toubkal (4,167 m) || Morocco
  • Jungfrau (4,158 m) & Eiger (3,970 m) || Switzerland
  • Grossglockner (3,798 m) || Austria
  • D’Aneto (3,404 m) & Perdido (3,355 m) || Spain/France
  • Fitz Roy (3,359 m) & Cerro Torre (3,128 m) || Argentina/Chile
  • Zugspitze (2,962 m) || Austria/Germany
  • Maja Jezerce (2,694 m) || Albania/Montenegro
  • El Capitan (2,308 m) || *California
  • Huangshan (1,864 m) || China
  • Rushmore (1,745 m) & Thunderhead (N/A) || *South Dakota
  • Ossa (1,545 m) || Australia
  • Ben Nevis (1,344 m) || Scotland
  • Table (1,085 m) || South Africa
  • Uluru (863 m) || Australia
  • Preikestolen (604 m) || Norway
  • Stone (545 m) || *Georgia
  • Sugarloaf (396 m) || Brazil

Sacred Mountains, Biblical & Related

  • Ararat (5,137 m) || Turkey/Armenia
  • Sinai (2,285 m) || Egypt
  • Nebo (817 m) || Jordan
  • Zion (765 m) & Olives (826 m) || Israel/Palestine
  • Gerezim (881 m) & Ebal (940 m) || Israel/Palestine
  • Carmel (525 m) || Israel/Palestine
  • Eremos (N/A) || Israel/Palestine
  • Athos (2,033 m) || Greece
  • Al-Nour (842 m) || Saudi Arabia
  • Sulayman (N/A) || Kyrgyzstan

Sacred Mountains, Hindu & Buddhist

  • Nanda Devi (7,816 m) || India
  • Machapuchare (6,993 m) || Nepal
  • Shivling (6,543 m) || India
  • Manimahesh Kailash (5,653 m) || India
  • Harmukh (5,142 m) || India
  • Arunachala (N/A) || India
  • Emei (3,099 m) || China
  • Wutai (3,058 m) || China

Sacred Mountains, Other Eastern

  • Kailash (6,638 m) || China
  • Tate (3,015 m) & Haku (2,702 m) || Japan
  • Sri Pada (2,243 m) || Sri Lanka
  • Sanqing (1,817 m) || China
  • Wudang (1,612 m) & Qingchen (N/A) || China
  • Burkhan Khaldun (N/A) || Mongolia
  • Hua (2,155 m) || China
  • Northern Heng (2,017 m) || China
  • Tai (1,532 m) || China
  • Song (1,500 m) || China
  • Southern Heng (1,301 m) || China

Sacred Mountains, Pagan-Greek

  • Etna (3,350 m) || Italy
  • Olympus (2,917 m) || Greece
  • Parnassus (2,457 m) || Greece
  • Othrys (1,726 m) || Greece
  • Gibraltar (426 m) & Musa (842 m) || Gibraltar/Morocco

Sacred Mountains, Pagan-Celtic

  • Slieve Donard (850 m) || Ireland
  • Croagh Patrick (764 m) || Ireland
  • Glastonbury Tor (158 m) || England

Sacred Mountains, Pagan-Middle Eastern

  • Damavand (5,610 m) || Iran
  • Kazbek (2,535 m) || Georgia/Russia
  • Aqraa (1,709 m) || Syria/Turkey
  • Lysa Hora (N/A) || Ukraine

Sacred Mountains, Pagan-Mesoamerican/Oceanic

  • Huascaran (6,768 m) || Peru
  • Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) || Mexico
  • Cook (3,754 m) || New Zealand
  • Taranaki (2,518 m) || New Zealand
  • Huayna Picchu (2,720 m) & Macchu Picchu (2,430 m) || Peru
  • Devil’s Tower (1,559 m) || *Wyoming

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About the Author

Howard Kramer is the creator and author of The Complete Pilgrim. He first took an interest in religious sites in his early twenties when traveling through Italy after college. In the two decades since he has traveled to more than two dozen countries and almost every state, visiting and photographing hundreds of the world’s greatest churches, synagogues and other places of religious interest. Howard has been writing about religious sites for the better part of the last decade, and The Complete Pilgrim is the culmination of years of his work and passion.

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