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

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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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.