The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau. Since 1972 The Mountain Institute has partnered with remote mountain communities in the highest, longest and oldest mountains of the world. We work together to conserve ecosystems, develop sustainable livelihoods and protect distinctive mountain cultures.

The Matterhorn is a famous mountain and an iconic emblem of the Swiss Alps. The mountain derives its name from the German words Matte, that means meadow, and Horn, which implies peak. With its 4,478 metres excessive summit, lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it is among the highest peaks within the Alps. From the primary time it was climbed in 1865 to 1995, 500 alpinists have died on it...

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An abrupt difference in local topography is usually described as a mountain, and such features will often have “mount” or “mountain” in their name; examples include Mount Hood, Mount Ranier, and Mount Washington. There was even a film about the battle over mountain and hill. InThe Englishman That Went Up a Hill and Down a Mountain, a Welsh village challenged cartographers’ makes an attempt to classify their ‘mountain’ as a hill by including a pile of rocks to the highest. In the second novel, Tyrion offers Doran Martell, among different issues, Ser Gregor. Tywin disapproves, claiming that Gregor has his uses, and every lord has need of a beast once in a while.

The highest known mountain in the Solar System is the Olympus Mons on Mars...