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the Andes 18 Mount Everest 17 Mont Blanc 16 the Alps 16 the Matterhorn 14 Kilimanjaro 13 the Rockies 13 Mount Rainier 11 the Himalayas 11 Vesuvius 10 the Atlas Mountains 10 Mount Fuji 10 Everest 10 Australia 10 the Appalachians 10 the Pyrenees 9 Mount St. Helens 8 Mount Sinai 8 Mount McKinley 8 K2 8

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Europe

34 answers | 174 clues

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Mont Blanc 16x $731 avg J:5 DJ:11

J $200 2017 Blanketed insnow, it's the fitting name for the highest mountain in the Alps

J $500 1995 This highest Alpine peak was first climbed in 1786 by Jacques Balmat & Michael Paccard

J $1,000 DD 2023 The Gouter Route is the most popular path from Chamonix up this "roof of Europe"

the Alps 16x 6.2% stumper $588 avg J:7 DJ:9

J $100 1987 Over 10 miles long, the world's longest road tunnel runs under these mountains in Switzerland

DJ $800 2022 A high mountain chain in Croatia is called the "Dinaric" these, like a range of western Europe

J $1,000 2024 The highest mountain range in New Zealand, the "Southern" these top out at a bit over 12,000 feet

the Matterhorn 14x 7.7% stumper $692 avg J:7 DJ:6 FJ:1

J $200 2021 It's seenhereat sunrise, from the less-climbed Italian side

J $600 2002 This Alpine peak rises 14,692 feet on the border of Switzerland's Valais Canton & Italy's Piedmont region

J $1,000 2004 This pyramid-shaped Alpine peak was first climbed on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper & 6 companions

the Rockies 13x 15.4% stumper $469 avg J:7 DJ:6

J $100 1997 In the front range of this famous chain you can take a peek at Pikes Peak

DJ $1,200 2022 The Trans-Canada Highway runs thru Kicking Horse Pass in these mountains on the border between Alberta & British Columbia

J $200 1997 The Bitterroot Range of this mountain chain extends more than 300 miles along the Idaho-Montana border

Vesuvius 10x $550 avg J:3 DJ:7

J $200 2015 Talk about Pompeii & circumstance! Since 1900, this Italian volcano's eruptions have clipped its height about 80 feet

DJ $600 1992 The wine made from grapes grown on the slopes of this Italian volcano is known as Lacrima Christi

J $1,000 DD 2017 Pliny the Younger noted that on the morning of August 24, 79 A.D., a cloud appeared over the summit of this mountain

Australia 10x $590 avg J:2 DJ:8

J $200 1995 At 7,310 feet, this continent's Mount Kosciusko is the lowest high point on any continent

J $500 1987 Of all 7 continents' highest peaks, 7310' Mt. Kosciusko, on this continent, is the lowest

DJ $1,000 1996 The Flinders Ranges in this country extend about 300 miles from near Port Pirie to near Lake Eyre

the Pyrenees 9x 11.1% stumper $611 avg J:3 DJ:6

DJ $400 1996 The highest peaks in these mountains of France & Spain lie in the Maladeta Range

DJ $800 1995 Ordesa & Monte Perdido National Park in Spain was founded to protect the natural beauty of these mountains

J $1,800 DD 2008 This mountain range is divided into 3 regions, the Atlantic, the Central & the Mediterranean

Should-Know (12)

Etna 6x $567 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $300 1996 This Sicilian volcano has over 200 subsidiary cones

DJ $600 1991 The name of this Sicilian volcano is from the Greek for "I burn"

J $300 1995 In over 2,000 years of history, this volcano on Sicily has erupted over 200 times

the Catskills 5x 20.0% stumper $1,780 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $300 1991 Slide Mountain is the highest peak in this range in Southeast New York

DJ $1,600 2015 These New York mountains are south of the Mohawk River & west of the Hudson River

DJ $400 1991 The name of these New York mountains is from Dutch for "Wildcat Creek"

Switzerland 4x $450 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1995 Like the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa straddles the border between Italy & this country

DJ $800 1992 The Bernese Alps are located entirely within this country

J $400 2025 The Eiger & Mettenberg are a pair of peaks towering over this country's Grindelwald Valley

Scotland 4x $450 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2019 Glencoe Valley in the highlands of this U.K. country is a paradise for hikers & climbers

DJ $600 1991 Great Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, is in this country

J $400 2022 Ben Nevis in this country is the highest mountain of the British Isles

New Zealand 4x $550 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1986 South Sea country whose south island features the Southern Alps

J $600 2017 Aoraki is another name for Mount Cook on this country's South Island

J $600 2008 The Tasman & Hooker Glaciers radiate from Mt. Cook, the highest mountain of the Southern Alps in this country

Mount Hood 4x $1,300 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $800 2017 The name of this Oregon mountain honors a British admiral

DJ $1,600 2014 Some areas of this highest Oregon peak receive more than 400 inches of snow a year

J $800 2016 In 1792 William Broughton named this mountain, the tallest in Oregon, after a British navy man who never even saw it

Mount Etna 4x $725 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 1996 This Sicilian volcano is also called Mongibello

J $500 1994 About 20,000 people were killed when this Sicilian volcano erupted in 1669

DJ $1,200 2024 In 1983 authorities used dynamite in an effort to divert lava flows during a 4-month eruption of this Sicilian volcano

Antarctica 4x 50.0% stumper $475 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2024 The Queen Alexandra Mountain Range of this continent was named in 1908 by Ernest Shackleton for the then British queen

J $500 1984 Mt. Erebus, the world's most southerly known active volcano, is on this continent

DJ $1,000 1992 This continent's highest mountains are located in the Sentinel & Queen Alexandra ranges

the Urals 4x $1,100 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $600 1992 These Soviet mountains which run from the Arctic to near the Aral Sea have large coal reserves

J $1,000 2021 The polar section of this mountain range ends near the Kara Sea; the southern part, around Kazakhstan's border

J $800 2008 The first survey of this Russian mountain range wasn't undertaken until the 18th century

the Sierra Nevada 4x $1,350 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 1990 Mountain range that contains Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the 48 states

J $800 2016 Mount Whitney is the tallest & most frequently climbed mountain in this range

DJ $4,000 DD 2022 Mountain ranges with this "snowy" name can be found both in California & southeastern Spain

the Apennines 4x 50.0% stumper $950 avg DJ:4

DJ $600 1999 Corno Grande is the tallest peak in this over 800-mile-long Italian range

DJ $1,200 2011 Worn down by wind and rain, the mountains of this range that includes the Vesuvius are among the lowest in Europe

DJ $800 1991 The Alps are a continuation of these mountains which extend along the Italian peninsula

Olympus 4x $825 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1995 In modern Greek this peak is called Olimbos

J $800 2017 In 1938 Greece created its first national park around this famed peak

DJ $2,000 2007 This maker of Stylus cameras started out 87 years ago as a microscope manufacturer

Worth Knowing (15)

Rainier 3 Mount Olympus 3 Greece 3 the Sierra Madre 3 the Grand Tetons 3 the Ozarks 2 The Magic Mountain 2 the Carpathians 2 the Canary Islands 2 Romania 2 Norway 2 Mt. Olympus 2 Mount Vesuvius 2 Ireland 2 Europe 2

Other

29 answers | 105 clues

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Mount St. Helens 8x $800 avg J:2 DJ:6

DJ $200 1988 In 1981 this U.S. Geological Survey published a post-eruption map of this mountain

DJ $600 1984 First volcano to erupt in continental U.S. since 1921

DJ $3,000 DD 2016 Eruption Trail, Cougar Sno-Park

K2 8x 12.5% stumper $1,062 avg J:2 DJ:6

J $400 1999 In Kashmir:28,250 feet

DJ $800 1996 The world's second-tallest mountain, it's also known as Kechu

DJ $1,000 1996 The Karakoram Mountains include this famous peak also known as Mount Godwin Austen

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Colorado 7x $557 avg J:3 DJ:4

DJ $200 1990 To take an up close & personal peek at Pike's Peak you have to be in this state

J $500 1988 Harvard, Yale & Columbia are among the mountains over 14,000' high in this state

DJ $1,000 DD 1998 Not surprisingly, Kansas' highest point, Mount Sunflower, lies nearest to its border with this state

William McKinley 7x $600 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $200 2017 He was just a candidate for president when William Dickey renamed an Alaska mountain for him

J $800 2002 In 1896 an Alaskan mount was named for this man elected president that year

J $1,000 2006 The 20,320-foot mountain then known as Densmore's Mt. was renamed for this presidential candidate in 1896

Mount Whitney 6x 33.3% stumper $617 avg J:1 DJ:5

DJ $200 1994 This California mountain is the USA's 17th highest; it was No. 1 until 1959

DJ $800 2004 Until 1959, this peak was the highest mountain in the United States

DJ $1,200 2012 On August 18, 1873 this mountain near Death Valley was first ascended

Denali 6x 16.7% stumper $733 avg J:3 DJ:3

DJ $600 1993 When Russia owned Alaska, this mountain was called Bolshaya, meaning "large" or "great"

J $800 2020 (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) Braving subzero temps on June 7, 1913, Walter Harperwas the first person to stand atopthis20,310-foot peak; of Athabascan heritage, he was the one Native American member of the expedition & the mountain itself is now...

DJ $800 2015 Because they can see Alaska from their dachas, the Russians call this peak Bolshaya Gora ("great mountain")

Yosemite 5x $520 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2017 Shortly after Ansel Adams' death, a mountain in this national park was named for him

J $600 2020 (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) Though the Freerider route takes most people four days, it took Alex Honnoldabout 4 hours, ropeless & using some holds the width of a pencil, to climb El Capitanin this national park

DJ $400 2024 In 1985 a peak on the border of this California national park was named for the late Ansel Adams

Pikes Peak 5x $860 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1990 Prospectors traveling west in the 1800s hoped to reach this Colorado peak "or bust"

J $600 2006 This 14,110-foot Colorado mountain peak discovered in 1806 inspired the song "America The Beautiful"

J $2,700 DD 2020 The opening words to "America The Beautiful" were inspired by the view from this peak in the Rockies

the Cascades 5x $750 avg J:1 DJ:3 FJ:1

DJ $400 1999 In this range Adams is in Washington & Jefferson isn't

J $600 2024 Mount St. Helens in Washington & Lassen Peak in California are 2 volcanoes in this mountain range

DJ $1,200 DD 1992 Mount Shasta in California & Mount Rainier in Washington are the highest peaks in this range

the Adirondacks 5x $760 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $400 1992 New York's highest point, Mount Marcy, is located in these mountains in the northeast

DJ $600 1995 Algonquin Peak in New York is one of the highest peaks of this range

DJ $2,000 2023 Teddy Roosevelt was on a family vacation in these New York mountains when he got word that President McKinley had died

Worth Knowing (19)

the Black Hills 3 Mount Rushmore 3 Mauna Loa 3 Kilauea 3 Hawaii 3 West Virginia 2 the Sierra Nevadas 2 the Berkshires 2 Stalin 2 Sinai 2 Oregon 2 New York 2 Muhammad 2 Mt. Rainier 2 Mount Shasta 2 Minnesota 2 Aconcagua 2 Adirondack 2 Grand Teton 2

Asia

18 answers | 104 clues

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Mount Everest 17x 5.9% stumper $335 avg J:4 DJ:13

J $100 1999 About 300 miles southwest of Lhasa:29,028 feet

DJ $600 1996 Known as Peak XV, it was renamed in 1865 for the Surveyor General of India

DJ $1,000 1984 Tibetans call it Chomolunga, Nepalese call it Sagarmatha, both call it theirs

Mount Rainier 11x 18.2% stumper $473 avg J:7 DJ:4

J $200 2023 Washington State Route 706 will take you to the national park for your climb to the 14,410-foot top of this

J $600 2020 You can't miss it, it's the 14,400-foot mountain seen in the distance here

J $900 DD 1998 Tacoma's name was derived from Tahoma, an Indian name for this mountain

the Himalayas 11x $455 avg J:3 DJ:8

J $200 2010 It's only within the last 600,000 years that this range became the highest

J $600 2021 Though it's far from the tallest, 22,350-foot tall Ama Dablamis often called the most beautiful peak in this range

DJ $2,000 2004 The Yarlung Zangbo in this lofty region is the world's highest river & its 17,657-foot valley is the deepest

Mount Fuji 10x $640 avg J:6 DJ:4

J $200 2022 According to a Japanese proverb, "He who climbs" this mountain "once is a wise man, he who climbs it twice is a fool"

J $1,000 DD 2021 This highest mountain in Japan is actually a volcano that last erupted in 1707

J $200 2021 Notable in Japanese art, a series of woodblock prints called "Thirty-Six Views of" this mountain were made in the 1800s

Everest 10x 10.0% stumper $360 avg J:3 DJ:7

J $200 2017 Its Sanskrit name, Sagarmatha, can be translated as "head above heaven" & deservedly so

DJ $800 2007 First biblical mate plus what the sleepy need

DJ $1,200 2015 Rongbuk Monastery, at about 16,400 feet on this mountain in Tibet, is the world's highest religious temple

Mount McKinley 8x $538 avg J:4 DJ:4

DJ $200 1991 It's the only peak in North America that rises above 20,000 feet

DJ $600 1994 This Alaskan mountain's north peak was first scaled in 1910, its south peak in 1913

DJ $1,000 1987 It's the highest mt. in Denali National Park, Denali being Indian name for this N. American mountain

Should-Know (4)

Fuji 7x 14.3% stumper $457 avg J:2 DJ:5

DJ $400 2015 Kengamme is one of the 8 peaks along the crater of this Japanese mountain

DJ $800 2011 Lake Kawaguchi is famous for its inverted reflection of this peak on its still waters

DJ $1,000 DD 2007 This crossbreed of Red Delicious & Ralls Janet apples was bred at a Japanese research station

the Caucasus 5x 20.0% stumper $1,120 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $800 2024 Host of the 2014 Winter Olympics the city of Sochi is at the base of these mountains along the coast of the Black Sea

DJ $1,000 1998 The Georgian Military Highway is the only highway crossing this range that divides Asia from Europe

DJ $2,000 2014 If you watched the Sochi Winter Olympics, you saw stunning views of this 750-mile mountain range

Quebec 4x 25.0% stumper $950 avg DJ:4

DJ $800 2009 Bordering Vermont to the north is Canada, specifically this province

DJ $1,000 1987 The Appalachians extend from Alabama to the Gaspe Peninsula of this Canadian province

DJ $800 1994 The Notre Dame Mountains aren't in Indiana; they lie south of the St. Lawrence River in this province

Mount Aconcagua 4x 75.0% stumper $1,225 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2002 This Argentinian peak near the Chilean border is only 623 feet higher than nearby 22,211-foot Cerro Mercedario

J $500 1999 In the Andes:22,831 feet

DJ $2,000 2021 The area around this peak, the highest summit outside of Asia, was the site of Incan ritual sacrifices 500 years ago

Worth Knowing (8)

Mt. Fuji 3 the Philippines 2 South America 2 Pinatubo 2 Nepal 2 Mt. McKinley 2 Khyber Pass 2 China 2

Africa

7 answers | 41 clues

Must-Know (2)

Kilimanjaro 13x 7.7% stumper $1,062 avg J:5 DJ:8

J $400 2006 Africa's highest mountain, it's primarily made up of 3 extinct volcanoes

J $800 2021 You can enjoy "The Snows of" this Tanzanian massif on its central cone, Kibo, a dormant volcano

DJ $1,000 DD 1994 This mountain comprises 3 principal extinct volcanoes: Kibo, Mawenzi & Shira

the Atlas Mountains 10x 20.0% stumper $900 avg J:1 DJ:9

DJ $400 DD 1999 The forests of this range are home to the Barbary apes

DJ $800 2025 Looking to go skiing in Africa? Try the city of Ifrane, often referred to as "Morocco's Switzerland", in these mountains

J $1,000 DD 2009 At 13,665 feet, Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in this range in Africa

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Mount Kenya 6x 66.7% stumper $1,450 avg J:2 DJ:4

DJ $800 1993 In the Kikuyu language, this second-highest African mountain is called Kirinyaga

J $1,000 2025 Bearing the name of a country, it's the second-highest mountain in Africa

J $1,000 2003 (Alex T. in Africa) Coffee beans are still widely grown on the slopes of this mountain, Africa's second-highest

Mount Kilimanjaro 5x $700 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $400 1997 Everyone in the Chagga tribe of Tanzania sleeps with his or her head toward this sacred peak

J $500 1998 This Tanzanian mountain has 3 main peaks: Kibo, Mawenzi & Shira

DJ $1,200 2012 Scientists estimate that since 1912, this highest African mountain has lost more than 80% of its ice cap

Worth Knowing (3)

Tanzania 3 Table Mountain 2 the Atlas 2

Middle East

6 answers | 27 clues

Must-Know (1)

Mount Sinai 8x 12.5% stumper $625 avg J:2 DJ:6

J $200 1997 Holy Moses! The monastery of St. Catherine at the base of this mountain dates back 14 centuries

J $800 2025 Considered sacred, it also has the Arabic name Jabal Musa, meaning "Mount of Moses"

DJ $2,000 2016 St. Katherine's Monastery, the Steps of Repentance

Should-Know (2)

Mount Ararat 7x 16.7% stumper $600 avg J:4 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $200 2003 Air Force photos from 1949 show what some believe are the ruins of Noah's Ark on this Turkish mountain

DJ $800 1987 Noah's Ark supposedly came to rest on this mountain in Turkey

DJ $1,600 2011 Now dormant, this volcano in Eastern Turkey last erupted on June 2, 1840

Mount Logan 5x 80.0% stumper $1,600 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $1,000 2020 (Ken Jennings presents the clue.) Go Canada! In 2018, Monique Richard overcame a fall into a crevice to be the first woman to solo summit this mountain, Canada's tallest

DJ $1,000 1994 This highest Canadian peak was named for a director of the Geological Survey of Canada

DJ $2,000 2024 This 19,551-foot Canadian peak towers about 14,000 feet above the Seward glacier in the Yukon

Worth Knowing (3)

California 3 the Jordan 2 Israel 2

South America

4 answers | 26 clues

Must-Know (1)

the Andes 18x 5.6% stumper $417 avg J:5 DJ:13

J $100 1988 Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, is in this chain

DJ $600 1996 The southern extremity of this range lies on Tierra del Fuego

J $200 1996 Maipo & Tupungato are volcanoes in this range on the Chile-Argentina border

Should-Know (1)

Argentina 4x 25.0% stumper $1,300 avg DJ:4

DJ $800 2023 This country is home to thepenguinsof Patagonia & Hornocal, the 14-colors mountain seenherein all its glory

DJ $1,600 2009 Of South America's 10 highest peaks, 9 of them rise all or in part in this country

DJ $800 1994 Mount Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere's highest peak, lies on the border of Chile & this country

Worth Knowing (2)

Mount Corcovado 2 Ecuador 2

North America

7 answers | 26 clues

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the Appalachians 10x $850 avg J:4 DJ:6

DJ $400 1987 The Wilderness Road marked by Daniel Boone passes through the gap in these mountains

J $600 2019 Geologically, New York's Catskillsare a part of this mountain chain that stretches from Alabama up into Canada

J $1,000 DD 2010 Thisrange includes the oldest mountains in North America

Should-Know (1)

Alaska 4x 33.3% stumper $500 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $200 2018 The USA's 10 highest mountain peaks are all found in this state

J $500 DD 1997 Mount St. Elias is the second-highest mountain in this state & in the U.S.

FJ 2003 All of the mountains in the U.S. over 14,500 feet are in this state

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Mexico 3 Canada 3 the Rocky Mountains 2 New Mexico 2 Banff 2

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