PLACES TO CLIMB
Facts Mt. Everest in the Tibeten language is called Chomo Lungma which means "Goddess Mother". It is in the Himalayas which are in Asia. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. K2 is the second highest mountain. It is also known as Mount Godwin Austen. It is also in the Himalayas. Mt. McKinley is located in Alaska. It is the highest mountain in North America. It is named after President William McKinley in 1986. The Native Americans know it as Denali ("the highest one"). Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world. It is 27,775 feet. It is in the Himalayas, in Nepal. |
These are some great places to climb:Mont Tremblant, Quebec--3,150 feet Mt. Katahdin, Maine--5,267 feet Mt. Marcy, New York--5,347 feet King's Mountain, Utah--13,528 feet Pike's Peak, Colorado--14,110 feet Mt. Shasta, California--14,162 feet Long's Peak, Colorado--14,255 feet Mount Massive, Colorado, 14,421 feet Mt. Whitney, California--14,494 feet Kilimanjaro, Africa--19,340 feet Mount McKinley, Alaska--20,320 feet | ||