Mount Everest is not only the tallest mountain above sea level but also a geological wonder that continues to change. Here ...

It would come as news to everyone outside Nepal (and within as well) that the highest peak in the world has no name other ...

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to return the old name of America’s tallest mountain, nine years after then-President Barack Obama changed it in honor of Alaska’s native community.

Here is the list of the tallest mountains in the US. Get ready to be swept away by the amazing facts about these majestic ...

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he will “bring back the name of Mount McKinley” to the Alaska mountain known as Denali that is the tallest in the United States. The mountain ...

Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...

Mt. Everest, standing 29,029 ft., is the highest mountain in the world. Located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet border, its local names are "Sagarmatha" in Nepali and "Chomolungma" in Tibetan ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dropping the name of a Confederate general in favor of its Cherokee name "Kuwohi." The U.S. Board of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If you were totally ignorant of England’s geography and new to its national parks, you’d probably first head for the Peak District in search of its tallest mountains. You’d find relatively ...

The national park in which the highest mountains in Wales are found has two names. In Welsh, it’s Eryri (pronounced eh-ruh-ree), the exact meaning of which is unclear. Some believe it to point ...