Mount Everest: Nepal and China (Tibet); the highest mountain above sea level, 8,849 m K2: Pakistan and China; the second-highest mountain Kangchenjunga: Nepal and India; third-highest mountain Lhotse: Nepal and China; next to Everest Annapurna: Nepal; one of the world's highest peaks Denali: Alaska; the highest mountain in North America Mount Logan: Yukon, Canada; Canada's highest mountain Mount Whitney: California; the highest peak in the lower 48 states Mount Rainier: Washington State; a huge volcano near Seattle Mount St. Helens: Washington State; a volcano that erupted in 1980 Pikes Peak: Colorado; known as America's Mountain Grand Teton: Wyoming; the tallest peak in the Teton Range Mount Mitchell: North Carolina; the highest peak east of the Mississippi Mount Washington: New Hampshire; the highest peak in the Northeast Mauna Kea: Hawaii; measured from the ocean floor it is taller than Everest Kilimanjaro: Tanzania; the highest mountain in Africa Mount Kenya: Kenya; second-highest mountain in Africa Table Mountain: Cape Town, South Africa; a flat-topped mountain Aconcagua: Argentina; the highest mountain in South America Cotopaxi: Ecuador; a tall active volcano in the Andes Mont Blanc: France and Italy; the highest peak in the Alps Matterhorn: Switzerland and Italy; a pointed peak in the Alps Mount Elbrus: Russia, in the Caucasus; the highest peak in Europe Mount Olympus: Greece; the tallest mountain in Greece, home of the gods in myth Ben Nevis: Scotland; the highest mountain in the UK Mount Etna: Sicily, Italy; one of Europe's most active volcanoes Mount Vesuvius: Italy; the volcano that buried Pompeii Mount Fuji: Japan; the tallest mountain in Japan, a famous volcano Mount Ararat: Turkey; where Noah's ark is said to have landed Mount Kosciuszko: Australia; the highest mountain on mainland Australia Mount Vinson: Antarctica; the highest mountain on the continent Puncak Jaya: Indonesia (New Guinea); the highest peak in Oceania Mount Cook (Aoraki): New Zealand; the highest peak in New Zealand Popocatépetl: Mexico; an active volcano near Mexico City Mount Sinai: Egypt, Sinai Peninsula; where the Ten Commandments are said to have been given Krakatoa: Indonesia; a volcanic island that exploded in 1883 Mount Rushmore: South Dakota; has the carved faces of four presidents Mount Hood: Oregon; the tallest peak in Oregon Mount Shasta: California; a big volcano in the north of the state Half Dome: California's Yosemite Valley; a famous granite cliff Free flashcards from Peabody at peabody.kids/flashcards/geo-mountain-peaks