NationStates Jolt Archive

Sam Hartnett, from the popular show Ricelands and Nicelands of Zwangzug Broadcasting (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Zwangzug_Broadcasting), is compiling an international database of the highest mountains in the world, with hopes to film a documentary of flyovers or even join a climbing expedition.

Please submit the heights and other relevant details of your nation's significant mountains here.

Example: Mount Pittan: 16,384 feet (4,994 meters). First summited by Chelsea Longfellow and Bernard Hatch.

OOC: I think a good international RP could spring off of this: anyone who's read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air might know what I'm getting at.

The Commonwealth's highest peak is Mount Antoinette, a dormant volcano located in the Ascama Province of Fort Europe with it's summit currently at 8,532 ft. above MSL. The summit was reached first by geologist John Cortez of Sirus City, Fort Europe, who named the volcano after his fiancé. The last eruption was approximately 750 cycles ago.

OOC: Hope that is what you were looking for.

Mount Terminus 7,685 ft. first summited by Adrian Caousse, Helga Storburgh, and David Ghelsing. Located on the Western border of the United States. One can see almost the entire country from the summit.

There are no specially high mountains in Swilatia.

In 1987 Joseph P Metway and Arnold C Fairchild acsended Okielahoma's highest peak, Mount Igabwe (27,583ft). However both were killed on the decent and still no human being has conquered the brutal mountain.

Meelat Tamisura is the highest 'mountain' of Rejistania with 989 meters (satellite maps indicate the Meelat Avene might be as high or slightly higher).

In Qazox the tallest mountain is Mount Carlo which is 13,190 ft above sea level. However, Mt. Hickham just across the border in Pool Shrimpers is a bit taller at 13,323 ft. The highest point of Mt. Hickham located in Qazox is 12,956 ft.

For the rest of the Q Continuum, the tallest mountain is Mt. Marley in Sativaville at 21,420 ft, an active volcano located 2 miles offshore.

Mount Sumarja is the largest of the peaks in the ESF at 12,289 feet above sea level. First escalated by Dian Zairus Raynor in the year 11,208 A.E. named the mountain after a drow warrior who had served under his father's army for many centuries. This mountain is also the location of the High Preistess Temple, and is rumored to be the gateway to both the 7 Elvish Hells and to the Gray Havens.

The highest mountain is in the North East sector of Kurona, it's an extinct volcano that spans well above 14,000 feet but the climb is very dangerous. With as many storms as Kurona recives you are subject to gale force winds, blinding blizzards and lighting and rain. For this reason it's called Mt. Ċhozen ĦopeIIss NotĦingness (Chosen Hopless Nothingness)

Although it may be excluded due to foolish geocentric bias, the High Kingdom is justifiably proud of it's highest point, great Olympus Mons. At 88,585 feet high, it is the largest mountain in the Solar system, and the heart of the High Kingdom's domains - for which it has earned the name Kaia-i-Kaasei, translating roughly to "Heart of the World" - a title it shares with the High King himself.

It was first scaled by Ruthven Anderson Blake in -265 Anno Regis.

Two, actually, with almost the same height.

Mount Bianco (4,033m) located in the grants of Nevade and Montesa, in Brutland. First recorded ascent by Stefano Ricagliamenti and Simon di Montova, Duke of Montova, on July 14, 1785.

Mount Pannondrio (4,019m) located in the grant of Pannondrio, also in Brutland. Summit has been reached by the inhabitants of Pannondrio Valley since antiquity as a rare species of medicinal plant grow on the snowy top.

Both are actually extinct volcanoes.

Mt Hughes, is the highest in Bazalonia, not especially high at 2,964m tall. The first person to climb it is unknown as it had been climbed many times before even someone tried to claim it. Perhaps there is some sort of artifact that could actually identify the first people to climb it?

In the middle of the "Forehead" of the Strator skull is Mt.Gragashderslaginderbaadyaakudpa (Translated is: The home of the hopeless who follow no path). It stands at a colossal 31,568 feet and is in the middle of a long mountain range stretching across the width of Strator. It used to be a volcano but the crater collapsed in on itself and was covered with thick concrete and steel. The magma is channelled through pipes every time there is an eruption to turn some turbines and creates an effective power supply for the facility.

HISTORICAL FACT:

It got its name from the facility at the peak which used to be a "Last Hope" practicutioner. It is currently used as an Observatory

Taniquetil, overlooking our capital city of Vinyatírion, with a total height of 9742 m. The Prefecture of Imperial Defense and Homeland Security has its headquarters facility in a hardened cavern deep under the mountain.

Fun fact: The vast mountain 'bowl' in which Vinyatírion is situated is speculated to be the remnants of a long-extinct 'supervolcano' which exploded in a titanic eruption many millions of years ago. Taniquetil is believed to be merely a shoulder of this ancient, great mountain. Today the region has geologically settled down greatly, and many of the underground caverns and catacombs have been modified and gravitically fortified to shunt and reroute the few eruptions away from the city.

The Civil Bodies has three main mountains called the three brothers,
Mt. Helio which stands at 10,865 ft, Mt. Apollo which stands at 14,920 ft. and Mt. Hermes which stands at 18,967 ft. The first recorded expedition from the Civil Bodies was launched in 1920, the first two mountains was easy but on the third the expedition never came back. every two-three years an expedition is launched which ultimately ends the same the third mountain is clamed to be cursed though just bad luck is often blamed a reward of five hundred thousand Civil Dollars (eight hundred thousand dolars.) is up for the any man or expedition that can climb all three moutains consecutaively.

Cafundéu's three highest places:

The first one is the Serra Central, a sequence of mountains in the centre of Cafundéu, especially on the city of Central City. The average height of Serra Central's mountains is 2,800m, but the highest mountains reach 4,200m.

The second one is the Monte Tautaré, which is located near the city of Lux. It is 6,235m tall, and offers a big challenge for climbers.

The third one is the Morro do Zeca, located in Central City too. It's 3,200m tall, and there are some houses built on the lowest parts of the mountain.

Being trained as a scientist and an engineer, arbitrary numbers bug me. That's why I dug this (ias.ac.in/jarch/jaa/2/165-169.pdf) up.

~ Science Section Advisor Jon Hertzfeldt.