Officials found two hikers dead after they went missing while climbing on Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the "lower 48" states. The pair were reported missing on Tuesday evening by a third ...

Alaska’s Mount Denali (pictured) reigns as the tallest mountain in the U.S., a majestic ... as the 10 tallest. As for the lower 48? While some might know the top spot, few can pinpoint the ...

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

A warming climate has melted three glaciers on Mount Rainier, the tallest volcano in the lower 48 states — more evidence of the rapid worldwide decline of mountain ice. The total mass of glacier ...

Whitney, the highest point in the lower 48 states, was reached. Then the fight for a name began. Mt. Whitney in Inyo County is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet.

Humphreys, according to the United States Geological Survey ... 418 is a gorgeous two-hour drive that meanders through the highest mountains in Arizona. Also known as the "Around the Peaks ...