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Mount Unzen (雲仙岳)
Mount Unzen (雲仙岳), also called Unzen Volcano, is a compound stratovolcano in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, whose 1792 tsunami killed about 15,000 people and whose 1990–1995 eruption killed 43.
Mount Vélain
Mount Vélain (Vélain, Monte) is a roughly 750 m mountain in northeast Adelaide Island, Graham Land, Antarctica, named by Charcot's 1903-05 French expedition for geologist Charles Vélain.
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is the Virginia plantation on the Potomac River where George and Martha Washington lived from 1759 until Washington's death in 1799, now a museum.
Mount Vernon, New York
Mount Vernon, New York, is an inner-ring suburb of New York City in Westchester County, just north of the Bronx, with 73,893 residents in 2020.
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon, Ohio, county seat and largest city of Knox County (population about 17,000), founded 1805 and named for George Washington's home; home of the 1851 Woodward Opera House, Knox Memorial Theater, and the August Music & Arts Festival.
Mount Vernon, Washington
Mount Vernon, Washington: Skagit County's largest city (35,219 in 2020), incorporated 1890, on the Skagit River. Known for its 2018 downtown floodwall, record December 2025 flood, and the Tulip Festival.
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius (Monte Vesuvio) is an active volcano near Naples, Italy, part of the Somma-Vesuvius complex, best known for its 79 CE eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Mount Victoria (mountain, Papua New Guinea)
Mount Victoria, highest peak of the Owen Stanley Range in southeastern Papua New Guinea, about 4,038-4,073 m, roughly 75 km from Port Moresby; first climbed by Sir William MacGregor in 1889 and named for Queen Victoria.
Mount Warning
Mount Warning, dual-named Wollumbin, is a 1,157 m remnant volcanic central vent in the Tweed Caldera, NSW, within World Heritage Wollumbin National Park; its summit track has been closed since 2020, extended to 30 June 2027.
Mount Washington
Mount Washington, 6,288-foot highest peak in the northeastern US in New Hampshire's White Mountains, famed for extreme weather, the 231 mph 1934 wind record, the Mount Washington Observatory, and the 1869 Cog Railway.
Mount Washington Observatory
Mount Washington Observatory, a private nonprofit founded in 1932, operates a staffed weather station atop Mount Washington, New Hampshire, recording 231 mph winds in 1934.
Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center
Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC, High Point) is a FEMA/DHS continuity-of-government facility in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, built on a former Weather Bureau observatory site, with an underground bunker completed in 1958.
Mount Whitney
Mount Whitney, highest peak of the contiguous United States at 14,505 ft (4,421 m), a Sierra Nevada granite summit on the Sequoia National Park and Inyo National Forest boundary, named in 1864 and climbed via the permit-limited Mt. Whitney Trail from Whitney Portal.
Mount Wilhelm
Mount Wilhelm (Enduwa Kombuglu), 4,509 m in the Bismarck Range on the Simbu-Jiwaka-Madang border, is Papua New Guinea's highest peak; first climbed 1938 by Leigh Vial, a 2-3 day non-technical trek.
Mount Wilson Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory is an observatory on Mount Wilson near Pasadena, California, founded by George Ellery Hale in 1904 and home to the 100-inch Hooker telescope.
Mount Wood (mountain)
Mount Wood is the name of several mountains: a 4,842 m St Elias Mountains peak in Yukon's Kluane National Park first climbed by Walter A. Wood, an Antarctic nunatak in Victoria Land named for Staff Sgt. Arthur L Kring's foster parents, and a Palmer Land peak.
Mount Wutai (五台山)
Mount Wutai (五台山, Wutai Shan), the five-terrace mountain in Shanxi, is one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains and the global center of Manjusri worship, with Tang-era Foguang Temple and UNESCO listing in 2009.
Mount Wuyi (site)
Mount Wuyi (武夷山), a UNESCO mixed World Heritage site in Fujian, China, inscribed 1999 under criteria iii, vi, vii, x: vast subtropical forest, Nine-Bend Stream Danxia gorges, Chengcun Han city ruins, boat coffins, and the cradle of Neo-Confucianism under Zhu Xi.
Mount Yi Stele Inscription
The Mount Yi Stele Inscription (峄山刻石) is a Qin commemorative inscription erected in 219 BC after the First Emperor climbed Mount Yi in Shandong, traditionally attributed to Li Si.
Mount Zas
Mount Zas (Mount Zeus), about 1,003–1,004 m, is the highest peak of the Cyclades on Naxos, Greece. Zeus was mythologically raised in its cave; 4th-century BC inscriptions mark the sanctuary of Zeus Melosios.
Mount Zion (הר ציון)
Mount Zion (הר ציון) is the hill outside Jerusalem's Old City walls bearing a biblical name that originally belonged to the City of David ridge; home to the Cenacle, Dormition Abbey, and the traditional David's Tomb.
Mountain
A mountain is a landform rising prominently above its surroundings to a peak or summit, typically at least 1,000 feet, though no globally accepted definition of a mountain exists.
Mountain (band)
Mountain: American hard rock band formed 1969 on Long Island by Leslie West and Cream producer Felix Pappalardi; Woodstock fourth gig; hit "Mississippi Queen" (No. 21, 1970); albums Climbing! and Nantucket Sleighride.
Mountain and Sea Fantasy Valley
山海奇幻谷 (Mountain and Sea Fantasy Valley), a 69-hectare outdoor theme park in Jinshitan National Tourist Resort, Dalian, Liaoning; opened trial operation May 2024; four theme zones, nearly 20 rides, deer interaction, luge, water slide, night lantern events.
Mountain bike
A mountain bike is a bicycle designed for rough off-road terrain, featuring rugged frames, wide knobby tires, strong brakes, and usually suspension, developed in 1970s California.
Mountain bike orienteering
Mountain bike orienteering (MTBO) is an IOF endurance discipline racing by mountain bike between control points using map and compass, staying on tracks, governed by ISMTBOM 2022 maps, with annual World Championships and a World Cup.
Mountain biking
Mountain biking: off-road cycling on dirt trails and singletrack, born on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, in the early 1970s clunker era and Repack races; Joe Breeze built the first modern mountain bike in 1977; disciplines include cross country, trail, enduro, and downhill.
Mountain breeze and valley breeze
A mountain breeze and a valley breeze are two phases of a daily wind circulation over mountainous terrain: the valley breeze blows upslope by day, the mountain breeze downslope at night.
Mountain Capital Partners
Mountain Capital Partners is a Houston, Texas private equity firm focused on the North American energy middle market, founded in 2015 by a team led by Sam Oh.
Mountain Cur
Mountain Cur: American medium-sized treeing and homestead working dog from the Southern Mountains; UKC-recognized 1998, AKC Foundation Stock Service since 2017; 30–60 lb, 10–13 year lifespan.