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Lunpo Gangri
Lunpo Gangri (Loinbo Kangri, 冷布岗日), 7,095 m ultra-prominent peak in the Gangdise Shan (Kailash Range), Xigaze, Tibet, China; highest peak of the range, glaciated granite mountain with a 1995 Japanese attempt to 6,350 m.
Makalu (मकालु)
Makalu (मकालु), also called Makalu I in the Mahalangur Himal, is the world's fifth-highest mountain (8,463 or 8,485 m) on the Nepal–Tibet border about 20 km east of Everest, first climbed 15 May 1955 by Terray and Couzy.
Malintang
Malintang (Sorikmalintang), volcano 261121, is a 1,988 m andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, source of the ~1.53 ka Lubuk King Tephra, the youngest known VEI 5 eruption in Sumatra.
Malubiting
Malubiting (مالونیتنگ), or Malubiting West, is a 7,458 m ultra-prominent peak in the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains of Pakistan's Karakoram. First climbed 23 August 1971 by an Austrian team; only one further ascent, in 1997, is documented.
Mamostong Kangri
Mamostong Kangri (Mamostang Kangri, K35), 7,516 m, is the highest peak of the Rimo Muztagh in the eastern Karakoram, Ladakh, India. First climbed in 1984 by an Indo-Japanese team via the east ridge; name means 'thousand demons'.
Manaslu
Manaslu (8,163 m), eighth-highest mountain, in Gorkha/Manang, Nepal; first climbed 9 May 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu of Yuko Maki's Japanese expedition; restricted-area trekking and conservation area.
Maotou Shan
Maotou Shan (马头山, Matou Shan), a mountain in Yunnan, China, at 24°34'13"N 102°09'59"E; a Pu'er peak of 2,857 m. The name also denotes Matoushan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Nekomata-yama in Toyama, Japan.
Marapi
Marapi (Gunung Marapi) is a 2,885-m complex stratovolcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, the island's most active volcano, with over 50 VEI 1-2 eruptions since 1770, magma stored at 15-26 km depth, and a deadly 3 December 2023 eruption; distinct from Java's Merapi.
Matutum
Matutum (Matutan), a 2,262 m symmetrical stratovolcano in southern Mindanao, Philippines, near General Santos; last confirmed eruption 1290 CE, forested 320 m crater, and a 13,947 ha protected landscape.
Medetsiz Tepe
Medetsiz Tepe (Medetsiz Dağı, Mount Medetsiz) is a 3,524 m limestone peak in the Bolkar Mountains of the Central Taurus, Turkey; the range's highest summit, an ultra-prominent peak with 2,058 m prominence and a small glacier.
Merbabu
Merbabu (Gunung Merbabu), also historically Gunung Damalung or Pam(a)rihan, is a dormant 3,118 m stratovolcano in Central Java north of Merapi, last erupting in 1797 CE (VEI 2), with a national park on its forested, savanna-dotted flanks.
Meru Peak
Meru Peak is a three-summit massif above the Gangotri Glacier in Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India (Meru South 6,660 m, Central 6,310 m, North ~6,450 m), famed for the Shark's Fin big wall first climbed by Anker, Chin, and Ozturk in 2011.
Midagahara
Midagahara (弥陀ヶ原), also called Tateyama volcano, is an active 2,621 m andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano in Toyama, Japan, with phreatic eruptions (last 1839), active Jigokudani fumaroles, and Ramsar-listed alpine wetlands.
Minya Konka
Minya Konka, also called Gongga Shan or Mount Gongga (贡嘎山), is a 7,556-meter peak in the Daxue Shan of western Sichuan, China, and the highest in Sichuan province.
Miranjan
Miranjan, also spelled Miranjani, is a forested Himalayan peak in Abbottabad District, Pakistan, and the highest summit of the Galyat region at about 2,992 meters.
Moncong Lompobatang
Moncong Lompobatang (Lompobattang), an extinct Quaternary stratovolcano in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 2,885 m high with 2,867 m prominence, second most prominent Sulawesi peak after Rantemario.
Moriah
Moriah (Hebrew mōriyyā) is the biblical 'land' of Genesis 22's binding of Isaac, later identified by Jews with the Jerusalem Temple Mount and by Samaritans with Mount Gerizim; its location and etymology remain disputed.
Mount Abu
Mount Abu (माउण्ट आबू), ancient Arbudaanchal, is Rajasthan's only hill station in the Aravalli Range, Sirohi district, at about 1,220 m with Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m, known for the Dilwara Jain Temples, Nakki Lake, and its wildlife sanctuary Eco-Sensitive Zone.
Mount Agung
Mount Agung (Gunung Agung) is Bali's highest and most sacred stratovolcano, site of Pura Besakih. Its 1963–64 VEI 5 eruption killed 1,100–1,900 people and cooled climate; it erupted again 2017–2019.
Mount Apo
Mount Apo (Apo Sandawa) is a dormant stratovolcano on Mindanao, Philippines, and at 2,954 m the country's highest peak, with no recorded eruptions, solfataric vents, Mount Apo Natural Park, and an annual June-August climbing closure.
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat (Ağrı Dağı, Masis) is a 5,137 m volcano in eastern Turkey, site of the 1829 first ascent by Friedrich Parrot and Khachatur Abovian and traditionally linked to Noah's Ark.
Mount Arayat
Mount Arayat is an inactive 1,026 m volcano in Pampanga, Philippines, protected as the Mt. Arayat Protected Landscape (RA 11684, 2022), a former national park, hiking destination, and home of the Kapampangan legend Aring Sinukuan.
Mount Asama (浅間山)
Mount Asama (浅間山, Asamayama) is a 2,568 m active stratovolcano on the Nagano–Gunma border, Japan, monitored 24 hours by JMA; its 1783 Tenmei eruption killed 1,624 people, and its alert level returned to 1 in May 2026.
Mount Aso (阿蘇山)
Mount Aso, also known as Aso-san, is an active volcano in central Kyushu, Japan, whose Aso Caldera spans up to 24 km and erupts roughly every 10–20 years.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (Sagarmatha), Earth's highest mountain at 8,848.86 m on the Nepal-Tibet border, formed by the ongoing India-Eurasia plate collision; first climbed 29 May 1953 by Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Mount Fuji (富士山)
Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan), Japan's highest peak at 3,776 m, is a basaltic stratovolcano 100 km from Tokyo whose last eruption, the 1707 Hōei event, ashed Edo; UNESCO-listed in 2013, it now caps climbers at 4,000 per day.
Mount Gerizim (جبل جرزيم)
Mount Gerizim (جبل جرزيم), near Nablus opposite Mount Ebal, is the sacred mountain of the Samaritans, site of their ancient temple (dated mid-5th century BCE by Magen, contested), destroyed by John Hyrcanus around 110 BCE, and still their place of Passover sacrifice.
Mount Halcon
Mount Halcon (Siyaldang), Mindoro's highest peak in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines; a 2,585–2,616 m ultra-prominent mountain, third among Philippine ultras, first climbed in 1906, a 9/9 difficulty climb and a Key Biodiversity Area.
Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Shaykh), 2,814 m Anti-Lebanon karst range at the Syria-Lebanon-Golan junction, highest in Syria, source of Jordan River snowmelt, occupied at its Syrian summit by Israel since December 2024.
Mount Hiei
Mount Hiei (比叡山, Hieizan) is a mountain northeast of Kyoto whose Enryaku-ji temple, founded by Saichō in 788, is called the mother mountain of Japanese Buddhism.