Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.

How did the grave of a soldier from the Shenandoah Valley wind up in one of the most remote and rugged mountain regions in ...

The study published in the Journal of Environmental Management in March concluded that open and moderately dense forests were highly susceptible to forest fires ...

Deep beneath the mountains of the Himalayas, something remarkable is taking place. The vast, rocky plate supporting India, ...

Forest Service maps, Bureau of Land Management maps, and highway maps to name a few. Some show general features and points of ...

Hiking is basically walking in the woods — putting one foot in front of the other while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Just ...

From the back windows of our house, I can see a mountain. I drove over that mountain hundreds of times a year on New Berlin Mountain Road.

Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. We look into its climbing history, spotlighting the pioneers who ...

Millions of years ago, as the Indo-Australian plate pushed into the Pacific plate, a volcanic arc of islands began to emerge ...

The SWOT satellite, supported by NASA, has uncovered previously unknown underwater peaks, offering a fresh perspective on ...