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Mountains and Hills

Landforms that extend above the surrounding terrain.

Black-Hills

Black Hills

South Dakota
The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming. Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,244 feet (2,208 m), is the range's highest summit.

Cheaha-Mountain-(Mount-Cheaha)

Cheaha Mountain (Mount Cheaha)

Alabama
At 2,407 feet (734 m) above sea level, Cheaha Mountain is the highest point in the state of Alabama. The mountain was opened to the public as a state park on June 7, 1939.

Coronado-Heights

Coronado Heights

Falun, Saline County, Kansas, 67442
Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg, Kansas. It is alleged to be near the place where Francisco Vasquez de Coronado gave up his search for the seven cities of gold and turned around to return to Mexico.

Delicate-Arch

Delicate Arch

Utah
Delicate Arch is a 65-foot-tall (20 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. It is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and on a postage stamp commemorating

Denali-(Mount-McKinley)

Denali (Mount McKinley)

Alaska
It's the highest mountain in North America and is known as Mount McKinley to most Americans. But its official name in Alaska is Denali, which means "the high one" in the Athabaskan language.

Ebright-Azimuth

Ebright Azimuth

Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
The Ebright Azimuth is the point with the highest elevation in Delaware with a benchmark monument. It has an elevation of 447.85 feet (136.50 m) above sea level.

Mount-Mansfield

Mount Mansfield

Underhill, Chittenden County, Vermont
Mount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont with a summit that peaks at 4,393 feet (1,339 m) above sea level. When viewed from the east or west, this mountain has the appearance of a human profile, with distinct forehead, nose, lips, chin, and Adam

Mount-Rushmore-National-Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

near Keystone, South Dakota
One of the most recognized and controversial landmarks in the United States, Mt. Rushmore features the faces of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln.

Mount-Washington

Mount Washington

Sargent's Purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire, 03846
Mount Washington is located in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. The weather of Mount Washington is notoriously erratic. This is partly due to the convergence of several storm tracks.

Top 9 Most Popular Mountains and Hills Landmarks

  1. Denali (Mount McKinley)
  2. Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  3. Black Hills
  4. Mount Washington
  5. Cheaha Mountain (Mount Cheaha)
  6. Delicate Arch
  7. Coronado Heights
  8. Mount Mansfield
  9. Ebright Azimuth

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