Best Travel Destinations For Mountains

Best Travel Destinations For Mountains

	Banff Alberta Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. It is also the first incorporated municipality located within a national park in Canada. At 1,463 m , it is the town with the highest elevation in Canada. It is surrounded by mountains, notably Mount Rundle, Sulphur Mountain, Mount Norquay, and Cascade Mountain; and situated above Bow Falls near the junction of the Bow and Spray Rivers. Banff is located 126 km west of Calgary and 58 km east... - More Banff Alberta Information
	Grindelwald Switzerland
	Innsbruck Austria Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal , which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km south of Innsbruck. Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the Nordkette in the north, Patscherkofel and Serles in the south, it is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics. It is to host the 1st Winter Youth Olympics i... - More Innsbruck Austria Information
	Lauterbrunnen Switzerland Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipality lies in the Lauterbrunnen Valley and comprises the villages Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, MÃ¼rren, Gimmelwald, Stechelberg and Isenfluh. The population of the Lauterbrunnen village is less than that of Wengen, but greater than that of the others. According to locals, the name Lauterbrunnen is a combination of lauter meaning many, and brunnen meaning spring, fountain, or well. However,... - More Lauterbrunnen Switzerland Information
	Machu Picchu Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, 'Old Peak'; pronounced ['m?.t?u 'pik.t?u]) is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. The river is a partially navigable headwater of the Amazon River. Often referred to as 'The Lost City of the Incas', Machu Picchu is one ... - More Machu Picchu Information
	Mont Blanc France Mont Blanc , or Monte Bianco , also known as 'La Dame Blanche' is a mountain in the Alps. With its 4,810 m summit, it is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence. The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on the French-Italian border but French Cartographers place it within its own boundaries on maps. It is claimed... - More Mont Blanc France Information
	Nepal Nepal is a landlocked nation in South Asia. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by India. Kathmandu, the nation's capital, is its largest city. Nepal has been a monarchy throughout most of its history. Prithvi Narayan Shah, a nobleman, unified the many small kingdoms in the Himalayan valley in 1768. Since then, the country has been ruled by a dynasty of kings, until a civil war between monarchist forces and the Communis... - More Nepal Information
	Seattle Washington Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle is part of the 13th largest combined statistical area in the US. A coastal city and major seaport, it is located in the western part of the state between Puget Sound, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington, about 96... - More Seattle Washington Information
	Sierra Nevada Spain The Sierra Nevada, meaning 'snowy range' in Spanish, is a mountain range in the region of Andalusia in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, MulhacÃ©n at 3,479 metres . It is a popular tourist destination, as its high peaks make skiing possible in Europe's most southern ski resort, in an area along the Mediterranean Sea predominantly known for its warm temperatures and abundant sunshine. At its foothills is found the city of Granada and, a little farthe... - More Sierra Nevada Spain Information
	Swiss Alps The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position with the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps. The highest summit in the Swiss Alps is the Dufourspitze ) near the Swiss-Italian border. The highest mountain which lies entirely on Swiss territory is the Dom ). Other main summits can be found in the list of mountains in Switzerland. ... - More Swiss Alps Information
	Zermatt Switzerland Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located at the northern base of the Matterhorn in the Pennine Alps, about 10 km from the border with Italy. Zermatt has a permanent population of around 5,500 people, although the actual population varies considerably through the seasons as tourists come and go. The village is situated at the end of Mattertal, a north-facing valley, at an altitud... - More Zermatt Switzerland Information

Best Destinations For Mountains