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Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)
Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian

Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)

Dalhousie, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Adam's Peak is a mountain of sacred significance.80964, 80.49939. Attributes: natural, cultural, pilgrimage....

Áhkká
Sámi

Áhkká

Jokkmokks kommun, Norrbottens län, Sweden

Áhkká is a mountain of sacred significance.58027, 17.48054. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Sámi....

Ålleberg

Ålleberg

Falköpings kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Ålleberg is a mountain of sacred significance.13333, 13.60000. Attributes: natural....

Bear Butte, South Dakota

Bear Butte, South Dakota

Sturgis, South Dakota, United States

Bear Butte, South Dakota is a mountain of sacred significance.47446, -103.42323. Attributes: natural, cultural.

Beiyue Hengshan Mountain
Taoism

Beiyue Hengshan Mountain

Datong, Shanxi, China

Beiyue Hengshan Mountain is a mountain of sacred significance.65709, 113.72627. Attributes: natural, cultural, pilgrimage. Tradition: Taoism.

Besh Marmag Mountain

Besh Marmag Mountain

Azerbaijan

Besh Marmag Mountain is a mountain of sacred significance.95786, 49.23180. Attributes: natural, cultural, pilgrimage.

Black Elk Peak, South Dakota
Sioux Native American

Black Elk Peak, South Dakota

Custer, South Dakota, United States

Harney Peak, South Dakota is a mountain of sacred significance.86647, -103.53181. Attributes: natural, cultural, ceremonial. Tradition: Sioux Native American....

Black Mountain
Aboriginal

Black Mountain

Cook Shire, Queensland, Australia

Black Mountain is a mountain of sacred significance.66536, 145.23142. Attributes: natural, cultural, ceremonial. Tradition: Aboriginal. Mythological context: Kuku Nyungkal....

Blanca Peak, Colorado
Navajo

Blanca Peak, Colorado

Fort Garland, Colorado, United States

Blanca Peak, Colorado is a sacred mountain of sacred significance.57723, -105.48584. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Navajo....

Cadair Idris
Celtic

Cadair Idris

Dolgellau, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom

Cadair Idris is a mountain of sacred significance.69938, -3.90805. Attributes: natural, cultural....

Capitan Mountains, New Mexico
Mescalero Apache

Capitan Mountains, New Mexico

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States

Capitan Mountains, New Mexico is a mountain of sacred significance.60675, -105.36360. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Mescalero Apache.

Carn Ingli
Celtic/Christianity

Carn Ingli

Newport, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom

Carn Ingli is a mountain of sacred significance.99930, -4.82397. Attributes: natural....

Chief Mountain (Ninaistakis), Glacier County, Montana
Nitsitapii

Chief Mountain (Ninaistakis), Glacier County, Montana

Babb, Montana, United States

Chief Mountain (Ninaistakis), Glacier County, Montana is a mountain of sacred significance.93276, -113.60927. Attributes: natural, cultural, ceremonial....

Fanjingshan mountain and temple, Tongren
UNESCOBuddhism

Fanjingshan mountain and temple, Tongren

Tongren, Guizhou, China

Fanjingshan mountain and temple, Tongren is a mountain and temple of sacred significance.92028, 108.69028. Attributes: built, natural, cultural, pilgrimage....

Glastonbury Tor
Multi-faith

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury, Somerset, United Kingdom

Rising 158 meters above the Somerset Levels, Glastonbury Tor has drawn seekers for millennia. Celtic tradition holds it as a gateway to Annwn, the Otherworld....

Guadalupe Peak, Texas
Mescalero Apache

Guadalupe Peak, Texas

Salt Flat, Texas, United States

Guadalupe Peak, Texas is a sacred mountain of sacred significance.89123, -104.86050. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Mescalero Apache....

Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Celtic

Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Dunvegan, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom

Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland is a mountain of sacred significance.40550, -6.63203. Attributes: natural.

Inyan Kara Mountain, Wyoming
Cheyenne and Sioux Lakota

Inyan Kara Mountain, Wyoming

Sundance, Wyoming, United States

Inyan Kara Mountain, Wyoming is a mountain of sacred significance.21365, -104.34969. Attributes: natural, cultural, ceremonial. Tradition: Cheyenne and Sioux Lakota.

Irazu Volcano

Irazu Volcano

Santa Rosa, Cartago Province, Costa Rica

Irazu Volcano is a mountain of sacred significance.97684, -83.84618. Attributes: natural.

Lassen Peak, California

Lassen Peak, California

Mineral, California, United States

Lassen Peak, California is a mountain of sacred significance.48887, -121.50484. Attributes: natural.

Lushan Mountain

Lushan Mountain

Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

Lushan Mountain is a mountain of sacred significance.57926, 115.99425. Attributes: natural.

Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Hilo, Hawaii, United States

Mauna Kea, Hawaii is a mountain of sacred significance.82905, -155.47268. Attributes: natural, cultural.

Mount Miwa
Shinto

Mount Miwa

Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Mount Miwa does not house a deity. The mountain is the deity. This 467-meter peak in the Nara Basin represents the oldest stratum of Japanese spirituality, a form of...

Mount Schiehallion, Scotland
Celtic

Mount Schiehallion, Scotland

Aberfeldy, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom

Mount Schiehallion, Scotland is a site of sacred significance.66683, -4.10014.

Mount Yudono
Shugendo

Mount Yudono

Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

At the culmination of the Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage, where seekers symbolically die and are reborn across three sacred mountains, Mount Yudono guards the final mystery....

Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland
Celtic

Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland

Portree, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom

Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland is a site of sacred significance.39383, -6.22969.

Mt. Citlatepetl Orizaba
Aztec/Nahua mountain worship

Mt. Citlatepetl Orizaba

Tlachichuca, Puebla, Mexico

Mt. Citlatepetl Orizaba is a site of sacred significance.03502, -97.27158.

Mt. Iztaccihuatl
Aztec/Nahua mythology

Mt. Iztaccihuatl

Tlalmanalco, State of Mexico, Mexico

Mt. Iztaccihuatl is a site of sacred significance.21521, -98.64967.

Mt. Popocatepetl
Aztec/Nahua mythology

Mt. Popocatepetl

Atlautla, State of Mexico, Mexico

Mt. Popocatepetl is a site of sacred significance.02242, -98.62790.

Valle de Sinakara—Quyllurit'i
Multi-faith

Valle de Sinakara—Quyllurit'i

Ocongate, Cusco, Peru

Valle de Sinakara—Quyllurit'i in Ocongate, Cusco, Peru.