mountain Archives | World Heritage Sites

Entrance to a temple with a stairway leading to an arched gateway and a curved tile roof.

Mount Taishan

One of the Five Great Mountains and an important place of worship, known for its Taoist temples.

Western Ghats

A mountain range supporting incredible biodiversity and a range of ecosystems, great for hiking and other outdoor activities.

A mountainous landscape with blue glacial lakes.

Pirin National Park

A mountainous reserve known for the beauty of its landscapes and rich biodiversity.

A person stands on the side of a barren, rocky slope. Beyond him is a view of mountains.

Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

A vast and remote landscape of barren terrain, towering peaks and glaciers.

View across the icefield, jagged and white.

Los Glaciares National Park

A landscape of breathtaking natural beauty with dramatic glaciers and jagged mountains.

Several travertine ponds in shades of blue.

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

A beautiful high-elevation natural area known for its colorful ponds and waterfalls.

A view from lake level with the lake in the foreground and the village clustered picturesquely opposite, mountains to the left and behind the village.

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape

A picturesque little village surrounded by a breathtaking mountainous landscape.

A view of snow-capped Mount Fuji across Lake Kawaguchiko, with a small plane above the lake.

Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

Mount Fuji and numerous natural and religious sites related to its spiritual importance.

Across a small lake, a mountain looms gray. Its face it cut in large steps until almost the very top of the mountain.

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales

A region visibly shaped by its long-standing slate quarry industry.

The English Lake District

A breathtakingly beautiful landscape of mountains, lakes and agriculture.

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Seven parks encompassing all the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies with magnificent mountain scenery.

The glacier flows between rocky peaks, looking like a river covered in snow.

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

A spectacular mountain and glacier landscape in the Alps.

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

A small mountain with a very long history as a sacred site.

A view down onto a barren landscape with at least two craters visible, and a peak beyond them.

Mount Etna

An ancient and still active volcano, influential in the sciences of volcanology and geology.

A hiker stands on a rocky trail in Sagarmantha National Park. She carries a backpack and leans on two walking sticks as she looks at the scenery: a view of a rocky, snow-capped mountain peak.

Sagarmatha National Park

Breathtakingly beautiful snow-capped mountains, including Mt Everest; endangered species; and a Nepali Sherpa population that practices Tibetan Buddhism.

In Valley of Flowers National Park, a field of pink flowers in the foreground, a range of mountains in the background, clouds hanging low over the peaks.

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

A vast nature reserve with breathtaking scenery, perfect for intrepid nature lovers.

Vinales Valley: a bush in the foreground with bright red flowers, behind that the green floor of the valley, and beyond that, the dome-shaped karst mountains, also covered in green.

Viñales Valley

A green landscape of traditional agriculture and colonial-style architecture surrounded by dramatic karst domes.

A big view of mountains with snow in the sheltered parts against a cloudy sky in Glacier National Park.

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Spectacular scenery and a showcase for the importance of international cooperation in protecting our planet’s wilderness.

Mount Kenya: A mountain peak, rocky and steep, with clouds around its top.

Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest

A mountain and two nature preserves, home to a wide diversity of landscapes and species.