Four-thousander

Four thousand is a name for peaks, but less than 5000 meters above sea level are at least 4000 high. As the highest peak in Europe fall into this category, four-thousand valid under ( hobby ) climbers as prestige objects for an ascent. Although this does not require expedition as for the highest peaks on other continents, but also those ascents have the character of high gear.

Europe

→ See: List of four-thousand in the Alps

Four thousand questions in Europe are the highest mountains and peaks and are located in the Alps. Over the border between Europe and Asia, there is no consensus, so the affiliation of the 5000 meter high summit Elbrus Caucasus, Shkhara and Mount Kazbek is controversial. The highest four peaks in the Alps is Mont Blanc at 4810 meters above sea level, the lowest is exactly 4000 meters of the eastern summit of Les Droites.

It is still unclear the exact number of Alpine four-thousanders, because there is no matching criteria for defining mountains, peaks and side peaks. Officially, the Alpinismusvereinigung UIAA has 82 summit to four thousand and 46 explained to secondary summit - four thousand, which is spread over three countries. A total of 55 peaks are completely in a territory over 27 runs a state border, which borders on any summit, the three countries together. This results in the following distribution: Switzerland has 48 four-thousand, Italy 35 and France 25

The four-thousand are mostly located in the western Alps, in the Bernese Alps Mountain Groups (9 ), Dauphiné Alps ( 2) Grajische Alps ( 29) and Valais Alps (41). The only four-thousand of the Eastern Alps is Piz Bernina ( 4049 m) in the Bernina group.

Africa

In African mountains are four thousand in the High Atlas ( Toubkal 4,167 m), in the highlands of Abyssinia ( Ras Daschan Terara: 4,620 m), in the foothills of the Adamaouagebirges ( Mount Cameroon: 4,070 m), in the Virunga volcanoes ( Karisimbi: 4.507m ) and to find in the form of 4,565 m high Mount Meru in Tanzania. In Africa, there are a total of 38 four-thousand.

North America

In the Rocky Mountains, there are a number of four thousand, mainly in the states of Colorado ( Mount Elbert: 4402 m) and Wyoming ( Gannett Peak: 4210 m). Furthermore, increases the Sierra Nevada well above 4000 m; the highest peak is Mount Whitney with 4420 m. In Hawaii, the volcano Mauna Kea is at a height 4214 m and an overall height of 9705 m above the seabed. The U.S. counterpart to the four thousand are the Fourteener, which include all the mountains that are higher than 14,000 feet ( 4267.2 meters ).

Antarctic

The highest mountain in Antarctica is Mount Vinson ( 4892 m), the long time for a five thousand has been held. In addition, there are other surveys of 4,000 m, such as the Mount Kirkpatrick ( 4528 m) in the Transantarctic Mountains.

Oceania

In Oceania there are four thousand on the island of New Guinea. The highest is the Carstensz Pyramid with 4884 meters.

Other four-thousand

In Asia and South America four thousand play a minor role, since there the highest mountains between seven and eight thousand and the 6,500 meters are average.