8 Secrets Of The World's Most Magical Mountains

Kirkjufell, Iceland (1,519ft/463m)

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The Pitons, St Lucia (2,618ft/798m)

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El Capitan, California, USA (3,000ft/914m)

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Snowdon, Wales, UK (3,559ft/1,085m)

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Mount Sinai, Egypt (7,496ft/2,285m)

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Mount Fuji, Japan (12,776ft/3,894m)

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Teton Range, Wyoming, USA (13,769ft/4,197m)

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Mount Rainier, Washington, USA (14,409ft/4,392m)

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