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Mountains
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Angeles National Forest 
 Choose your destination from one of seven different regions in California's San Gabriel range and then peruse the list of hikes, which are described in detail with total mileage, elevation gain, and best season for that particular trail. Directions to the trailhead, a bit of the history of the trail, and trail logs are included for most of the hikes. Extra features include links to Webcams, topographic maps, and search and rescue telephone numbers. http://tchester.org/sgm/hikes.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Geography, National Parks & Forests, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Travel Last updated Dec 15, 2002 Himalayan Art
This site has exhibits and links to over 1500 examples of Himalayan and Tibetan art from around the world. The countries represented are Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, China, and Mongolia. Items included are paintings, bronze, stone and wood sculptures, and ornate book covers (from Tibet). An elegant, well-designed site. http://www.himalayanart.org/choose.cfm Topics: Art by Region, Faiths, Geography Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Imaging Everest
"To mark the anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953," the Royal Geographical Society has created an exhibition of photographs taken on the nine Mount Everest expeditions between 1921 and 1953. The site presents an online version of the exhibit and includes biographies of expedition members and illustrated essays on topics such as the history of Everest, descriptions of expeditions, religion in Tibet and Nepal, and Sherpas. http://imagingeverest.rgs.org/ Topics: Geography, Holidays and Observances Individually, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections: Regional, Sports Last updated Sep 3, 2003 An Introduction and Virtual Geologic Field Trip to the Permian Reef Complex, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, New Mexico-West Texas
"A virtual field trip to the classic Permian reef complex and other geologic features of the Guadalupe Mountains" of west Texas and southeastern New Mexico, where 250 million-year-old, salt-dwelling bacteria were found in 2000. This site contains "an introduction plus several roadlogs with diagrams, photographs, and movies, as well as an extensive bibliography." Written for college-level geology students. From New Mexico Tech. http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/scholle/guadalupe.html Topics: Geography, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 17, 2005 The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
A collection of Ozark Mountain folk songs recorded between 1956 and 1976 that includes sheet music, lyrics, and sound files. The archive contains about 1600 songs, many of which are available on this site. A joint project of the Missouri State University Department of Music and the Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, Missouri. http://maxhunter.missouristate.edu/ Topics: Geography, Music, Musical Genres, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Feb 12, 2007 Mountains to Sound Greenway
Presents information about "the scenic, historic and recreation corridor along Interstate 90. This landscape stretches 100 miles from the Seattle waterfront through forests and rugged mountains to the edge of desert grasslands in Central Washington" state. Introduces the Greenway Trust, and describes projects, environmental education programs, volunteer opportunities, and events (such as the Greenway Days festival). Includes downloadable newsletters. http://www.mtsgreenway.org/ Topics: Geography, Outdoor Recreation Last updated May 23, 2005 MountainZone.com
Includes "mountain sports news, interviews, and photos on skiing, snowboarding, climbing, hiking, mountain biking, and mountain photography." http://www.mountainzone.com/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections, Sports Last updated May 30, 2005 Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia
This "mountain and mountaineering" site contains descriptions of mountain ranges and peaks worldwide. Includes photos, cams, "Summit Logs" of mountaineers, lists of the highest peaks, and more. From an outdoor recreation company. http://www.peakware.com/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Dec 19, 2005 Selway Bitterroot Reintroduction: Bears on Ice
Fact sheet with information on the reintroduction of grizzly bears to the Selway Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho and Montana. From the Sierra Club Grizzly Bear Project, Bozeman, Montana. Opens directly into PDF document. http://www.sierraclub.org/grizzly/pdfs/Selway_Bitterroot.PDF Topics: Animals, Environment, Geography, Mammals, Outdoor Recreation Last updated May 5, 2003 Sierra Nevada Peak Picture Archive
Mountain climber Ron Karpel has put together this visual archive, loaded with pictures of Sierra Nevada mountain peaks so the experienced, would-be, or armchair climber can see the peak before trying it out. Browse by peak name or by region. Includes links to the climber.org peak list, which includes mountain climbing information about peaks in California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. http://www.karpel.org/Ron/Peaks/ Topics: Geography, Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Aug 21, 2003 The Tibetan & Himalayan Digital Library
"Serving a wide range of communities, we publish multilingual studies, multimedia learning resources, and creative works concerned with the area's environments, cultures, and histories." Includes bibliographies, information about people and groups, a gazetteer, dictionaries, maps, texts, moving images, and hundreds of still images. Available in English and several Asian languages. Supported and managed by the University of Virginia Library. http://www.thlib.org/ Topics: Environment, Geography, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Volcano Above the Clouds
This site about Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program. Includes information about Kilimanjaro's shrinking summit glaciers, a tour of Mt. Kilimanjaro's six ecological zones, images of the highest mountain on each of the seven continents, and information about mountain weather. Also includes recommended links and books and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kilimanjaro/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Water Last updated Apr 21, 2005 |
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