Oman's landscape is filled with rugged mountains, vast deserts, and unique ecosystems. Although about 82% of Oman is covered ...

Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...

Eight train trips from around the world that will transport you through spectacular mountain scenery. What's more, they all have the seal of approval from the adventure experts at Lonely Planet ...

The four mountaineers — two from Italy and two South Koreans — were found Tuesday around 1:30 pm on Mont Blanc, some of them within about 330 feet from the mountain top, Agence France-Presse ...

This story was updated to add new information. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dropping the name of a Confederate general in favor of ...

Usually, well-preserved dinosaur bones are found in deserts, where rocks are exposed, but Arbour said that on this particular mountain, her team hit the "mother lode of fossils." "We came back ...

Police investigating the deaths of two boys in the Blue Mountains have been unable to confirm a key detail after their mother was arrested. The mother, 42, was arrested at the scene with a number ...

PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. - A Phoenix lawyer and avid hiker died while hiking in the Superstition Mountains, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office said. Kristopher Childers' family says the 53-year-old ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The US Board of ...

Two boys aged 9 and 11 were found dead in a Blue Mountains home just before 1pm. Police said the bodies were found by their father, who contacted emergency services. The mother of the children ...