We all seek solace deep in our hearts in this fast-paced world.
When the calm and calming breeze touches our faces, we find peace in the silence of the environment.
You can’t deny the fact that we all want an exceptional escape from our everyday lives and that there is no better option than to hit the mountains.
The dynamic landscape and flourishing flora and fauna are crucial to the popularity of the world’s mountains.
There are many peaks to visit for the most adventurous tourists or mountaineers, like the highest mountain range, Mount Everest.
While some may prefer extensive mountain ranges with deep jungles.
In this post, we are going to explore some lengthy mountain chains worth visiting.
Here are the top 10 longest mountain ranges in the world:
10. Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Trail runs from Springer Mountain in Georgia through 14 states to Mount Katahdin in Maine, including all but 3 of the original 13 colonies.
Although less famous and short than the vast Rocky Mountains, the Appalachians in the continent’s west are the oldest mountain range in North America.
The Appalachian Mountain Range is impressive in age, although relatively small in size compared to other ranges.
The highest peak is located on Mount Mitchell, North Carolina.
Researchers believe that the mountains once reached heights comparable to the Alps or the Rockies and aged over 480 million years.
9. Ural Mountains
The Urals are an exceptional place: the world’s only mountain range divides Europe from Asia as well as divides a country.
We also know it as Russia’s “stone belt” stretching from north to south for over 2000 kilometers, and it’s also called the “blue necklace” for its many beautiful lakes.
Mount Narodnaya, the highest point, reaches a height of 6,217 feet (1,895 meters), but the formation consists mostly of a series of fractured, parallel ridges with elevations between 3,000 to 5,000 feet.
There are several low passes through which it divides the major routes from Europe to Siberia in the central section between Perm and Yekaterinburg. Many areas have mineral-rich rocks.
8. Atlas Mountains
The Atlas system is a series of mountain ranges across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia from north-western Africa to the southwest.
The highest point in the Atlas Mountains is Mount Toubkal, at 4,167 meters above sea level.
Human settlements have removed a large part of the land in the Atlas for farming, and a small part of the forest is still in the region. Animal life is also on the verge of extinction.
In the oak forests of the northern part of the region, there are only a handful of jackals, a few monkeys at higher altitudes, and often a handful of wild boars in the wilderness.
The Atlas Mountains, even being one of the largest mountain ranges in the world, are relatively sparsely vegetated, with low vegetation and high levels of soil erosion.
7. Himalayas
Legendary. Spiritual. Unyielding. The Himalayas, take your breath away from home to Earth’s tallest peak.
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range, home to almost all the highest peaks from Mount Everest to Annapurna I.
The highest peak outside Asia, Aconcagua in the Andes mountain range ranks 189th. The Himalayan range extends the Karakoram from the west to the Namcha Barwa in the East.
Its modern mountain culture adds a fascinating layer of history and adventure to a modern journey.
The experience is nearly as dynamic as the ancient cultures who have called these summits home for centuries.
The fragrances, sights, sounds, and textures of Himalayan cultures are as alive as the landscape itself–and how to taste, listen to and feel them all the better than walking or biking up close and personal.
The Himalayas have deeply influenced south Asian civilizations.
In both Hinduism and Buddhism, many Himalayan peaks are sacred.
6. Kunlun Mountains
The Kunluns extend from the Pamirs of Tajikistan (Upper Himalayas) to the west of Kunlun Pass and the adjacent areas in the eastern provinces of central Qinghai, Burhan Budai, Bayan Ha, and A’nyêmaqên (Amne Machin).
The Mountain range varies significantly in width but is rarely over 125 km.
Also called Kunlunxu, the mountain range is highly worshipped in Taoist Chinese mythology as a holy mountain that is home to Xiwangmu, the Taoist goddess, Kunlun.
In the west, the mountain is narrow, and in the east broad and slopes from west to east.
Now the vegetation is finished, and snow and mist are on the high peaks all year round.
5. Transantarctic Mountains
The Transantarctic Mountains, throughout the Antarctic, extend from Victoria country to Coats country.
The longest mountain in the world separates the sub-continents of the East Antarctic and the West Antarctic.
Transantarctic Mountains’ highest peak is Mt. Markham, close to the Ross Ice Shelf.
It is over 2,000 miles from Victoria Land to the shore of the Weddell Sea.
The Transantarctic Mountains cover an area that is covered through an ice sheet and a network of huge glaciers, which rises to 14,856 feet at the Kirkpatrick Mountains in the Queen Maud Mountains.
The theory of Continental Drift is credible through its basement rocks, similar to those found in Australia and South America.
4. Great Dividing Range
The highest part of the Australian continent is the Great Dividing Range. It is a range of several mountains, plateaux, and hills.
The New England Plateau, the Australian Alps, the Snowy Mountains, the Blue Mountains, and the Grampian Mountains are all part of this range.
The highest mountain in Australia is in the Great Dividing Range: Mount Kosciuszko (2228 meters high).
This part of Australia contains extinct volcanoes which are eroded until there remains only a strong volcanic rock that extends offshore to the mountains of the Island of Tasmania.
The great Dividing Range is located directly to the west of Sydney, the most unspoiled highland area in Australia.
3. Rocky Mountains
Right in our backyard, the Rocky Mountains are the magnificent natural beauties, starting directly from the South all the towards the Canadian Northwest.
Exploring the sheer beauty of this mountain range will leave you enlightened.
The Rocky mountain range stretches over 3,000 kilometers between Canada and New Mexico.
An adventurous trek offers the landscapes of some of America’s most impressive parks, monuments, and wilderness regions stretching well over 13,000 feet.
Some of the last glaciers of the continent are nestled high above adventuresome cities such as Banff, Jasper, and Whitefish.
There is plenty of wildlife, particularly in the Yellowstone and Tetons region of Wyoming.
It’s perhaps the last untouched ecosystem where many protected species like grizzlies wolves, bison, elk, birds, fish, and insects can be found.
2. Great Escarpment, Southern Africa
A significant geological formation in Africa is the Great Escarpment, which borders the central Southern African plateau.
While mainly on the borders of South Africa, it extends to the east to form the frontier of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
It continues northwards into Namibia and Angola in the west.
Many names apply to distinct sections of the Great Escarpment, the most famous, the Drakensberg.
The Great Escarpment is rich in habitat and has also been found as an ideal fishing place.
Many marine species, including rock lobster, anchovy, and pilchard, are found on the coast.
1. Andes
The Andes in South America is the longest mountain range in the world.
Its attraction lies in the sheer spires of its tower of peaks (Including Mt. Aconcagua at 22,831 feet, the highest height in the Western hemisphere) and its mythology, from the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru to the small Argentinean town of Chaltén in Patagonia.
The Andes run almost throughout South America for over 5,500 miles, passing through seven countries and offering monumental exploring sites on a large scale.
There are many options like an expedition to the tallest peak in the western hemisphere The Inca Trail, or Modern Mountaineers in Los Glaciares National Park.
Including tasting cuisine like “cuy” while hiking in Ecuador or “manjar” while cycling through Chile, all is possible in the Andes.
Regardless of your journey, the Andes exceed your expectations by making you want more.
