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Famous Peaks that are not High Points

Rank	Peak	Elev-Ft	Prom-Ft	Location	Range (Level 3)	Isol-Mi
1.	Trango Tower	20,469		Pakistan	Karakoram	.5
2.	Matterhorn	14,692	3399	Italy/Switz	Southern Alps	8.7
3.	Eiger	13,025	1168	Switz	Northern Alps	1.4
4.	Cerro Torre	10,177	4026	Argentina	Patagonian Andes	2.9
5.	Mount Shuksan	9131	4411	USA-WA	Cascade Range	10.4
6.	Half Dome	8840	1360	USA-CA	Sierra Nevada	2.8
7.	Huayna Picchu	8642		Peru	Peruvian Andes	1.4
8.	Cuerno del Paine	8530		Chile	Patagonian Andes	2.7
9.	Mount Saint Helens	8333	4573	USA-WA	Cascade Range	32.0
10.	Liberty Bell Mountain	7720	200	USA-WA	Cascade Range	.2
11.	El Capitan	7569	9	USA-CA	Sierra Nevada	1.5
12.	Gebel Mûsa	7497	1089	Egypt	Sinai-Palestine Ranges	2.3
13.	Shiprock	7178	1558	USA-NM	Colorado Plateau	16.9
14.	Mount Rushmore	5725	405	USA-SD	Great Plains	1.9
15.	Devils Tower	5112	912	USA-WY	Great Plains	3.4
16.	Vesuvius	4203	4042	Italy	Western Italy	12.7
17.	Mount Si	4180	260	USA-WA	Cascade Range	.8
18.	Cannon Mountain	4080	720	USA-NH	Northern U.S. Appalachians	1.9
19.	Table Mountain	3560	3461	South Africa	Cape Ranges	32.5
20.	Mount Chocorua	3480	1240	USA-NH	Northern U.S. Appalachians	5.4
21.	Uluru	2848		Australia-NT	Central Australia Ranges	18.6
22.	Rakata	2667	2667	Indonesia	Java	13.5
23.	Mars Hill	1748	1208	USA-ME	Northern U.S. Appalachians	33.9
24.	Mount Hollywood	1625	265	USA-CA	Central and Southern California Ranges	1.2
25.	Pão de Açúcar	1299	1234	Brazil	Southern Brazilian Highlands	3.4
26.	Diamond Head	761	596	USA-HI	Hawaii	3.8
27.	Suribachi-yama	528	528	Japan	Outlying Japanese Islands	436.6

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List Description

This is a random and very subjective list of famous peaks that are not famous because they are high. No peak is allowed on this list if it is the highest point of a country, state, province, county, region, large island, or PEMRACS Range1, 2, 3, or 4. These summits are famous because of their appearance, historic events, or popularity as climbing destinations. I am sure there are many other such peaks in Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world that I am not familiar with that belong on this list.

Many of these peaks are iconic symbols that serve to define a city, region, or country. Many have instantly recognizable shapes or profiles.

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