Theme
Mountains photo spots
Peaks reflected in still lakes, a pagoda framing Mount Fuji, a village pressed against an alpine shore.
Photo: Tobias Alt, Tobi 87 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hallstatt · Austria
Hallstatt's Classic Viewpoint
Mountains · Europe
Fujiyoshida · Japan
Chureito Pagoda with Mount Fuji
Mountains · Asia
Grundarfjörður · Iceland
Kirkjufell Mountain and Waterfall
Mountains · Europe
Banff National Park · Canada
Moraine Lake
Mountains · Americas
Torres del Paine · Chile
The Cuernos del Paine above Lake Pehoé
Mountains · Americas
Cape Town · South Africa
Cape Town and Table Mountain from Lion's Head
Mountains · Africa
What makes these spots work
Mountains catch first and last light long before the valleys do, which creates the alpenglow that makes these frames glow. Still mornings often mean mirror reflections.