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| 536 | Merapi | Named after a mountain in west central Sumatra, site of the U.S. Naval Observatory and other expedit |
| 814 | Tauris | Named for the Tauric Mount on the southwest coast of Crimea. It is also the ancient name of Crimea. |
| 1321 | Majuba | Named for a mountain in northwest Natal, South Africa. (H 120) |
| 1333 | Cevenola | Named for the Cévennes mountain range in southern France at the eastern edge of the Massif Central. |
| 1396 | Outeniqua | Name of a range of mountains in the south western Cape Province and also home of a now extinct race |
| 1460 | Haltia | Named for the highest mountain in Finland. (M 3928) |
| 1513 | Matra | Named for the mountain in northern Hungary where an outstation of the Konkoly Observatory is located |
| 1584 | Fuji | Named in honor of Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan and a place of sacred worship. (M 2882) Th |
| 1821 | Aconcagua | Named for one of the highest mountains in South America. It has an elevation of 6960 meters and is s |
| 1963 | Bezovec | Named after a mountain in western Slovakia, Czechoslovakia, in remembrance of the numerous meteor ex |
| 1989 | Tatry | Named for Vysoke Tatry, the High Tatras, the highest mountain range in Czechoslovakia. The Skalnate |
| 2187 | La Silla | Named for the mountain in the Chilean Atacama desert on the top of which the European Southern Obser |
| 2337 | Boubin | Named for a mountain in Bohemia that offers a wonderful panorama and still has a virgin forest on it |
| 2530 | Shipka | Named for the mountainous site of the victory of the Russian and Bulgarian troops during the Russo-T |
| 2679 | Kittisvaara | Named for the mountain that is the northern terminus of the ‘degree measurement’ conducted in the To |
| 2914 | Glarnisch | Named for the most prominent mountain chain near the discoverer’s home town of Glarus {see planet ( |
| 2946 | Muchachos | Named for the Roque de los Muchachos, the mountain on La Palma where the Nordic Optical Telescope {s |
| 3262 | Miune | Named for a mountain in the eastern part of Kochi {see planet (2396)} prefecture. (M 10849) |
| 3330 | Gantrisch | Named for a prominent mountain about 20 km due south of the Zimmerwald {see planet (1775)} Observat |
| 3481 | Xianglupeak | Xianglupeak, the highest of the mountains northwest of Beijing, is a picturesque sight popular with |
| 3613 | Kunlun | Named for a mountain range in the western part of China. (M 34619) |
| 3674 | Erbisbuhl | Named for the mountain on which the Sonneberg {see planet (1039)} Observatory is situated. The disc |
| 3810 | Aoraki | Aoraki, or Aorangi in northern dialects, is the Maori name for New Zealand’s highest mountain, 3764 |
| 4033 | Yatsugatake | Named for a mountain in central Japan, famous for its scenic beauty. The Kobuchizawa {see planet (3 |
| 4095 | Ishizuchisan | Named for the highest mountain on Shikoku, the island on which the Geisei Station is located {see pl |
| 4182 | Mount Locke | Named for the mountain on which the McDonald Observatory is situated. The Cook instrument was placed |
| 4724 | Brocken | Named for the highest summit in the Harz Mountains that offers a wide view on a large part of northe |
| 4839 | Daisetsuzan | Named for the Daisetsuzan Mountains, which rise to the height of about 2,000 meters in central Hokka |
| 5117 | Mokotoyama | Named for a mountain in eastern Hokkaido {see planet (3720)}. Rising to 1,000 feet, the mountain gi |
| 5369 | Virgiugum | Latinization of Jungfraujoch, at 3572 m, the site of the highest astronomical observatory in the Swi |
| 5445 | Williwaw | Named after a dramatic mountain on the skyline of Anchorage. A williwaw is a sudden seaward gust of |
| 5603 | Rausudake | Named for the mountain in the Shiretoko range in Hokkaido {see planets (3867) and (3720), respecti |
| 5616 | Vogtland | Named after the mountainous district of Germany that lies partly in Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria and B |
| 5689 | Rhon | Named for the range of young volcanic mountains that lie across Bavaria, Hesse and Thuringia. Name p |
| 5751 | Zao | Mt. Zao is the general name of the volcanic mountains that lie in the northern part of mainland Japa |
| 5846 | Hessen | Named for the mountainous German state. The most important towns in the region are Frankfurt/Main, W |
| 6035 | Citlaltépetl | Citlaltépetl is a dormant volcano and the highest mountain (5636 m) in Mexico and lies near to the c |
| 6416 | Nyukasayama | Named for a mountain in central Japan, famous for many beautiful flowers and a wonderful view. Mt. |
| 6836 | Paranal | Named for the 2600-m high mountain in northern Chile, approximately 130 km south of the city of Anto |
| 6883 | Hiuchigatake | Mt. Hiuchigatake, 2346 m above sea level, stands to the west of Nikko National Park in Fukushima pre |
| 6883 | Hiuchigatake | Mt. Hiuchigatake, 2346 m above sea level, stands to the west of Nikko National Park in Fukushima pre |
| 6918 | Manaslu | Named for an 8156-m mountain in the Himalayas. The summit was first reached by the Japanese party l |
| 6932 | Tanigawadake | Mt. Tanigawa-dake, 1977 m above sea level, stands between Fukushima and Niigata prefectures. It is |
| 6933 | Azumayasan | Mt. Azumayasan, 2354 m above sea level, is located in the western part of Gunma prefecture and is co |
| 7094 | Godaisan | Named for a small mountain on the eastern side of Kochi City. |
| 7287 | Yokokurayama | Named for a mountain in Kochi prefecture that is a treasure house of rare plants. A museum was buil |
| 7711 | Říp | Named for a hill in central Bohemia (459 m above sea level) located about 30 km north of Prague. Wh |
| 7900 | Portule | Named for the highest mountain peak in the Asiago tableland, near the Asiago Astrophysical Observato |
| 8581 | Johnen | Named for a mountain in Nagano prefecture, part of the Japanese Northern Alps. Popular with climber |
| 8874 | Showashinzan | Showashinzan is a new volcanic mountain in Hokkaido that grew during 1943-1945. Its current height |
| 8937 | Gassan | Gassan is a volcanic mountain in central Yamagata prefecture, in the northern part of mainland Japan |
| 9198 | Sasagamine | Some 1860 m above sea level, Sasagamine is a mountain in the central part of the Shikoku range. |
| 9657 | Učka | Učka is the highest mountain on the Istrian peninsula, which extends into the northern Adriatic sea. |
| 9791 | Kamiyakurai | Yakuraisan, popularly called Kami Fuji, is a mountain located in the town of Kami in northeastern Ja |
| 9792 | Nonodakesan | Nonodakesan is a mountain located in the town of Wakuya in northeastern Japan. Konpo-ji Temple, popu |
| 9943 | Bizan | Mount Bizan is a 277-m-high mountain in Tokushima Prefecture. The name is said to be derived from t |
| 10245 | Inselsberg | The Inselsberg, at 900 m, is one of the peaks of the Thüringer Wald mountain range. |
| 10249 | Harz | The Harz is the northernmost and highest medium-high compact mountain range of Germany. The silver |
| 10253 | Westerwald | North of the Lahn river lies the Westerwald, a low mountain range with some volcanoes, blending into |
| 10377 | Kilimanjaro | At 5895 m, Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in Africa. Two of its three vol |
| 10659 | Sauerland | The Sauerland has fairly high mountains, such as Kahler Asten at 840 m, and is partly a nature reser |
| 10764 | Rübezahl | The Silesian mountain goblin Rübezahl is master of the Riesengebirge. He teases the wanderer, gives |
| 10925 | Ventoux | Mont Ventoux is a mountain 1909 meters high in the French département of Vaucluse (Provence). |
| 10947 | Kaiserstuhl | The Kaiserstuhl (570 m) is an old volcanic mountain range between the Schwarzwald and the Rhine rive |
| 10948 | Odenwald | The Odenwald is a mountain range between the Main and Neckar rivers, east of the Rhine river. Heide |
| 10949 | Königstuhl | The Königstuhl is the second highest mountain (570 m) of the Odenwald, south of the Neckar. Two famo |
| 10951 | Spessart | Geologically, the Spessart is part of the mountains east of the Rhine, which extend from Basel in th |
| 10952 | Vogelsberg | The Vogelsberg (770 m) is the largest German volcanic basalt cone, situated west of the river Fulda |
| 10956 | Vosges | The Vosges (1420 m) mountain range extends west of the Rhine, opposite the Schwarzwald mountains. |
| 10957 | Alps | The Alps form a great mountain chain stretching from the Mediterranean Sea between southern France a |
| 10958 | Mont Blanc | With an altitude of 4800 m, Mont Blanc, in the French-Italian Alps, is the highest mountain in Europ |
| 10959 | Appennino | The Appennino, or Apennines, mountain range, extends for the whole length of Italy, a 1400-km stretc |
| 10960 | Gran Sasso | The Gran Sasso d'Italia (2910 m) is the highest mountain of the Apennines, located in the part calle |
| 11108 | Hachimantai | Hachimantai is a beautiful highland. Some 1600 m high, it forms a part of the Ohu-Mountains located |
| 11151 | Oodaigahara | Oodaigahara is located on the southern end of the mountain-chain boundary between Nara and Mie prefe |
| 13126 | Calbuco | Calbuco is a strato volcano in southern Chile, southeast of Lake Llanquihue. On 2015 April 22 the vo |
| 14519 | Ural | The Ural river with its source in the Ural mountains flows from north to south through the Ural regi |
| 15387 | Hanazukayama | Hanazukayama is a 918-m mountain situated along the border between Kawamata town and Iitate village |
| 16736 | Tongariyama | Tongariyama mountain (height 901 meters) is located in the west of the discoverer's home town, Shira |
| 16900 | Lozère | At 1699 meters, Mt. Lozère is the highest summit of the Cevennes mountains, which surround the Pises |
| 17673 | Houkidaisen | Houki Daisen is the highest peak in the Chugoku district of Tottori prefecture. |
| 17673 | Houkidaisen | Houki Daisen is the highest peak in the Chugoku district of Tottori prefecture. |
| 20964 | Mons Naklethi | Mons Naklethi is the first known name of Klet Mountain, which was mentioned in the Zlatá Koruna mona |
| 22739 | Sikhote-Alin | The Sikhote-Alin is a mountain range in eastern Siberia, extending about 900 km to the Russian Pacif |
| 22948 | Maidanak | Maidanak is a mountainous region in SE Uzbekistan. On a spur of the Pamir Alai mountains, at 2000 m |
| 23608 | Alpiapuane | Alpi Apuane, the marble mountains, are one of the most original relief areas in Italy, known for the |
| 24260 | Kriváň | At 2494 meters, Kriváň is the most beautiful Slovak peak and one of the national symbols of Slovakia |
| 24940 | Sankichiyama | Sankichiyama mountain is located to the east of Kaminoyama, a hot-spring town in Yamagata prefecture |
| 26757 | Bastei | The Bastei is a rock in the middle of the Elbsandsteingebirge, a mountaineous area of eastern German |
| 27952 | Atapuerca | Atapuerca is a small mountain chain in the Spanish province of Burgos. Important human fossil deposi |
| 29736 | Fichtelberg | With its altitude of 1214 metres above sea level, the Fichtelberg is the highest mountain on the Sax |
| 30797 | Chimborazo | Chimborazo is a volcano in the occident range of the Andes and the highest mountain in Ecuador (626 |
| 31192 | Aigoual | Mount Aigoual is the highest mountain of the Cevennes. |
| 33330 | Barèges | Barèges is a small mountain village situated at the foot of the Pic du Midi, site of the well-known |
| 34901 | Mauna Loa | This minor planet at the Hecuba Gap is named for the volcano Mauna Loa, which means Long Mountain. |
| 35725 | Tramuntana | Tramuntana is the name of the principal mountain chain of the island of Mallorca. It is located on |
| 37432 | Piszkéstető | Piszkéstető is a 944-meter-high peak in Hungary, on the Mátra Mountain. The Konkoly Observatory's mo |
| 42113 | Jura | Jura is the 23rd state of Switzerland, founded on 1974 June 23. The name of the French-speaking sta |
| 46824 | Tambora | Mount Tambora on the island of Sumbawa (Indonesia) is an active volcano that exploded in April 1815. |
| 48451 | Pichincha | Pichincha is an active stratovolcano in Ecuador, very close to the capital Quito. In October 1999, |
| 53157 | Akaishidake | A mountain in the northern part of Shizuoka in Japan, Akaishidake is 3120 meters high. |
| 79130 | Bandanomori | Bandanomori, a 769-meter-high mountain in Suzaki city in Kochi prefecture, is well-known among climb |
| 84882 | Table Mountain | Table Mountain, California, was developed by the Smithsonian Institution in 1924 to conduct studies |
| 85095 | Hekla | The Hungaria minor planet is named after the active 1491-m volcano Hekla, one of Iceland's prominent |
| 88795 | Morvan | The Morvan massif is the northern part of the Massif Central mountains in France. The name Morvan co |
| 117874 | Picodelteide | The Hungaria minor planet is named after the 3718-m active volcano Pico del Teide on Tenerife, one o |
| 117997 | Irazú | This Hungaria minor planet is named for the 3432-m active volcano Irazú in Costa Rica. |
| 118102 | Rinjani | This Hungaria minor planet is named for the 3726-m active volcano Rinjani, situated in Indonesia on |
| 134346 | Pinatubo | Pinatubo is an active volcano on Luzon island in the Philippines. In June 1991 the volcano became er |
| 160013 | Elbrus | This minor planet at the Hecuba Gap is named for the inactive volcano Elbrus, the highest mountain ( |
| 164589 | La Sagra | At 2382 meters, Sierra de La Sagra, or just “La Sagra”, is the highest mountain of the Prebetic moun |
| 171183 | Haleakala | Haleakala (Hawaiian for “the house of the sun”) is a 3055-m high dormant volcano on the island of Ma |
| 188534 | Mauna Kea | Mauna Kea (“White Mountain”), rising 4205 meters above sea level, is a dormant volcano on the island |
| 196640 | Mulhacén | With a height of 3482 m above sea level, Mulhacén is the highest mountain of the Iberian Peninsula, |
| 207109 | Stürmenchopf | The Stürmenchopf is a sugarloaf mountain located in the South of Laufon, Switzerland. It is 769 mete |
| 221712 | Moleson | The Moleson is a 2002-metre mountain in the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the region of Gruyeres in the |
| 249160 | Urriellu | Urriellu is a wonderful limestone peak located in the Macizo central of the Picos de Europa. It is |
| 263255 | Jultayu | Jultayu is a mountain near Vega de Ario, Asturias, Spain. The 1940-meter summit delivers gorgeous v |
| 263613 | Enol | The remains of a glacier, Lago Enol is a gorgeous mountain lake in the Parque Nacional de los Picos |
| 276781 | Montchaibeux | Montchaibeux is a small mountain in the Swiss Jura. It is located south of the city of Delémont. The |
| 293809 | Zugspitze | Zugspitze, located in the Alps, is the highest mountain (2962 m) in Germany. |
| 293909 | Matterhorn | The Matterhorn (German), Monte Cervino (Italian) or Mont Cervin (French), is a remarkably shaped mou |
| 305254 | Moron | Moron is a 1337-m mountain of the Jura, located north of Malleray in the canton of Bern, Switzerland |
| 331992 | Chasseral | The Chasseral is a mountain of the Jura range, overlooking Lake Biel in the Swiss canton of Bern. T |
| 339486 | Raimeux | The Raimeux is a mountain located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Jura and Bern. Reachin |
| 352760 | Tesorero | Pico Tesorero is a prominent pyramidal peak located in the central massif of Picos de Europa in Spai |
| 431436 | Gahberg | Gahberg is a 864-m mountain close to the Alps, located near Weyregg on the lake Attersee. Since 197 |