Altitude Collection

Poster, Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Switzerland
Poster advertising the Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, designed by Francois Gos. Date: circa 1950s

The Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak, at 19, 340ft

Llama FG 8898 Photographed at Machu Picchu, Peru. Lama glama © Francois Gohier / ARDEA LONDON
FG-8898 LLAMA At Machu Picchu, Inca site. Peru Lama glama Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Tower of Hercules (Torre de Hercules), A Coruna, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the ?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the Grand Bahama Island tracking station, the day after his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles

Distributions of plants at various altitudes
Coloured engraving of Alexander Humboldt illustration. Tableaux de la Nature, 1865. Date: 1865

Machu Picchu, Peru

Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand - aerial

Venus radar map, North Pole
Venus radar map, centred on the Venusian North Pole. The map is colour-coded for altitude, going from low altitude (purple) through blue, green, yellow and orange to high altitude (red)

Poster for Ovo Sports Food
Advertising poster for Ovo Sport, a special food developed to provide nourishment during sport and training. The tagline claims Instant Fortification

Group of Mountain Goat nannies with kids staying cool on mountain snowpatch. Washington. USA Summer
TOM-1101 Group of Rocky Mountain Goat - nannies with kids staying cool on mountain snowpatch Washington. USA Summer. Oreamnos americanus Mountain goats do not sweat or pant

Amma Dablam (west face) framed by prayer flags. Ama Dablam is on of the most distinctive mountains lining the Khumbu valley

Cub Scout on skis, Snowy Mountains, Australia
A group of Cub Scouts of the 1st Kosciusco Troop, on skis in the Snowy Mountains of Australia. Scoutmaster Bernie Jarratt is demonstrating a kick turn. Date: 1960s

Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Dall sheep rams Denali National Park, Alaska, USA MS57
TOM-1048 Dall sheep rams Denali National Park, Alaska, USA Ovis dalli Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

European / Alpine Ibex Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
SM-1303 European / Alpine Ibex Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy Capra hircus ibex Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Piccard 1931 Ascent - 1
Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, with colleague Kipfer, reaches record altitude of 16, 201m, ascending from Augsburg and coming down in the Austrian Alps Date: 27 May 1931

Edelweiss - Ecrins - Alps - France
ME-1383 Edelweiss Ecrins - Alps - France Leontopodium alpinum Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Mount Rainier and alpine meadows Paradise, Mount Rainier NP, Washington State, USA LA001299
COS-1595 Mount Rainier and alpine meadows Paradise, Mount Rainier NP, Washington State, USA Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Sunrise view of the Mawenzi Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Caravan of horses climbing over the Singge La mountain pass at an altitude of 5010m. View of valley and Zanskar Mountains in background. Ladakh, India. September 2011

Kiang (Equus kiang) herd grazing on steppe in evening light, mountains in background. Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, Tibetan plateau, Qinghai, China. October 2019

The Remarkables, Lake Wakatipu & Queenstown, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

The forests of the Modi Khola river valley shrouded in fog. Annapurna Sanctuary, central Nepal, November 2011

Americas, South America, Ecuador, Quito. At over 9, 000 feet in elevation, the capitol of Ecuador
Ecuador, Quito. At over 9, 000 feet in elevation Quito sits in a valley surrounded by the Andes mountains, providing countless scenic vistas. Quito was the first established UNESCO World Heritage site

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Salar de Uyuni. Cones of salt stacked on the Salar de Uyuni salt flat

Gliders and Aoraki / Mt Cook, Mackenzie Country, South Island, New Zealand

Le Mont Cervin (Matterhorn Mountain) from Riffelalp a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps, near Methven, South Island, New Zealand - aerial

Avro Lincoln RF403 testbed
Avro Lincoln, RF403, testbed for the Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop. This aircraft was scrapped in Australia in 1958 following high altitude bombing trials at Woomera. Date: 1958

Stoat / Ermine JPF 4219 Looking up - Alps, Europe Mustela ermina © Jean-Paul Ferrero / ardea. com
JPF-4219 STOAT / Ermine / Short-tailed weasel - in winter coat Alps, Europe Mustela erminea The stoat is known as Ermine during the winter when it has a white winter coat

Summit of Mt Taranaki / Mt Egmont at Dawn, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand - aerial

Spectacular mass of alpine flowers including lupines, paintbrushes etc. in Rustler's Gulch
ROG-13779 Spectacular mass of alpine flowers including lupines, paintbrushes etc in Rustler's Gulch, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, near Crested Butte, The Rockies, Colorado

Mountain Goat - Resting on snow. In the summer time mt. goats frequently rest on snow patches to help regulate their
TOM-1104 Rocky Mountain Goat - Resting on snow Western U.S. Oreamnos americanus In the summer time mt. goats frequently rest on snow patches to help regulate their body temperature Tom & Pat Leeson

Neri to Akra, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Neri to Akra, c1915. Map showing the journey of British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes in Turkey, (at that time part of the Ottoman Empire)

View of Trango Towers (6, 286m), Central Karakoram National Park, Pakistan, July 2007

Brightly painted roofs of the tightly packed houses in Namche Bazaar

Hillside house with the fishtail peak of Machhapuchhare 6, 993 metres behind

Alpine Snowbell in snow - Passo Stelvio - Italy
ME-1353 Alpine Snowbell in snow Passo Stelvio - Italy Soldanella alpina Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Andes Mountain Range with glaciers. Photographed from commercial airline, Southern Chile

Barral & Bixios meteorological flight
On July 27, 1850, two French agronomists, Jacques Alexandre Bixio and Jean Augustin Barral, made an ascent by a hydrogen-filled balloon from the garden of the Paris Observatory

Blue Columbine - Rustler's Gulch, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, near Crested Butte, The Rockies, Colorado, USA
ROG-13780 Blue Columbine Rustler's Gulch, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, near Crested Butte, The Rockies, Colorado, USA Aquilegia coerulea Colorado state plant

Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK162
Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Switzerland - Unterseen
Switzerland - the old wooden buildings in the centre of Unterseen. The city was founded on July 13, 1279, when King Rudolf I von Habsburg granted Baron Berchtold III of Eschenbach-Oberhofen

A women walker looking towards Harter Fell in the Lake district above the cloud
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Joshua Tree - in pinyon-juniper forest, inyo forest
ROG-11963 Joshua Tree - in pinyon-juniper forest, inyo forest. USA Yucca brevifolia Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Alpine Poppy Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites, Italy
FG-1696 Alpine POPPY Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites, Italy Papaver alpinum Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mountain Goat Rock Mountains, North America
FG-10667 Rocky Mountain Goat - looking over mountains Rocky Mountains, North America Oreamnos americanus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

European Ibex - On mountainside in snow
SM-1788 European Ibex - on mountainside in snow Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy Capra ibex Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Yellow Alpine Pasqueflower in snow - Passo Stelvio - Italy
ME-1390 Yellow Alpine Pasqueflower in snow Passo Stelvio - Italy Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

The Dru from the Grand Montets above Chamonix France
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Young Lamas in pasture (Lama glama) altiplano of Atacama Desert, Chile

English Electric Canberra PR. 7 - PR. 9 prototype WH793
English Electric Canberra PR.7 (PR.9 prototype) WH793, at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air-show. A brand new PR.7 taken from the production line and converted by D. Napier and Sons Ltd

Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) standing in snow. Jiudingshan Nature Reserve, Mao Country, Sichuan Province, China. November

Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), five running across salt flat with mountain in background. Salar de Ascotan, Chile. September 2018

Southern Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) at rest, Isla Incahuasi in the Salar de Uyuni, altiplano, Bolivia

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) male moving over rocky, snow-covered slopes. Ulley Valley, Himalayas, Ladakh, India

Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) Uyuni, Altiplano, Bolivia

RF- Landscape of salt pan with sun high above, Salar de Uyuni, Altiplano, Bolivia, April 2017

Salt pan, Salar de Uyuni at sunrise, Altiplano, Bolivia, April

Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) taking off, Laguna Canapa, Altiplano, Bolivia

Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) feeding on shore Laguna Hedionda, Altiplano, Bolivia

View of the highest peak of Mount Kilimanajro, Kibo summit at 19, 340ft

Signs at Gillmans Point, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

View of the Mawenzi Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Camping under the full moon, night shot of Mount Kilimanajro with tents

Queenstown and lake Wakatipu, elevated view, Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand

Ascent of Mr. Coxwell's Great Balloon from the Crystal Palace grounds, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of Mr. Coxwell's Great Balloon from the Crystal Palace grounds, 1865. Mr. Coxwell's balloon, named the Research...is composed of fifty gores, each gore being 44 in

Mr. Coxwell's high-level balloon at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Coxwell's high-level balloon at the Crystal Palace, 1864....the new balloon, named "The Britannia"...has been constructed for the use of Mr. Coxwell and Mr

Sunset over the Mountains of Eilat II
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunset over the Mountains of Eilat I
Tal Paz-Fridman

Ancient astronomy tools
5311792 Ancient astronomy tools; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting ancient astronomy tools used in measuring the meridian passage of a passing body, and the rules for taking altitudes)

Gemma Frisius
3480187 Gemma Frisius; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Gemma Frisius (1508-1555) a Dutch physician; mathematician; cartographer; philosopher; and instrument maker

18th century illustration showing a backstaff or English quadrant. 1776. The backstaff is a navigational instrument
5311564 18th century illustration showing a backstaff or English quadrant. 1776. The backstaff is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body

The Hula Valley #2
Tal Paz-Fridman

Over the Storm
Tal Paz-Fridman

Overhead X
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sunset #1
Tal Paz-Fridman

USA History: Sierra Nevada. view taken from the last peaks (10. 000 feet of altitude)
5313545 USA History: Sierra Nevada. view taken from the last peaks (10. 000 feet of altitude).; SeM Studio/UIG

The altitude of the sun over London in summer and winter, 1838
3480255 The altitude of the sun over London in summer and winter, 1838; (add.info.: Diagram showing the altitude of the sun over London in summer and winter. From The Saturday Magazine)

Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) active 150 AD Alexandrian Greek/Egyptian astronomer and geographer
532184 Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) active 150 AD Alexandrian Greek/Egyptian astronomer and geographer, using quadrant to measure altitude of Moon. Behind him stands Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Snow sheep (Ovis nivicola borealis) adult with lamb, huddled against the rockface, Plateau Putorana Nature Reserve, Siberia, Russia

Hercules club / Canary Island Spurge (Euphorbia canariensis) in montane habitat, with flat topped mountain ridge in background, Parque Rural de Teno, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, where they were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

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"Reaching New Heights: Exploring Altitude Around the World" "Journey to the Top: Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway takes you to new heights in Switzerland's picturesque landscapes. " "Llama at Machu Picchu: FG 8898 strikes a pose, showcasing altitude and beauty in Peru. " "Conquering Uhuru Peak: The summit of Mount Kilimanjaro stands tall at 19, 340ft, offering breathtaking views. " "Altitude Beyond Earth: Astronaut Virgil 'Gus' Grissom experiences high altitude even in space. " "Life at Different Elevations: Discovering diverse plant distributions across various altitudes. " "Machu Picchu Magic: Ancient ruins nestled amidst towering mountains showcase the allure in Peru. " "Aerial Majesty of Queenstown: Lake Wakatipu shines from above, capturing the essence on New Zealand's South Island. " "Unveiling Venus from Above: A radar map reveals intriguing features at its North Pole, highlighting celestial altitudes. " "Fuel for Champions: Ovo Sports Food poster inspires athletes to reach new heights with their performance and nutrition choices. " "Mountain Goat Coolness Factor: Nannies and kids find respite on snowy patches during hot summer days - nature's way to beat high-altitude heat. " "Taking Flight into Altitude Testing: B2 Canberra WK163 serves as a flying testbed for exploring higher realms of aviation technology. " "'Amma Dablam' Framed by Prayers Flags - Witnessing serenity and spirituality against an awe-inspiring backdrop showcases the power of altitude. " From soaring mountain peaks to outer space adventures, from unique wildlife adaptations to cultural wonders like Machu Picchu, this caption highlights how altitude plays a significant role in shaping our world and experiences around it.