1184-8950 - View over the granite peaks of the Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, California, United States of America, North America

832-400981 - Aerial of the granite mountains in Central Guinea

832-400704 - Bird Feather Mountain, Granite Rocks, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

1350-6195 - "El Rincon" Campsite at Night, Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

1350-6199 - Lake Belgrano view from Cerro Leon (1434m), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

1350-6201 - Sunrise hits Andes Mountains from "El Rincón", Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

1350-6217 - Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) Guanaco in the Wild, Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

1350-6164 - Entrance Sign to Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

1350-6159 - Red Cloud over Cerro León (1424m), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

1350-6215 - Red Fox (Pseudalopex culpaeus), Perito Moreno National Park, Southern Andean Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina

1178-41327 - Caucasian couple reading guidebook near mountain

1113-106301 - Bayerischer Plöckenstein in the Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany

860-290102 - Granite discoid steles overlooking the village of Ainhoa (most beautiful village in France). In the distance, the Rhune mountain located on the border ridge between France and Spain, Basque Country, France

1345-98 - Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

1345-99 - Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

1345-101 - Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

1345-100 - Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

1113-103604 - Porter, Stairway to Heaven, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, China, Asia, UNESCO

1113-103592 - porter carrys building material on his back up steep mountain steps, Taoist mountain, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

1113-103591 - steep rock carved stone steps to Lotus Peak, Huang Shan, Anhui province, steep climb, stone steps, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

1113-103593 - padlocks, locked and the key thrown down the mountain, symbol for couples to pledge faithfulness, mountain, Huang Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia, World Heritage, UNESCO

1113-103606 - Porter, Stairway to Heaven, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, China, Asia, UNESCO

1113-103605 - Porter, Stairway to Heaven, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, China, Asia, UNESCO

844-7188 - Salt Cellar Rock on Derwent Edge, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-10931 - Malawian workers toil in a crop of soay below Mount Mulanje. In this poorest of African countries, many agricultural workers earn less than £1 a day.

911-10930 - A dirt track to Phalombe below Mount Mulanje in Malawi, Africa, with a woman on a bike.

1184-127 - Road leading to the granite peaks of Mount Mulanje, Malawi, Africa

1184-123 - Dusty track laeding to the granite peaks of Mount Mulanje, Malawi, Africa

1184-124 - Road leading to the granite peaks of Mount Mulanje, Malawi, Africa

857-87455 - Ducks crossing the Upper Lake with the reflections of the granite peaks in Titcomb Basin, Wind River Range, Dridger Teton National Forest, Pinedale, Wyoming.

911-10713 - Tourists on the summit of Moro Rock a granite outcrop viewpoint in the Sequoia National Park, Yosemite, USA at sunset.

911-10712 - Tourists on the summit of Moro Rock a granite outcrop viewpoint in the Sequoia National Park, Yosemite, USA.

911-10711 - A Mountain chain view from the summit of Moro Rock a granite outcrop viewpoint in the Sequoia National Park, Yosemite, USA, at sunset.

1179-98 - The granite peak of a mountain in Valmasino, famous among climbers, contrasting with the flowing waters of a stream, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

832-370987 - Rock arch, Pontok Mountains at the back, near the Spitzkoppe granite peaks, Damaraland, Namibia, Africa

832-377276 - Hole in the rock, Jebel Uweinat, Jabal al Awaynat

832-374148 - Man looking through a hole in the rock, Jebel Uweinat, Jabal al Awaynat, Libya

832-286428 - Torres del Paine at sunrise, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

832-262030 - Golden, double-headed Russian eagle on the granite obelisk to commemorate Tsar Nicholas I and his consort Alexandra Feodorovna, market place, Helsinki, Finland, Europe

832-155817 - Monte Fitz Roy massif, also known as Cerro Chalten, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy, El Chalten, Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina, South America

857-40939 - Man standing on a peak looking out at snow covered mountains in Cordillera Blanca, Peru.

857-33365 - Eric Chabala looks for foot placement on an overhanging bouldering route. Eric is on a bouldering expedition in Patagonia, outside of El Chalten, Argentina. Fitz Roy Peak is in the background.

1190-506 - Mobius arch, natural arch formed out of granite rock at sunrise, lone pine peak, 12994, feet, alabama hills, sierra nevada, lone pine, california, usa

1190-505 - Mobius arch, natural arch formed out of granit rock at sunrise, lone pine peak, 12994, feet, mt. whitney, 14497, feet, highest peak of lower 48, alabama hills, sierra nevada, lone pine, california, usa

817-123209 - Silver Peak and fall colour from Granite Ridge viewpoint, Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada 

817-98487 - Clearing fall storm over Half Dome from Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, CALIFORNIA

817-114700 - Cathedral Peak from the shore of upper Cathedral Lake (deer visible), Yosemite National Park, California

817-98448 - Alpenglow on clouds at sunset above Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon, Yosemite National Park, CALIFORNIA

817-114681 - Climber on the West Ridge of Mt, Conness, Tuolumne Meadows area, Yosemite National Park, California

817-29333 - Huangshan mountains have always attracted visitors, poets, painters and photographers for its magnificent scenery of pine trees, many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of a sea of clouds, Anhui , China.

802-20 - The wild and arid granite terrain of the Tsaranoro Massif, Andringitra National Park, Madagascar, Africa

802-11 - A rainbow appears looking east across the granite mountains of the Andringitra National Park, as a squall of rain blows in from the Indian Ocean, Southern Madagascar, Africa

799-294 - Frost covered granite rocks on the moorland at Hayne Down in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

83-8723 - Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

733-2153 - Chinese people waiting for sunrise on top of Hua Shan, a granite peaked mountain, 2160m, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

733-2155 - A pavilion on Hua Shan, a granite peaked mountain, 2160m), Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

83-8727 - Tree ferns in foreground, granite massif of 4101m Mt Kinabalu in background, SE Asia's highest mountain, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia

755-94 - On the left the granite spire known as Lady Finger peak, or Bubulimating, summit 6,000m, high above Karimabad in the Karakoram mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan. On the right, Ultar Peak, 7388m and 73rd highest mountain in the world.

29-406 - Distant granite peaks of Mount Whitney (4416m), Sierra Nevada, California, USA, North America

255-8176 - Hay Tor rocks, Dartmoor, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe