7 Most Colourful Mountains In The World

1. Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca), Peru

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2. Danxia Landform, China

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3. Mount Roraima, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana

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4. Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Alaska, USA

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5. Painted Hills, Oregon, USA

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6. Mount Bromo, Indonesia

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7. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), China

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