WMDB API

WMDB (The World Mountain Database) API provides mountain metadata, including but not limited to elevations, coordinates, and geographic information.

Getting Started

All endpoints are publicly accessible and require no authentication.

Example Request

Example Response

{
  "mountain": {
    "id": "ab58d8f7-d9ac-4092-b680-8ac2ad1d3f0d",
    "created_at": "2025-06-13T00:55:00.148779+00:00",
    "name": "Mount Rainier",
    "elevation_ft": null,
    "elevation_m": 4390,
    "latitude": 46.8528267,
    "longitude": -121.7604408,
    "prominence_ft": null,
    "prominence_m": null,
    "description": null,
    "highlights": null,
    "canonical_url": "mount-rainier-washington",
    "difficulty_level": null,
    "other_name": null,
    "created_by": null,
    "banner_path": null
  },
  "countries": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "United States",
      "iso_code": "US"
    }
  ],
  "islands": [],
  "ranges": [],
  "regions": [
    {
      "id": 65,
      "name": "Washington"
    }
  ],
  "provinces": []
}

Available Endpoints