Mountain resort

A mountain resort is a place to holiday or vacation located in an elevated and typically at least relatively isolated area.

The term resort implies integral hotel or inn accommodations, restaurants, and either or both sports facilities or scenic attractions like birdwatching.

They include winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating and summer activities such as hiking, golf, and tennis.

[2] In the 18th century, in China, the emperors of the Qing dynasty built the Chengde Mountain Resort as a retreat from the summer heat of Beijing.

In Thailand, the third highest mountain is a popular resort at Doi Ang Kang in Chiang Mai's Fang District.

Ouray, Colorado , nicknamed Switzerland of America , a popular ice climbing destination