From blacked out spaces on Google Earth to
deadly forest creatures, here are 9 mysterious things that can be found in the mountains. 9. Untersberg Portals On the German-Austrian border, amid the Berchtesgaden
Alps, lies the Untersberg Mountain. It is one of the most mysterious mountains
in the world. Legends tell of Roman emperors buried in deep
tombs, lost civilizations living in chasms, and strange beasts prowling its forests. Supposedly, Adolf Hitler who was mesmerized
by the occult was obsessed with these mountains. According to yet another legend, he built
a house on a neighboring mountain and observed Untersberg through telescopes. Whether he saw anything is unknown. Visitors to the mountain, however, report
missing time and waking up on other parts of the mountain. Sometimes, the distances involved are extremely
long and could not possibly have been traveled during the stretch of missing time. There are many theories ranging from alien
abductions to time warps, to portals to other worlds. Skeptics, though, suggest that the people
who experience these things are really ill, dehydrated, or somehow fell asleep as they
walked. Austrian writer Stan Wolf claims to have found
places on the mountain where his watch ran faster than other places. He also claims he found men living in a cave
who told him they were SS soldiers from World War II who hadn’t aged a bit over the decades. Pretty spooky to me! 8. The Creatures of Mt. Nyangani Mt. Nyangani in Zimbabwe has a chilling nickname:
the “Swallowing Mountain”. It gained its name because of how often people
disappear while climbing it. According to local tradition, Mt. Nyangani
is a sacred mountain inhabited by ancestral spirits. It’s also said to be haunted by evil spirits
and other supernatural creatures. Locals warn that if travelers come across
a colorful snake, a pot with no fire, or a brick of gold, then it’s best to ignore
those things and move on. Also, mischievous spirits are said to push
people off ledges. Visitors often report feeling dizzy, disoriented,
and nauseous. They also report strange sounds, lights, animals
that follow them, and trees that twist into human faces and whisper. There are even rumors of streams that turn
a blood red. In November 2014, 20-year-old British explorer
Thomas Gaisford set out alone to explore the mountain. He intended to reach the summit that day and
stay overnight. Later, he claimed a thick fog descended during
the climb, which disoriented him. Heavy rain began to pour. He decided to camp where he was and wait for
the weather to clear. In the surrounding darkness, various creatures
appeared to circle him. This gave credence to warnings from locals,
who told him to ignore any strangely behaving animals. Gaisford waited ten hours for the fog to clear. When it did, he left the mountain as fast
as he could. Others, however, discount his story and say
he was dehydrated and had imagined it all. 7. Snarly Yow Snarly Yow sounds like a Pokemon but it’s
actually a mysterious giant black dog sighted on South Mountain in Maryland. Most sightings occur at a places where the
old National road cuts across a brook and canyon. Some have compared Snarly Yow to the British
“black Shuck”. The difference, though, is that black Shuck
is connected tothe imminent death of the eyewitness, an association that hasn’t extended to Snarly. Luckily. Also, witnesses claim Snarly’s coat changes
from white to black. One witness described Snarly Yow as a headless,
white dog dragging a chain. Sightings of this mysterious dog date back
to an inn near South Mountain, which was built in 1790. The stories at the time had a common format:
travelers passing through would have their horses spooked by a mysterious dog that appeared
and then disappeared as soon as the rider was thrown from his horse. His penchant for mischief carried over into
modern times. Travelers now report that Snarly leaps out
in front of cars. The driver will swerve to avoid the animal
and crash. As soon as they get out of the vehicle, Snarly
growls and bears its fangs before vanishing. And like a typical dog, the creature enjoys
simply chasing cars. It also frightens hikers by planting itself
in their path and refusing to move. However, it stops short of actually attacking
people, which makes it much nicer than the Dwayyo. 6. The Snow Saddle The Nepalese Snow Saddle, or the Kangtega
peak, is a mountain summit in the Himalayas. The peak scrapes the sky at 6,782 meters (22,251
ft) high and was first climbed in 1964. So far, it sounds like just about any mountain
in Nepal. It certainly isn’t Everest. What makes this peak strange is that part
of one of its sides is blacked out on Google Earth. Naturally, when a huge corporation like Google
appears to be hiding something, conspiracy theories appear like mushrooms after the rain. Some believe it’s a secret base for UFOs
or a hangar for testing aircraft. More down to earth explanations include an
accidental glitch. Yeah whoops Google!! One site, the Daily Star, suggested it was
blacked out because of a dispute with China, though what that has to do with anything is
anyone’s best guess. I just wanted to see a satellite view of the
landscape! Scot Waring, a UFO blogger, claims the patch
coincides with the highest ridge of the mounts and is away from where climbers would approach
the summit. It is only accessible by air, which makes
the black patch all the more mysterious. Could this be another Area 51? 5. The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui Most of us have heard of Bigfoot and Yeti. But, have you heard of “the Big Grey Man”? Supposedly, a large, grey creature inhabits
Scotland’s Ben Macdhui mountain. Reports of the creature began in 1889, when
Professor Norman Collie reported his experience while in New Zealand. He repeated the story again in 1925 at a climber’s
club. He claimed that on his return trip from Ben
Macdhui’s summit, he heard a crunching sound, as if someone was walking behind him. However, the steps were three or four times
the length of his own, indicating it was much bigger than him. That sounds somewhat creepy but what makes
it worse was that he was hiking back through thick fog, so the climber couldn’t see anything
but could only hear the large, crunching footsteps coming after him. Terror engulfed Professor Collie and ran the
rest of the way down the mountain. The experience stayed with him and he refused
to return to the mountain alone. There have been no real eyewitness sightings
of the creature. Instead, people only report sounds, a presence,
and, on rare occasions, a large grey shadow. A strange meteorological phenomenon could
explain this. Called Broken Specter, it only occurs when
a gap in the clouds allows the viewer to see their own shadow cast upon cloud. In rarer occasions, a rainbow can surround
the shadow. The phenomenon only occurs on certain spots
on the mountain. However, it doesn’t explain the presence
or the crunching sound of footsteps. 4. Dwayyo Continuing with strange creatures, there is
the Dwayyo of the American Appalachians. The first mention of the name ‘Dwayyo’
or 'Dewayo' appears in 1944 in West Middleton, Frederick County, Maryland. Locals heard a creature making terrible screams
and, later, they found footprints that couldn’t be matched to any known creature. Supposedly, it looks like a bipedal wolf with
a bushy tail and stands 7 to 9 feet tall. Witnesses range from locals to campers and
even park rangers. It’s known for having a nasty attitude and
cattle mutilations have been connected to the Dwayyo. Dogs are afraid of it, because they know the
creature will attack them. Mutilated corpses of dogs found in the woods
have been tied to the Dwayyo. There are other reports of the creature lunging
at passing cars. A man going under the name “John Becker”
reported seeing a 9-foot-tall wolf-man with bristly hair and a prominent tail. It came onto his property and provoked his
dogs. When “Becker” investigated, the creature
lunged at him and he barely escaped with his life. The creature ran off into the woods and back
into legend. 3. Child Sacrifice Mount Lykaion in Greece has long been associated
with Zeus and people often went to worship there. An ancient traveler named Pausanius climbed
the mountain in the 2nd century A.D. and found a mound of earth fronted by a pair of Doric
columns that were topped with gold eagles. He later wrote that people made sacrifices
to Zeus there but was reluctant to pry into the details. He also recorded a legend that a king sacrificed
a baby and became a wolf because of it. Recently, though, a chilling discovery gave
credence to the legend. At least, the human sacrifice part. Archaeologists discovered a 3,000-year-old
skeleton of a teenaged boy at the same location. While this may or may not be the source of
the baby sacrificed by the king, it’s an important discovery because it proves that
the Greeks did participate in human sacrifice to worship their gods. And that sometimes, legends are real. 2. The Berwyn Mountain Incident The United States isn’t the only place with
a Roswell and alien sightings. Wales is no stranger to mysterious events
either. In January 1974, people reported hearing a
loud bang, feeling tremors shaking the ground, and seeing a blazing light above the Berwyn
Mountains in Wales. When the tremors came through, many fled their
homes in fear. As they ran outside, a lot of people saw the
light on the mountain. Some witnesses feared a plane had crashed. Others, however, described the light as a
“pulsating orange-and-red glow”. Others from further away reported seeing a
fireball descend from the sky. Supposedly, a landslide also occurred on the
mountain. Police searched the area and claimed to have
found nothing. This only led locals to believe a UFO crash
had been covered up. The official explanation was that a meteorite
had crashed into the Earth and caused the earthquake while also disintegrating before
impact. Naturally, skeptics abound and many wonder
what really happened on Berwyn Mountain that cold, winter night. 1. The Valley of Headless Men This doesn’t sound good at all! Nahanni National Park is part of the Mackenzie
Mountains region in Canada. Despite its pristine, idyllic appearance,
the park earned the name “Valley of Headless Men” for very good and very sinister reasons. Natives that settled in the area feared the
valley because they thought it was evil and refused to live there. To this day, there are tons of rumors of UFOs,
disappearances, and strange cryptids, including Bigfoot. According to legend, the only people to actually
settle in the valley, instead of around it, were the violent Naha tribe, which allegedly
consisted of deadly warriors who wore masks and armor. They wielded strange and unidentifiable weapons
and were larger than normal men. They loved to decapitate their victims, hence
the spooky name of the Valley. Where are the Naha tribe now? No one knows. They supposedly vanished without a trace,
although it’s possible they still live there because the park is largely unexplored. In 1908, Willie and Frank McLeod, lured by
stories of gold nuggets the size of grapes, went prospecting in the valley. For a year, no one saw them again until their
decapitated bodies were found along the river. The heads were never found. 9 years later, another miner named Martin
Jorgenson tried his luck. He built a cabin and started a small mining
operation. Then, his cabin burned down and his headless,
charred corpse was found among the ruins. By 1969, 44 people had vanished in the valley. Today, only adventurous rafters and kayakers
traverse the valley and it can only be reached by plane or boat. The strangeness hasn’t stopped, as visitors
often report strange lights and mysterious, ape-like creatures strolling among the trees. Now who wants to go camping??? Thanks for watching! Remember to subscribe and click here for more
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