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Himalayas

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Himalayas
The north face of Mount Everest as seen from the path to the base camp in Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Highest point
PeakMount Everest
Elevation8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Geography
CountriesAfghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, People's Republic of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan
Himalayas
The north face of Mount Everest as seen from the path to the base camp in Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Highest point
PeakMount Everest
Elevation8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Geography
Countries
List
  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
  • Burma
  • People's Republic of China
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan

Rocky Mountains

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Further information: § Just map

Appalachian Mountains

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Appalachian Mountains
Appalachians
View from the slopes of Back Allegheny Mountain, looking east, in the Appalachian Mountains. Visible are Allegheny Mountain (in the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia, middle distance) and Shenandoah Mountain (in the George Washington National Forest of Virginia, far distance).
Highest point
PeakMount Mitchell
Elevation6,684 ft (2,037 m)
Geography
CountriesUnited States and Canada
RegionsNewfoundland[1][2], Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
Geology
OrogenyTaconic
Rock ageOrdovician
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachians
View from the slopes of Back Allegheny Mountain, looking east, in the Appalachian Mountains. Visible are Allegheny Mountain (in the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia, middle distance) and Shenandoah Mountain (in the George Washington National Forest of Virginia, far distance).
Highest point
PeakMount Mitchell
Elevation6,684 ft (2,037 m)
Geography
CountriesUnited States and Canada
States/Provinces
List
Geology
OrogenyTaconic
Age of rockOrdovician

Alps

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Alps
The Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Highest point
PeakMont Blanc (Italian: Monte Bianco)
Elevation4,810.45 m (15,782.3 ft)
Geography
Relief of the Alps. See also map with international borders marked
CountriesSlovenia, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock ageTertiary
Rock typesBündner schist, flysch and molasse
Alps
The Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Highest point
PeakMont Blanc (Italian: Monte Bianco)
Elevation4,810.45 m (15,782.3 ft)
Geography
Countries
List
  • Slovenia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
  • Austria
  • Liechtenstein
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockTertiary
Type of rockBündner schist, flysch and molasse

Andes

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Andes
Aerial photo of a portion of the Andes between Argentina and Chile
Highest point
PeakAconcagua, Las Heras Department, Mendoza, Argentina
Elevation6,962 m (22,841 ft)
Dimensions
Length7,000 km (4,300 mi)
Width500 km (310 mi)
Naming
Native nameQuechua: Anti(s/kuna) Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Geography
Composite satellite image of the southern Andes
CountriesArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
SettlementsBogotá, Santiago, Medellín, La Paz, Cali, Quito, Pasto, Mérida, Arequipa, Mendoza, Cuenca, Cochabamba, Pereira, Ibagué, Salta, Manizales, Cúcuta, Cusco and Bucaramanga
Andes
Quechua: Anti(s/kuna)
Aerial photo of a portion of the Andes between Argentina and Chile
Highest point
PeakAconcagua (Las Heras Department, Mendoza, Argentina)
Elevation6,962 m (22,841 ft)
Dimensions
Length7,000 km (4,300 mi)
Width500 km (310 mi)
Geography
Countries
List
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Peru
  • Venezuela
Settlements
List

Sierra Nevada

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Sierra Nevada
The Sierra's Mills Creek cirque (center) is on the west side of the Sierra Crest, south of Mono Lake (top, blue).
Highest point
PeakMount Whitney
Elevation14,505 ft (4,421 m)[7]
Dimensions
Length400 mi (640 km) north-south from Fredonyer Pass to Tehachapi Pass[4]
Width65 mi (105 km)[5]
Area24,370 sq mi (63,100 km2)[6]
Naming
Etymology1777: Spanish for "snowy mountain range"
Nickname(s)the Sierra, the High Sierra, the Sierras, Range of Light (1894, John Muir)[3]
Geography
Position of Sierra Nevada inside California
CountryUnited States
StatesCalifornia and Nevada
Geology
Rock ageMesozoic
Rock typesbatholith and igneous
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra's Mills Creek cirque (center) is on the west side of the Sierra Crest, south of Mono Lake (top, blue).
Highest point
PeakMount Whitney
Elevation14,505 ft (4,421 m) [7]
Dimensions
Length400 mi (640 km) north-south from Fredonyer Pass to Tehachapi Pass [4]
Width65 mi (105 km) [5]
Area24,370 sq mi (63,100 km2) [6]
Naming
Etymology1777: Spanish for "snowy mountain range"
Nicknamethe Sierra, the High Sierra, the Sierras, Range of Light (1894, John Muir)[3]
Geography
CountryUnited States
StatesCalifornia and Nevada
Geology
Age of rockMesozoic
Type of rockbatholith and igneous

Catskill Mountains

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Catskill Mountains
Slide Mountain and the peaks around it as seen from Twin Mountain in the northern Catskills.
Highest point
PeakSlide Mountain, S of Shandaken
Elevation4,154 ft (1,266 m)
Dimensions
Length111 mi (179 km) N/S
Width102 mi (164 km) E/W
Area15,259 sq mi (39,520 km2)
Geography
Map of the main regions of the northeast Appalachians, with the Catskills as "C".
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionHudson Valley
CountiesUlster, Greene, Sullivan, Delaware and Schoharie
CommunitiesHunter, Tannersville, Monticello and Liberty
Borders onPoconos and Shawangunk Ridge
Geology
Rock agesDevonian and Mississippian
Rock typeSedimentary
Catskill Mountains
Slide Mountain and the peaks around it as seen from Twin Mountain in the northern Catskills.
Highest point
PeakSlide Mountain (S of Shandaken)
Elevation4,154 ft (1,266 m)
Dimensions
Length111 mi (179 km) N/S
Width102 mi (164 km) E/W
Area15,259 sq mi (39,520 km2)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionHudson Valley
Counties
List
CommunitiesHunter, Tannersville, Monticello and Liberty
Borders onPoconos and Shawangunk Ridge
Geology
Age of rockDevonian and Mississippian
Type of rockSedimentary

Unusual cases

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map only, dim parameter

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Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Highest point
PeakMount Elbert, U.S.A.
Elevation14,440 ft (4,400 m)
Dimensions
Length3,000 mi (4,800 km)
Geography
CountriesCanada and United States
RegionsBritish Columbia, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico
Parent rangeNorth American Cordillera
Geology
Rock agesPrecambrian and Cretaceous
Rock typesIgneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Highest point
PeakMount Elbert (U.S.A.)
Elevation14,440 ft (4,400 m)
Dimensions
Length3,000 mi (4,800 km)
Geography
CountriesCanada and United States
States/Provinces
List
  • British Columbia
  • Alberta
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Wyoming
  • Utah
  • Colorado
  • New Mexico
Parent rangeNorth American Cordillera
Geology
Age of rockPrecambrian and Cretaceous
Type of rockIgneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic

Range coordinates

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Buckskin Mountains (Arizona)
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Highest point
PeakBattleship Peak
Elevation2,569 ft (783 m)
Dimensions
Length30 mi (48 km) E-W & (SW x NE)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
RegionsMaria fold and thrust belt
((northwest)-Sonoran Desert)
((southeast border)-Mojave Desert)
CommunitiesBouse, AZ and Parker Dam, CA
Borders onBill Williams & Rawhide Mountains-N
Bill Williams River-N
Butler Valley–Harcuvar Mountains-SE
Gibralter Mountain Wilderness-W
Buckskin Mountain State Park-W
Alamo Lake State Park-NE
Buckskin Mountains (Arizona)
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Highest point
PeakBattleship Peak
Elevation2,569 ft (783 m)
Dimensions
Length30 mi (48 km) E-W & (SW x NE)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
RegionsMaria fold and thrust belt
((northwest)-Sonoran Desert)
((southeast border)-Mojave Desert)
CommunitiesBouse, AZ and Parker Dam, CA
Borders onBill Williams & Rawhide Mountains-N
Bill Williams River-N
Butler Valley–Harcuvar Mountains-SE
Gibralter Mountain Wilderness-W
Buckskin Mountain State Park-W
Alamo Lake State Park-NE

Range coordinates that are difficult to round

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Black Hills
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Highest point
Elevation1,158 m (3,799 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictSan Bernardino County
Topo mapUSGS Black Hills
Black Hills
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Highest point
Elevation1,158 m (3,799 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictSan Bernardino County
Topo mapUSGS Black Hills

Range coordinates specified only by degrees

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Imaginary range
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Imaginary range
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Highest point
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada

Country_type parameter

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Gagarin Mountains
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Naming
Native nameKhrebet Yuriya Gagarina Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionQueen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Parent rangeEast Antarctica Ranges
Gagarin Mountains
Khrebet Yuriya Gagarina
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionQueen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Parent rangeEast Antarctica Ranges

Topo map

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Baldwin Hills
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Highest point
Elevation103 m (338 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictLos Angeles County
Topo mapUSGS Inglewood
Baldwin Hills
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 425: No value was provided for longitude.
Highest point
Elevation103 m (338 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictLos Angeles County
Topo mapUSGS Inglewood

References

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  1. ^ "International Appalachian Trail- Newfoundland". Iatnl.ca. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. ^ Cees R. van Staal, Mineral Deposits of Canada: Regional Metallogeny: Pre-Carboniferous tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Canadian Appalachians, Geological Survey of Canada website
  3. ^ Muir, John (1894). Chapter 1: The Sierra Nevada. Retrieved 2010-05-29. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); External link in |work= (help)
  4. ^ "Sierra Nevada". Ecological Subregions of California. United States Forest Service.
  5. ^ "Sierra Nevada". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  6. ^ "The Sierra Nevada Region". USCB Biogeography lab. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.
  7. ^ "Mount Whitney". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
  8. ^ a b "Black Hills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04. Cite error: The named reference "gnis" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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