Search results for "Mountain States" - New World Encyclopedia
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- is the tallest volcano and the highest mountain in Japan. Mount Fuji is ... Ashi—provide excellent views of the mountain. It is part of the Fuji ...18 KB (2,819 words) - 17:06, 10 November 2022
- , literally towering Eyebrow Mountain) is located in Sichuan province ... -Mount Song. A large area surrounding the mountain, known as the Permian Emeishan ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 17:05, 10 November 2022
- ('renouncing the world') mountain (within Songnisan National ... Legend states that Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty retired ...9 KB (1,412 words) - 21:05, 20 January 2022
- Physically unconnected to any nearby mountain and rising abruptly ... Mount Shasta is home to pristine mountain lakes, rivers and forests ...20 KB (2,974 words) - 17:45, 10 November 2022
- defeat did much to demoralize the Southern states, the fact that such men as ... Virginia, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847 ...11 KB (1,694 words) - 06:51, 13 June 2023
- some of the oldest rocks in the western United States. The City of ... Reserve's northeast corner. Smoky Mountain (elevation 7,520 ft) is ...16 KB (2,492 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- Trail. The highest peak is Hawksbill Mountain at 4,051 feet (1,235 m) ... Mountains and runs to the Smoky Mountain National Park. ...14 KB (2,152 words) - 19:57, 21 April 2023
- of public lands in the northwestern United States. The park straddles the border ... pristine wilderness in the lower 48 states. Because of its size the ...13 KB (1,924 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- 039;s Jay and migratory birds such as the Mountain Bluebird, the Peregrine ... Europeans saw it. By the time the United States gained independence in 1776 ...14 KB (2,151 words) - 18:04, 31 October 2023
- | location_country = United States | location = Reston, Virginia, United States | area_served = United States ...15 KB (2,010 words) - 04:19, 11 March 2023
- is home to Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America at 20, ... and refers to the Mount McKinley. The mountain was named after president ...19 KB (2,921 words) - 09:33, 28 January 2024
- The Atlas Mountain Range also served to facilitate agriculture in ... After defining the landscape in the region, the Atlas Mountain range ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 06:36, 16 November 2022
- the downfall of Shang Kingdom, when legend states thatKing Wu of Zhou released him. ... returned to Asadal, where he became a mountain god at the age of 1908. ...8 KB (1,218 words) - 06:55, 14 December 2022
- It is bounded to the north by the United States. Politically, it is divided ... A series of mountain ranges runs the length of the peninsula, which ...14 KB (2,128 words) - 05:48, 26 August 2023
- Press, 1937. Reprinted in The Seven Mountain-Travel Books. The Mountaineers ... Nanda Devi, the second highest mountain in India, has the distinction ...20 KB (2,980 words) - 01:17, 11 November 2022
- Range of southern New England, United States, is a narrow and steep fault ... There is no universal consensus on the name for this mountain range ...33 KB (4,756 words) - 10:34, 10 March 2023
- supporter of secession from the United States after Abraham Lincoln's ... When the Confederate States of America was established, Brown spoke ...6 KB (819 words) - 21:23, 6 May 2024
- The various Gaya mini-states formed a confederacy in the second and ... The Gaya states each have a distinct history. Unfortunately, academic ...15 KB (2,181 words) - 04:48, 18 April 2024
- Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in ... recent eruption in the contiguous 48 U.S. states until the 1980 eruption of ...22 KB (3,291 words) - 17:48, 25 October 2022
- Oregon, and Washington. The Mountain States include Arizona, Colorado ... The Colorado River snakes through the Mountain states, forming the ...23 KB (3,514 words) - 17:21, 4 May 2023
- The Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy mountain range") is a major mountain range of the western United States. It is also known informally ...23 KB (3,404 words) - 20:09, 21 April 2023
- that it creates its own weather. The mountain and the surrounding area ... Though located in a state with two mountain ranges, (the Cascades and ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 17:43, 10 November 2022
- that covers parts of six western United States. Its boundaries depend on ... Nevada, consists of a series of isolated mountain ranges and intervening valleys ...18 KB (2,728 words) - 02:26, 19 December 2022
- the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located 128 miles ... event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were ...26 KB (4,064 words) - 01:45, 11 March 2023
- of Mexico, especially in the United States. Among other plants sometimes ... With a name derived from the Greek for "joy of the mountain" ...11 KB (1,590 words) - 01:11, 18 November 2022
- eroded away, but still form a basaltic mountain range known as North Mountain ... These tholeiitic basalts form a volcanic mountain range known as North Mountain. ...16 KB (2,540 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- The Andes is South America's longest mountain range, forming ... The Andes is the highest mountain range outside Asia, with the highest ...15 KB (2,126 words) - 19:59, 26 July 2023
- the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004–2005] US Census Bureau ... |popplace=United States (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico) |rels=Christianity ...20 KB (2,983 words) - 13:48, 3 May 2023
- Lobster, in particular, is a great delicacy in the United States, ... the Northeast coastline of the United States. Various type of clams are ...11 KB (1,582 words) - 19:57, 21 April 2023
- kinds of sparrows, red Fox, kangaroo rat, mountain lion, midget faded rattlesnake ... in the area were the Mormon Elk Mountain Mission in 1855, who soon ...13 KB (1,918 words) - 06:16, 12 August 2023
- fish species in the country. Diversity—mountain, glacier, forest, rainforest ... valleys, lowland forest, glacier-capped mountain peaks and a great variety ...14 KB (2,164 words) - 02:28, 19 December 2022
- Known as the Rio Grande in the United States and as the Río Bravo ... . It is the fourth longest river system in the United States and the ...17 KB (2,584 words) - 01:41, 15 December 2022
- The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the ... and additional territory in adjoining states. This included the Black ...27 KB (4,267 words) - 18:05, 31 October 2023
- basin, fringed on all sides by protective mountain rages. The mountain ring ... of the Takla Makan came when warring states began to plunder the desert ...10 KB (1,621 words) - 00:52, 21 April 2023
- "potholing," or (in the United States) "spelunking." ... Italy, Australia, the UK, and the United States. As a result, explored caves ...13 KB (2,017 words) - 16:20, 3 December 2023
- later, he wrote an antithetical book, The Mountain People, about Uganda's ... became a naturalized citizen of the United States and Towles decided to become ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 22:31, 7 January 2024
- The name Hanshan means “Cold Cliff,” “Cold Mountain,” or “Cold ... Temple; itself located within the Taishan Mountain range on China's southeast ...19 KB (3,199 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2021
- The Appalachian dulcimer, also called a mountain dulcimer, is a narrower ... The hammered dulcimer (as well as the mountain dulcimer), can also ...15 KB (2,441 words) - 17:20, 12 February 2024
- The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern ... four of these peaks (Blake Peak, Cliff Mountain, Nye Mountain, and Couchsachraga ...25 KB (3,782 words) - 05:58, 15 June 2023
- #039;s traits: Deeply tied roots to United States politics and the military ... for four years in the United States Congress. Terry L. Beckenbaugh ...14 KB (2,210 words) - 04:50, 14 June 2023
- third president of the United States, and founder of the University ... cent coin (the “nickel”) of the United States coined from 1938 to 2003 ...14 KB (2,117 words) - 21:15, 9 November 2022
- in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest ... from spiritual pursuits to hiking and mountain biking trails, as well as ...21 KB (2,995 words) - 02:46, 15 August 2023
- The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from Canada's British Columbia through the U.S. states of ...29 KB (4,312 words) - 14:17, 29 November 2023
- Crater Lake National Park is a United States National Park located ... The park is on the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range, ...23 KB (3,549 words) - 00:17, 15 January 2023
- of Mount Wilson Observatory, on Palomar Mountain. It is owned and operated ... selected a site at 5,600 feet on Palomar Mountain in San Diego County, California ...11 KB (1,644 words) - 17:07, 10 November 2022
- The last part of the continental United States to be mapped, the remote ... extension to the southeast, Fifty Mile Mountain, runs nearly to the Colorado ...21 KB (3,138 words) - 14:39, 31 December 2022
- Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located ... historians disagree, and claim that the mountain was named after the Teton ...24 KB (3,641 words) - 19:45, 19 September 2021
- in rhyolite lava flows like those at Topaz Mountain in western Utah. It may be found with fluorite and cassiterite. It can be found in the Ural ...5 KB (639 words) - 04:01, 1 May 2023
- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National ... Situated in the eastern part of the United States, its annual tourism is double ...27 KB (4,145 words) - 12:21, 24 January 2023
- Virginia, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837 ... Virginia Infantry, as a colonel in the Confederate States Army. ...15 KB (2,251 words) - 20:40, 4 October 2022
