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Tarawera Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Tarawera MountainTarawera Mountaintäˌräwârˈə [key], volcanic peak, 3,646 ft (1,111 m) high, on the North Island, New Zealand, in Rotorua. Its eruption in 1886 destroyed villages and…Table Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Table Mountain, 3,567 ft (1,087 m) high, Western Cape, South Africa. It overlooks Cape Town and Table Bay. The summit is flat, and the dense white mist that often covers it is called…Bear Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Bear Mountain, peak, 1,284 ft (391 m) high, SE N.Y., overlooking the Hudson River. The Bear Mt. section of the Palisades Interstate Park (see under Palisades), with facilities for both…Kittatinny Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Kittatinny MountainKittatinny Mountainkĭtətĭnˈē [key], ridge of the Appalachian system, extending across NW N.J. from Shawangunk Mt., SE N.Y., to Blue Mt., S central Pa.; rises to High…Palomar Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Palomar MountainPalomar Mountainpălˈōmär [key], peak, 6,126 ft (1,867 m) high, S Calif., NE of San Diego, in Cleveland National Forest. It is the site of the Palomar Observatory,…Mountain-Altai
(Encyclopedia) Mountain-Altai: see Altai Republic, Russia.Mountain-Badakhshan
(Encyclopedia) Mountain-Badakhshan: see Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.mountain beaver
(Encyclopedia) mountain beaver, stout, short-limbed North American rodent, Aplodontia rufa, not closely related to the true beaver. Also called sewellel beaver after the Chinook word for a robe made…Mountain Brook
(Encyclopedia) Mountain Brook, city (1990 pop. 19,810), Jefferson co., N central Ala.; inc. 1942. It is a residential suburb of Birmingham.mountain climbing
(Encyclopedia) mountain climbing, the practice of climbing to elevated points for sport, pleasure, or research. Also called mountaineering, it is practiced throughout the world. Many mountain…Trending
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