Forty miles farther north is Mount Moosilauke, Dartmouth's own mountain.

The only natural World Heritage Sites is the Tassili n ' Ajjer, a mountain range.

The western terrestrial garter snake ( Thamnophis elegans ) in California is largely aquatic and depends heavily on two species of frog that are diminishing in numbers, the Yosemite toad ( Bufo canorus ) and the mountain yellow-legged frog ( Rana muscosa ), putting the snake's future at risk.

The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports.

The principal feature of the bathymetry ( bottom topography ) is a submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

The group is named after the Altai Mountains, a mountain range in Central Asia.

Access inland from the coast is limited to a few narrow valleys because mountain ridges.

Eastern Anatolia, where the Pontus and Taurus mountain ranges converge, is rugged country with higher elevations, a more severe climate, and greater precipitation than are found on the Anatolian Plateau.

A central massif composed of uplifted blocks and downfolded troughs, covered by recent deposits and giving the appearance of a plateau with rough terrain, is wedged between two folded mountain ranges that converge in the east.

Mont Blanc spans the French – Italian border, and at is the highest mountain in the Alps.

An alp refers to a high mountain pasture where cows are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where hay barns can be found, and the term " the Alps ", referring to the mountains, is a misnomer.

Much of the Alpine culture is unchanged since the medieval period when skills that guaranteed survival in the mountain valleys and in the highest villages became mainstays, leading to strong traditions of carpentry, woodcarving, baking and pastry-making, and cheesemaking.

Haymaking is an important farming activity in mountain villages which has become somewhat mechanized recent years, although the slopes are so steep that usually scythes are necessary to cut the grass.

If one looks at the fields around the Deserted Village and right up the mountain, one can see the tracks in the fields of ' lazy beds ', which is the way crops like potatoes were grown.

The plateau is masked by intermediate mountain ranges and extinct volcanoes.

landlocked in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains ; Sevana Lich ( Lake Sevan ) is the largest lake in this mountain range

The alphorn or alpenhorn or alpine horn is a labrophone, consisting of a wooden natural horn of conical bore, having a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece, used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland and elsewhere.

On the border of Sweden is a mountain range running from northeast to southwest.

* 1942 – World War II: The flag of Nazi Germany is installed atop the Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountain range.

Alberta is landlocked, and separated by a series of mountain ranges from the nearest outlets to the Pacific Ocean, and by the Canadian Shield from ports on the Lakehead or Hudson Bay.

In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively small area of either very high or very low ground, lands under occupying an unusually small part of the surface ; while not only are the highest elevations inferior to those of Asia or South America, but the area of land over is also quite insignificant, being represented almost entirely by individual peaks and mountain ranges.

It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy.

A common theme is a mountain which blocked the Sun, but on the right day would allow the tiniest fraction to re-emerge on the other side for a ' double sunset '.

In cases where the density of the air is significantly different from the calibration value ( as on a high mountain, or with an exceptionally low barometer ) an allowance must be made.

A mountain bike, a popular multi-use bicycle

The most popular attraction of Corcovado mountain is the statue and viewing platform at its peak, drawing over 300, 000 visitors per year.

* 1975 – India annexes Sikkim after the mountain state holds a referendum in which the popular vote is in favor of merging with India.

Szczyrk, Brenna, Wisła and Ustroń are the most popular winter mountain resorts.

The ridge ( plateau mountain ) Kinnekulle is a popular tourist attraction located near the south-eastern shore of Lake Vänern.

Alpine skiing is popular wherever the combination of snow, mountain slopes, and a sufficient tourist infrastructure can be built up, including parts of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, the South American Andes, and East Asia.

Visiting old ghost towns is popular, as is wilderness trekking and mountain climbing.

Some sources give Achiktash as the Kyrgyz name for this 7, 134 m mountain on the border with Tajikistan, but it seems that Achiktash, or more properly Achik-Tash, is the name of a plateau and a base camp at an altitude of 3, 600 m on a popular northern climbing route to Lenin Peak, which starts in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, a day's drive north of the border.

The summit is popular for its spectacular views across the region, which provide the best view of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and a complete panorama of the Zugspitze and the Wetterstein mountain range.

A paraglider taking off from the summit of the Wank, with the Wetterstein mountain range in the backgroundThe mountain is a popular destination for enthusiasts of paragliding who take off from the summit plateau to fly south into the Garmisch-Partenkirchen valley or to peaks in the Wettersteingebirge.

This area is popular in summer for bushwalking, mountain biking, four wheel driving and fishing.

Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in continental Portugal and popular tourist winter destination

Mount Buffalo is a popular destination for road cyclists due to the challenging yet scenic climb to the top of the mountain.

Downhilling is particularly popular at ski resorts such as Mammoth Mountain in California or Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, where ski lifts are used to get bikes and riders to the top of the mountain.

Bulgaria is popular with its night and disco clubs attracting tourist in the sea resorts and also in the capital Sofia ( to which Vitosha mountain is near ).

Road cycling is very popular in Mallorca, with many enthusiasts from northern European countries coming to enjoy the relatively pleasant weather in winter and spring, as well as the opportunity to tackle several fine mountain climbs in the north of the island.

The name of Barcelona's hill thus refers to the popular tradition that it was in fact the exceedingly high mountain itself.

The mountain is part of the Tahan Range in the Tenasserim Hills and is popular with local climbers.

There are many other paths in popular walking areas on the lower slopes of the mountain accessed from Constantia Nek, Cecilia Park, Kirstenbosch, Newlands Forest and Rhodes Memorial.

Hiking and mountain biking are popular throughout the county, especially in the state parks and national forest.

There are trails in this park popular with bushwalkers and mountain bike riders, particularly between Belrose and St Ives in an area known as Cascades after the Cascades Track that runs through here.

Contrary to popular belief amongst many visitors to Chamonix, the tallest mountain in Europe ' Mont Blanc ' does not fall within the towns borders.

The avalanche struck at 5am, as the climbers began their climb up one of the most popular, but dangerous, routes up the mountain.