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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 summer and wint...Kittatinny Mountain
(Encyclopedia)Kittatinny Mountain kĭtətĭnˈē [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 Point (1,803 ft/550 m), the ...Palomar Mountain
(Encyclopedia)Palomar Mountain pălˈōmär [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, operated by the California Insti...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 from its pelts, ...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 climbing clubs have...mountain goat
(Encyclopedia)mountain goat: see Rocky Mountain goat. ...Mountain-Karabakh
(Encyclopedia)Mountain-Karabakh: see Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. ...Browse by Subject
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