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Featured Article: Selkirk Mountains

Selkirk Mountains, a range in southeastern British Columbia, extend north from the United States boundary to the Columbia River. See more »

Adirondack Mountains

Adirondack ad uh RON dak, Mountains, are a group of mountains that cover about 12,000 square miles (31,000 square kilometers) in northeastern New York.

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Allegheny Mountains

Allegheny, al uh GAY nee, Mountains form part of the Appalachian Mountain system of the Eastern United States.

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Cascade Range

Cascade Range is a chain of mountains that extends between Lassen Peak in northern California and the Fraser River in southern British Columbia.

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Clingmans Dome

Clingmans Dome is the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains and in Tennessee.

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Coast Ranges

Coast Ranges are a system of mountain ranges that forms the western coast of North America for about 2,500 miles (4,020 kilometers).

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Coeur d'Alene Mountains

Coeur d'Alene, kur duh LAYN, Mountains form the northern part of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains.

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Cumberland Gap

Cumberland Gap is a natural pass in the Appalachian Mountains, near the meeting point of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

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Cumberland Mountains

Cumberland Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountain system, extend across part of eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, and form the boundary between Virginia and Kentucky.

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Green Mountains

Green Mountains form part of the Appalachian system.

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Ixtacihuatl

Ixtacihuatl, ees tah SEE waht uhl, is an inactive volcano about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City.

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King Peak

King Peak is one of the 10 highest mountains in North America.

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Mesabi Range

Mesabi, muh SAH bih, Range is a chain of hills in northeastern Minnesota.

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Mount Saint Helens

Mount Saint Helens is a volcano in the Cascade Mountains, 95 miles (153 kilometers) south of Seattle.

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Olympic Mountains

Olympic, oh LIHM pihk, Mountains are part of the Pacific Coast Ranges.

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Ozark Mountains

Ozark Mountains, OH zahrk, are a range of hills extending from southern Illinois across Missouri and into Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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Paricutin

Paricutin, puh REE kuh TEEN, is the newest volcanic mountain in the Western Hemisphere.

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Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America.

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Saint Elias Mountains

Saint Elias Mountains are a rugged series of the world's highest coastal mountains.

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Selkirk Mountains

Selkirk Mountains, a range in southeastern British Columbia, extend north from the United States boundary to the Columbia River.

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Teton Range

Teton, TEE ton, Range is a rugged group of Rocky Mountain peaks south of Yellowstone National Park in western Wyoming.

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