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Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
Mount Wilson is the highest peak of the San Miguel Mountains. Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range. Pikes Peak is the highest peak of the Southern Front Range. The mountain was the inspiration for "America the Beautiful". Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest peak of the Northern Sawatch Range.
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny. [1] Mountain ranges are formed by a variety of geological ...
The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, [1] about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Aconcagua is the highest peak, at about 6,962 m (22,841 ft).
High Point – 43 summits in 19 states. Humboldt Peak – 3 summits in California, Colorado, and Nevada. King Peak – 3 summits in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Kings Peak – 2 summits in Idaho and Utah. Lookout Mountain – 113 summits in 28 states. Matterhorn – 3 summits in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon.
Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. The following list comprises the mountain ranges of U.S. State of California designated by the United States Board on Geographic Names and cataloged in the Geographic Names Information System .
Snowy Range, Albany County, Wyoming. According to the United States Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 109 named mountain ranges and sub-ranges in Wyoming. Wyoming / w aɪ ˈ oʊ m ɪ ŋ / ⓘ is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States.
There are at least 115 named mountain ranges in Idaho. Some of these ranges extend into the neighboring states of Montana , Nevada , Oregon , Utah , Washington , and Wyoming . Names, elevations and coordinates from the U.S. Geological Survey , Geographic Names Information System .