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Montserrat, mountain, Spain
(Encyclopedia) Montserrat or MonserratMonserratboth: mŏnˌsərătˈ, mŏntˌ–, Catalan mŏnsər-rätˈ, Span. mōnsārätˈ [key], mountain, 4,054 ft (1,236 m) high, NE Spain, rising abruptly from a plain in…Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Landis, Kenesaw MountainLandis, Kenesaw Mountainkĕnˈəsôˌ [key], 1866–1944, American jurist and commissioner of baseball (1921–44), b. Millville, Butler co., Ohio, grad. Union College…Rocky Mountain elk
(Encyclopedia) Rocky Mountain elk: see wapiti.Rocky Mountain House
(Encyclopedia) Rocky Mountain House, town (1991 pop. 5,461), S central Alta., Canada, at the foot of the Rocky Mts. and the confluence of the North Saskatchewan and Clearwater rivers. Founded in 1799…Rocky Mountain sheep
(Encyclopedia) Rocky Mountain sheep: see bighorn.Orizaba, mountain, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Orizaba, mountain peak: see Citlaltépetl.Green Mountain Boys
(Encyclopedia) Green Mountain Boys, popular name of armed bands formed (c.1770) under the auspices of Ethan Allen in the Green Mountains of what is today Vermont. Their purpose was to prevent the New…Black Mountain College
(Encyclopedia) Black Mountain College, former coeducational liberal arts college at Black Mountain, N.C., near Asheville. Founded (1933) by John Rice, also the school's first rector (1933–40), on the…Big Black Mountain
(Encyclopedia) Big Black Mountain, peak, 4,145 ft (1,263 m) high, E Ky., in the Cumberland Mts.; highest point in Kentucky.Catoctin Mountain Park
(Encyclopedia) Catoctin Mountain Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Trending
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