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Vignemale

(Encyclopedia) VignemaleVignemalevēnyəmälˈ [key], mountain, 10,820 ft (3,298 m) high, S France, on the Franco-Spanish border. It is the highest peak in the French Pyrenees.

Ancohuma

(Encyclopedia) AncohumaAncohumaängkō-&oomacr;ˈmä [key], mountain, Bolivia: see Illampú.

Musala

(Encyclopedia) MusalaMusalam&oomacr;säläˈ [key], mountain, 9,596 ft (2,925 m) high, SW Bulgaria. It is the highest peak of Bulgaria and of the Rhodope range.

Moriah

(Encyclopedia) MoriahMoriahmōrīˈə [key], in the Bible, land in which the mountain where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac was located. It has been identified by some with Mt. Moriah.

Flinders Ranges

(Encyclopedia) Flinders Ranges, mountain chain, extending 260 mi (418 km) between Lake Torrens and Lake Frome, South Australia state, Australia; rises to 3,900 ft (1,189 m) at St. Mary's Peak.…

Carrantuohill

(Encyclopedia) CarrantuohillCarrantuohillkăˌrənt&oomacr;ˈəl [key], mountain, 3,414 ft (1,041 m) high, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks; highest peak in Ireland.

Horeb

(Encyclopedia) HorebHorebhōˈrĕb [key], in the Bible, mountain, another name for Mt. Sinai. It is mentioned in Psalm 106 as the place of the making of the golden calf. Elijah fled to Horeb.

Jabal ad Duruz

(Encyclopedia) Jabal ad DuruzJabal ad Duruzjäbälˈ äd d&oobreve;r&oobreve;zˈ [key], mountain, c.5,900 ft (1,800 m), S Syria, highest point of the Druze Mts.

Macgillicuddy's Reeks

(Encyclopedia) Macgillicuddy's ReeksMacgillicuddy's Reeksməgĭlˈəkŭdˈēz rēks [key], highest mountain range of Ireland, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland. It includes Carrantuohill and other peaks more…

Mountain Ash, town, Wales

(Encyclopedia) Mountain Ash, Welsh Aberpennar, town (1981 pop. 26,231), Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales. A former mining community, it depended upon the great coal mines nearby, which were developed in…