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Waialeale

(Encyclopedia)Waialeale, peak, Hawaii: see Kauai, island. ...

Tirich Mir

(Encyclopedia)Tirich Mir, peak: see Hindu Kush. ...

Nevis, Ben

(Encyclopedia)Nevis, Ben, peak: see Ben Nevis, Scotland. ...

Lucania, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Lucania, Mount, 17,147 ft (5,226 m) high, in the St. Elias Mts., SW Yukon, Canada, near the Alaska line; Canada's third tallest peak. ...

Slieve Donard

(Encyclopedia)Slieve Donard, peak: see Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland. ...

Park Range

(Encyclopedia)Park Range, part of the Rocky Mts., central Colo. and S Wyo., extending N from the Colorado River. Mt. Lincoln (14,284 ft/4,354 m) is the highest peak. ...

Evans, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Evans, Mount, peak, 14,260 ft (4,346 m) high, N central Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts. At its summit is the Inter-University High Altitude Laboratory. ...

Macdui, Ben

(Encyclopedia)Macdui, Ben, or Ben Macdhui, peak: see Ben Macdui, Scotland. ...

Brasstown Bald

(Encyclopedia)Brasstown Bald, peak, 4,784 ft (1,458 m) high, N Ga., in the Blue Ridge of the Appalachian Mts., near the N.C. line. It is the highest point in Georgia. ...

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