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Pourri, Mont

(Encyclopedia)Pourri, Mont môN po͞orēˈ [key], Alpine peak, 12,428 ft (3,788 m) high, Savoie dept., SE France, near the Italian border. ...

Inthanon

(Encyclopedia)Inthanon ĭnˈtənônˌ [key], peak, 8,451 ft (2,576 m), in the Thanon Tong Chai range, NW Thailand. It is the highest point in Thailand. ...

Squaw Valley

(Encyclopedia)Squaw Valley, valley, NE Calif., in the Sierra Nevada Mts., NW of Lake Tahoe. A well-known ski and winter recreational resort, it was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Ski lifts and trails are on ...

Musala

(Encyclopedia)Musala mo͞osäläˈ [key], mountain, 9,596 ft (2,925 m) high, SW Bulgaria. It is the highest peak of Bulgaria and of the Rhodope range. ...

Barre des Ecrins

(Encyclopedia)Barre des Ecrins bär dāzākrăNˈ [key], peak, 13,461 ft (4,103 m) high, in the Pelvoux group, SE France, tallest of the Dauphiné Alps. ...

Shkhara

(Encyclopedia)Shkhara shŭkˈhərä [key], peak, c.17,064 ft (5,201 m) high, in the Greater Caucasus, SW of Nalchik and on the border between Georgia and Russia. ...

Chomo Lhari

(Encyclopedia)Chomo Lhari chŏmŏlhŭˈrē, chōməlhäˈrē [key], peak, 23,997 ft (7,314 m) high, on the Bhutan-China border, in the Himalayas. It is sacred to the Tibetans. ...

Cinto, Monte

(Encyclopedia)Cinto, Monte mônˈtā chēnˈtō [key], peak, 8,891 ft (2,710 m) high, NW Corsica, France, NW of Corte. It is the highest point on Corsica. ...

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. Uranium and copper are...

Springer Mountain

(Encyclopedia)Springer Mountain, 3,820 ft (1,164 m) high, N Ga. It is the southernmost peak of the Blue Ridge Mts. and the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. ...