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McKinley, Mount

(Encyclopedia)McKinley, Mount, peak, Alaska: see Denali. ...

Lydia, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Lydia, Mount, Turkey: see Mycale.

Massive, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Massive, Mount, peak, 14,421 ft (4,396 m) high, W central Colo., in the Sawatch Mts. It is the second highest peak in the U.S. Rocky Mts. ...

(Encyclopedia)Mayon, Mount mäyōnˈ [key], active volcano, c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) high, SE Luzon, the Philippines. One of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, it also is considered one of the world's most p...

Meager, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Meager, Mount, volcano, 8,793 ft (2,680 m) high, SW British Columbia, Canada, 90 mi (150 km) N of Vancouver. It is the northernmost of the Cascade Range volcanoes and the second highest peak of the Mo...

Assiniboine, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Assiniboine, Mount, 11,870 ft (3,618 m) high, on the British Columbia–Alta. line, Canada, on the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mts. It is the focal point of Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park (20 sq ...

Mansfield, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Mansfield, Mount, peak, 4,393 ft (1,339 m) high, N central Vt.; highest peak in the Green Mts. and in Vermont. Most of the mountain is in Mt. Mansfield State Forest. At the foot of the mountain is a d...

Marcy, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Marcy, Mount, 5,344 ft (1,629 m) high, NE N.Y., in the Adirondack Mts.; highest peak in the state. Lake Tear of the Clouds, on its southern slope, is the source of the main headstream of the Hudson Ri...