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Granite Peak (Madison County, Montana)
Mountains named Granite Peak or variations. Canada In Canada, according tNRCan CGNDB United States In the United States, according tUSGS GNIS {{Mountainindex See also * Granite Mountain (other) * Granite Mountains (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are Monadnock, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountain formation, Mountains are formed through Tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granite Mountain (other)
Granite Mountain may refer to: Mountains Canada *Granite Mountain (British Columbia), in the Rossland Range of the Monashee Mountains United States *Granite Mountain (Arizona), in Yavapai County *Granite Mountain (Arkansas), near Little Rock *Granite Mountain (California), in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park *Granite Mountain (Texas), in Burnet County *Granite Mountain (Salt Lake County, Utah), in the Wasatch Range *Granite Mountain (Washington), several peaks, including: **Granite Mountain (King County, Washington) **Granite Mountain (Wenatchee Mountains) **Granite Mountain (Whatcom County, Washington) Settlements *Granite Mountain, Alaska, a place in Alaska **Granite Mountain Air Station *Granite Mountain, a neighborhood in Little Rock, Arkansas Other uses *Granite Mountain charter school, Lucerne Valley, California, US * ''Only the Brave'' (2017 film) (working title ''Granite Mountain''), an American film See also *Granite Mountains (other) *Granite Peak Mountains nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
