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List Of Mountains In Broadwater County, Montana
There are at least 27 named mountains in Broadwater County, Montana. * Avalanche Butte, , el. * Big Mountain (Broadwater County, Montana), Big Mountain, , el. * Bilk Mountain, , el. * Black Butte (Broadwater County, Montana), Black Butte, , el. * Black Butte (Broadwater County, Montana), Black Butte, , el. * Boulder Baldy, , el. * Boulder Mountain (Montana), Boulder Mountain, , el. * Cayuse Mountain, , el. * Cedar Hill (Montana), Cedar Hill, , el. * Chewh-toowh-too-peh Hill, , el. * Dutchie Butte, , el. * Frenchman Hill, , el. * Giant Hill (Montana), Giant Hill, , el. * Glendale Butte, , el. * Grassy Mountain (Broadwater County, Montana), Grassy Mountain, , el. * High Peak (Broadwater County, Montana), High Peak, , el. * Hooligans Hill, , el. * Lombard Hill, , el. * Lone Mountain (Broadwater County, Montana), Lone Mountain, , el. * Mount Baldy (Montana), Mount Baldy, , el. * Mount Edith (Montana), Mount Edith, , el. * Needham Mountain, , el. * Pilot Knob (Broa ... [...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] |
