A series of mountains connected by high ground and sharing a common geological origin, typically formed together along a single tectonic belt over the same episode of mountain building. A range is defined by its ridgeline continuity, distinguishing it from an isolated peak or an unrelated scatter of high ground.
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Mountain range (Wikipedia)
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A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground.
Associated With: Mountain Belt, Lead, second sentence
A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
Shaped By: Orogeny, Lead paragraph
A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
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Wikidata Q6924990, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Massif (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Massif, Lead, first sentenceQuote, Encompasses: Massif, Lead, first sentence
is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits
Cordillera (Wikipedia)
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A cordillera is a chain or network of mountain ranges, such as those in the west coast of the Americas.
Foothills (Wikipedia)
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Foothills or piedmont are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range, higher hill range or an upland area.
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