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Mountains a love of high mountains and of heights. — acrophile, n. the climbing of the Alps or any equally high mountain ranges. — alpinist, n. the process of the formation of mountains. Also called orogeny. — orogenic, adj. Physical Geography. the study of mountains and mountain systems. — orographic, oreographic, oreographical, orographical, adj. the scientific study of mountains. — orologist, oreologist, n. — orological, oreological, adj. the measurement of mountains. — orometric, adj. Botany. referring to orophytes, a class of plants growing on mountains below the timberline. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| State of the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains American enterprises General Ashley and his associates Sublette, a famous leader Yearly rendezvous among the mountains Stratagems and dangers of the trade Bands of trappers Indian banditti Crows and Blackfeet Mountaineers Traders of the Far West Character and habits of the trapper It is indeed a remarkable fact to see so many of the same plants living on the snowy regions of the Alps or Pyrenees, and in the extreme northern parts of Europe; but it is far more remarkable, that the plants on the White Mountains, in the United States of America, are all the same with those of Labrador, and nearly all the same, as we hear from Asa Gray, with those on the loftiest mountains of Europe. This made him take heart again, and he gave up the idea of killing himself, thinking that he would go on in hope of meeting some one who could tell him where the Blue Mountains were. |
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