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The Battle of Roncevaux Pass (French and English spelling, Roncesvalles in Spanish, Orreaga in Basque) in 778 saw a large force of Basques ambush a part of Charlemagne's army in Roncevaux Pass, a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the present border between France and Spain, after his invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
This is a list of mountain passes of Nepal. Notable mountain passes Name Province Height Notes Ref(s) Amphu Labtsa pass: Koshi Province: 5,845 metres (19,177 ft) [1 ...
Mountain Monsters is an American cryptozoology-themed Reality television series airing on Travel Channel. It originally premiered on June 22, 2013, on Destination America . The series follows the Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings (A.I.M.S) team, a band of six native West Virginian hunters and trappers, as they research and track ...
Below is the list of mountain passes in Turkey. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011) Name Elevation in meter and feet
Thrust and reverse fault movement are an important component of mountain formation. Illustration of mountains that developed on a fold that thrusted. Mountain formation refers to the geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains. These processes are associated with large-scale movements of the Earth's crust (tectonic plates). [1]
The Monarch Mountain Lodge is located three miles (5 km) east of the ski area in the town of Garfield, Colorado. The resort is named after Monarch Pass and the associated Monarch Mountain. Monarch Pass and Monarch Mountain themselves are named after the 19th-century town Monarch, which was razed by the CDOT to make way for US Route 50.
Col de l'Iseran (el. 2,764 metres (9,068 ft)) is a mountain pass in France, the highest paved pass in the Alps. A part of the Graian Alps, it is in the department of Savoie, near the border with Italy, and is crossed by the D902 roadway. The pass is part of the Route des Grandes Alpes.
Powder Mountain is a ski resort in the western United States located east of Eden, Utah, stretching between Weber and Cache counties in the Wasatch Range. Covering 8,464 acres (13.2 sq mi; 34.3 km 2 ), Powder Mountain is the largest ski resort in the U.S. by skiable acreage.