List of mountain ranges
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This is a list of mountain ranges organized alphabetically by continent. Ranges on other astronomical bodies are listed afterward.
See also: Category:Mountain ranges by continent
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[edit] Earth
[edit] By length
- Mid-ocean ridge - 65,000 km [1]
- Andes - 7000+ km
- Rocky Mountains - 4800+ km
- Himalayas - ~3800 km
- Great Dividing Range - 3500 km
- Transantarctic Mountains - 3500 km
[edit] By Continent
[edit] Asia
See Category:Mountain ranges of Asia
- Alborz
- Al Hajar Mountains
- Altai Mountains
- Bynar Range
- Annamite Range (Laos, Vietnam)
- Anti-Hebanon
- Arabian Mountains
- Caraballo, Philippines
- Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia
- Caucasus
- Celestial Mountains
- Main Mountain Range, Taiwan
- Cherskiy Range
- Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
- Cordillera Central, Philippines
- Dzhugdzhur Mountains
- Eastern Ghats, India
- Elburiagan Mountains
- Gydan Mountains
- Himalaya (Nepal, Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan)
- Fansipan, Vietnam
- Japanese Alps
- Khibinsky Mountains
- Khingan Mountains
- Kinabalu, Malaysia
- Kirthar Mountains range (Pakistan)
- Knuckles Mountain Range (Sri Lanka)
- Koryak Mountains
- Kunlun Mountains
- Kurai Mountains
- Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea
- Safed Koh (Afghanistan, Pakistan)
- Salt Range (Pakistan)
- Sayan Mountains
- Sierra Madre, Philippines
- Sikhote Alin Mountains
- Stanovoi Range
- Sulaiman Mountains (Pakistan, Iran)
- Taurus Mountains
- Toba Kakar Range (Afghanistan, Pakistan)
- Tian Shan, China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
- Titiwangsa Mountains, Malay Peninsula
- Ural Mountains
- Verkhoyansk Mountains
- Western Ghats, India
- Yablonoi Mountains
- Zagros Mountains
- Zangezur Mountains (Syunik, Armenia)
- Vindhya range Central India
[edit] Europe
- Alps (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland)
- Eastern Alps
- Western Alps (France, Switzerland, and Italy)
- Apennines, Italy
- Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria and Serbia
- Black Forest, Germany
- Black Mountains, Wales
- Brecon Beacons, Wales
- Cairngorms, Scotland
- Cantabrian Mountains, Spain
- Carpathian Mountains, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania
- Caucasus (Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan)
- Dentelles de Montmirail, France
- Dinaric Alps (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia and Albania
- Grampian mountains - Scotland
- Harz, Germany
- Jura mountains, Switzerland
- Karelides, Finland (ancient)
- Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland
- Măcin Mountains, Romania
- Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), Germany and Czech Republic
- Pennines, UK
- Pindus Mountains, Greece
- Pirin, Bulgaria
- Pyrenees,
Spain,
France and
Andorra - Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria and Greece
- Rila, Bulgaria
- Rhön Mountains, Germany
- Scandinavian Mountains, Norway,Sweden and Finland
- Sierra Morena, Spain
- Sistema Bético, Spain
- Sistema Central, Spain
- Sistema Ibérico, Spain
- Sistema Penibético, Spain
- Snowdonia, Wales
- Svecofennides, Finland and Sweden (ancient)
- Sudetes (Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland)
- Šumava (Bavarian Forest, Bohemian forest), Czech Republic and Germany
- Swabian Alb, Germany
- Tatras, Slovakia and Poland
- Ural Mountains, Russia
- Vogelsberg Mountains, Germany
- Vosges mountains, France
- Wicklow Mountains, Ireland
[edit] North America
- Alaska Range
- Taylor Mountains, Alaska
- Neacola Mountains, Alaska
- Revelation Mountains, Alaska
- Teocalli Mountains, Alaska
- Kichatna Mountains, Alaska
- Central Alaska Range/Denali Massif, Alaska
- Eastern Alaska Range/Hayes Range, Alaska
- Delta Mountains, Alaska
- Mentasta Mountains, Alaska
- Nutzotin Mountains (Alaska & Yukon)
- Alaska Ranges
- Aleutian Range, Alaska
- Appalachian Mountains, eastern United States and eastern Canada (see Appalachian Trail by state)
- Adirondack Mountains, New York
- Allegheny Mountains, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia
- Annieopsquotch Mountains, Newfoundland
- Longfellow Mountains, Maine
- Berkshire Mountains, Connecticut and Massachusetts
- Blue Ridge, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
- Catskill Mountains, New York
- Cumberland Mountains, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee
- Endless Mountains, Pennsylvania
- Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee
- Green Mountains, Vermont
- Lewis Hills, Newfoundland
- Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland
- Notre Dame Mountains, Quebec
- Metacomet Ridge Mountains, Connecticut and Massachusetts (debated whether or not is part of the Appalachian mountains)
- Ramapo Mountains, New Jersey
- Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia
- Shawangunk Ridge, New York
- Taconic Mountains, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont
- White Mountains (New Hampshire)
- Arctic Cordillera, northeastern Canada
- Adam Range
- Baffin Mountains
- Cunningham Mountains
- Everett Mountains
- Hartz Mountains
- Inglefield Mountains
- Innuitian Mountains
- British Empire Range
- Blackwelder Mountains
- Blue Mountains
- Challenger Mountains
- Conger Range
- Douro Range
- Garfield Range
- Grinnell Range
- Grogan Morgan Range
- Haddington Range
- Joy Range
- Krieger Mountains
- Osborn Range
- Princess Margaret Range
- Sawtooth Range
- Scoresby Hills
- Stokes Range
- Swiss Range
- United States Range
- Victoria and Albert Mountains
- Jeffries Range
- Kaumajet Mountains, Labrador, Canada
- Kiglapait Mountains, Labrador, Canada
- Basin and Range Province (Nevada et al.)
- Amargosa Range, California
- Coso Range, California
- East Humboldt Range, Nevada
- Lake Range, Nevada
- Oquirrh Mountains, Utah
- Panamint Range, California
- Ruby Mountains, Nevada
- Schell Creek Range, Nevada
- Shoshone Range, Nevada
- Sheep Range, Nevada
- Snake Range, Nevada
- Spring Mountains, Nevada
- Toiyabe Range, Nevada
- West Humboldt Range, Nevada
- White Mountains (California)
- Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming
- Boston Mountains, Arkansas
- Brooks Range, northern Alaska
- Baird Mountains, Alaska
- British Mountains, Yukon
- Davidson Mountains, Alaska
- DeLong Mountains, Alaska
- Endicott Mountains, Alaska
- Franklin Mountains, Alaska
- Phillip Smith Mountains, Alaska
- Richardson Mountains, Yukon
- Romanzof Mountains, Alaska
- Schwatka Mountains, Alaska
- Shubelik Mountains, Alaska
- Waring Mountains, Alaska
- Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas
- Columbia Mountains, British Columbia
- Cariboo Mountains
- Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia and Washington
- Purcell Mountains, British Columbia/Percell Mountains, Montana
- Monashee Mountains, British Columbia
- Okanagan Highland, British Columbia to Washington
- Kettle River Range, Washington
- Gold Range, British Columbia
- Anstey Range, British Columbia
- Christina Range, British Columbia
- Jordan Range, British Columbia
- Malton Range, British Columbia
- Midway Range, British Columbia
- Sawtooth Range, British Columbia
- Ratchford Range, British Columbia
- Rossland Range, British Columbia
- Scrip Range, British Columbia
- Shuswap Highland, British Columbia
- Blue Mountains (Oregon)
- Wallowa Mountains, Oregon
- Davis Mountains, Texas
- Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas
- Gunflint Range, Minnesota, United States and Ontario, Canada
- Gogebic Range, Wisconsin and Michigan, United States
- Henry Mountains, Utah
- Interior Plateau
- Columbia Plateau, Oregon and Washington
- Fraser Plateau
- McGregor Plateau (British Columbia)
- Nechako Plateau, British Columbia
- Thompson Plateau
- Kuskokwim Mountains, Alaska
- Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma and Arkansas
- Laurentian Mountains, Quebec
- Little Rocky Mountains, Montana
- Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories and Yukon
- Metacomet Ridge Mountains, Connecticut and Massachusetts
- Interior Mountains, northern British Columbia
- Cassiar Mountains, British Columbia and Yukon
- Hazelton Mountains
- Nass Ranges
- Kispiox Range
- Bulkley Ranges, which include the:
- Bornite Range
- Howson Range, which includes the highest summit of the Kitimat Ranges, Howson Peak, 2759m (9052')
- O.K. Range
- Rocher Déboulé Range
- Telkwa Range
- Tahtsa Ranges, including the:
- Pattullo Range
- Omineca Mountains
- Wolverine Range
- Nulato Hills, Alaska
- Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon
- Ozark Mountains, Arkansas,Missouri,Oklahoma and Kansas
- Pacific Coast Ranges, Mexico to Alaska
- California Coast Ranges
- Diablo Range, Contra Costa County, California to Merced County, California
- Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon
- San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California to Riverside County, California
- Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California to Santa Cruz County, California
- Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey County, California and San Luis Obispo County, California
- Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, California
- Santa Susana Mountains, Los Angeles County, California
- Sierra Madre Mountains (California)
- Transverse Ranges, Santa Barbara County, California
- Cascade Range/Cascade Mountains, California to British Columbia
- North Cascades/Canadian Cascades, British Columbia and Washington
- Skagit Range, British Columbia and Washington
- Hozameen Range, British Columbia; Hozomeen Range in Washington
- Okanagan Range, British Columbia and Washington
- Picket Range, Washington
- Stuart Range, Washington
- Chelan Mountains, Washington
- Entiat Mountains, Washington
- Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon
- Wenatchee Mountains, Washington
- North Cascades/Canadian Cascades, British Columbia and Washington
- Coast Mountains, British Columbia and Alaska Panhandle
- Boundary Ranges
- Wrangell Mountains, southern Alaska
- Pacific Ranges
- Kitimat Ranges
- Insular Mountains, British Columbia
- Olympic Mountains, Washington
- Oregon Coast Range, Oregon
- Peninsular Ranges, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico to Riverside County, California
- Santa Ana Mountains (California, USA)
- San Jacinto Mountains (California, USA)
- Laguna Mountains (California, USA)
- Sierra Juarez (Baja California, Mexico)
- Sierra San Pedro Mártir (Baja California, Mexico)
- Sierra de la Giganta (Baja California, Mexico)
- Sierra de la Laguna (Baja California, Mexico)
- Saint Elias Mountains, southern Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia
- Alsek Ranges (BC, Alaska, Yukon)
- Brabazon Range, Alaska
- Fairweather Range, Alaska
- Granite Range, Alaska
- Kluane Ranges, Yukon
- Robinson Mountains, Alaska
- Sierra Nevada (U.S.), California
- California Coast Ranges
- Pelly Mountains, Yukon
- Rocky Mountains, western United States and Canada
- Absaroka Range, Montana and Wyoming
- Bear River Mountains, Utah and Idaho
- Beaverhead Mountains, Montana and Idaho
- Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
- Bitterroot Range, Montana and Idaho
- Boulder Mountains, Montana
- Boulder Mountains, Utah
- Bridger Mountains, Wyoming
- Bridger Range, Montana
- Cabinet Mountains, Montana
- Castle Mountains, Montana
- Coeur D'Alene Mountains, Montana and Idaho
- Crazy Mountains, Montana
- Elk Mountains, Colorado
- Elkhorn Mountains, Montana
- Gallatin Range, Montana
- Garnet Range, Montana
- Granite Mountains, Wyoming
- Green Mountains, Wyoming
- Gros Ventre Range, Wyoming
- Flathead Range, Montana
- Franklin Mountains,El Paso County, Texas
- Front Range of the Rockies, Colorado
- Kootenay Range, British Columbia
- La Salle Mountains, Utah
- Laramie Mountains, Wyoming
- Lemhi Range, Idaho
- Lewis Range, Montana
- Livingston Range, Montana
- John Long Mountains, Montana
- MacDonald Range, British Columbia
- Madison Range, Montana
- Manzano Mountains, New Mexico
- Mosquito Range, Colorado
- Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico
- Ortiz Mountains, New Mexico
- Owl Creek Mountains, Wyoming
- Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona
- Pryor Mountains, Montana
- Pioneer Mountains, Idaho
- Pioneer Mountains, Montana
- Rocky Mountain Foothills, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
- Salmon River Mountains, Idaho
- Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico
- Salish Mountains, Montana
- Salmon River Mountains, Idaho
- Salt River Range, Wyoming
- Sandia Mountains, New Mexico
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado and New Mexico
- San Juan Mountains, Colorado
- Sawatch Range, Colorado
- Sawtooth Range, Idaho
- Shoshone Range, Idaho
- Sir Winston Churchill Range, Alberta
- Snowy Range, Wyoming
- Swan Range, Montana
- Tenmile Range, Colorado
- Teton Range, Wyoming
- Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
- Uinta Mountains, Utah
- Wasatch Range, Utah
- Wind River Range, Wyoming
- Whitefish Range, Montana
- Wolf Mountains, Montana
- Wyoming Range, Wyoming
- San Francisco Peaks, Arizona
- Gila Mountains, Arizona
- Selwyn Mountains, Yukon
- Seward Peninsula, Alaska
- Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico
- Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
- Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico
- Eje Volcánico Transversal, Mexico
- Chichinautzin or Sierra del Ajusco, Mexico
- Superstition Mountains, Arizona
- Sutter Buttes, California
- Tuxtla Mountains, Mexico
- Uwharrie Mountains, North Carolina
- White Mountains (Arizona)
- White Mountains (Alaska)
- Belcher Mountains, Hudson Bay
[edit] Central America
- See also Category:Mountain ranges of Central America and the Caribbean and Category:Mountains of Central America
- Maya Mountains, Belize
- Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
- Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
- Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico
- Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico
- Cordillera Isabelia, Nicaragua and Honduras
- Cordillera Los Maribios, Nicaragua
- Sierra de Chinajá, Guatemala
- Sierra de Chuacús, Guatemala
- Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala
- Sierra del Lacandón, Guatemala and Mexico
- Sierra del Merendón, Guatemala and Honduras
- Cordillera Central (Costa Rica)
- Cerros de Escazú, Costa Rica
- Cordillera de Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica and Panama
- Cordillera de Tilarán, Costa Rica
[edit] South America
- Cordillera de los Andes (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina)
- Cordillera Central (Colombia)
- Cordillera Occidental (Colombia)
- Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Venezuela
- Cordillera Real (Ecuador)
- Cordillera Real (Bolivia)
- Cordillera Blanca, Peru
- Cordillera Negra
- Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
- Cordillera de la Costa, Chile
- Cordillera Domeyko
- Cordillera de Talinay
- Cordillera Negra (Chile)
- Cordillera del Paine, Chile
- Cordillera Sarmiento
- Cordillera Riesco
- Cordillera Darwin
- Dientes de Navarino
- Sierra de La Ventana, Argentina
- Baudó Mountains, Colombia
- Guiana Highlands, Venezuela
- Serranía de Macuira, Colombia
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta,Colombia
- Serrania de la Macarena, Colombia
- Serra dos Aimorés, Brazil
- Borborema Plateau, Brazil
- Chapada, Brazil
- Chapada do Araripe, Brazil
- Crystal Mountains (Brazil)
- Espinhaço Mountains, Brazil
- Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil
- Chapada das Mangabeiras, Brazil
- Mantiqueira Mountains, Brazil
- Serra do Mar, Brazil
- Serra Gaúcha, Brazil
- Serra dos Órgãos, Brazil
- Serra Geral, Brazil
- Serra de Ibiapaba, Brazil
- Serra do Tiracambu, Brazil
[edit] Africa
- Cederberg, South Africa
- Drakensberg, South Africa
- Magaliesberg, South Africa
- Swartberg, South Africa
- Outeniqua, South Africa
- Atlas Mountains, North Africa
- Kilimanjaro & Meru, Tanzania
- Mt. Kenya, Kenya
- Rwenzori, Uganda
- Simien, Ethiopia
- Piton des Neiges & Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island
[edit] Antarctica
- Transantarctic Mountains
- Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island
- Pensacola Mountains
- Imeon Range, Smith Island
[edit] Australia
[edit] Pacific
- Southern Alps, New Zealand
[edit] Ocean
- Mid-ocean ridge (the longest mountain range on Earth[1][2])
- Ninety East Ridge
- Emperor Seamounts
[edit] The Moon
By IAU convention, lunar mountain ranges are given Latin names.
- Montes Agricola
- Montes Alpes
- Montes Recti
- Montes Riphaeus
- Montes Rook
- Montes Secchi
- Montes Spitzbergen
- Montes Taurus
- Montes Teneriffe
[edit] Iapetus
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ocean Facts, National Ocean Service, http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/midoceanridge.html
- ^ Mid-ocean ridge, Science Daily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/m/mid-ocean_ridge.htm

