mountain range

noun

1. a series of more or less connected mountains ranged in a line.
2. a series of mountains, or of more or less parallel lines of mountains, closely related, as in origin.
3. an area in which the greater part of the land surface is in considerable degree of slope, upland summits are small or narrow, and there are great differences in elevations within the area (commonly over 2,000 feet, or 610 meters).

mountain range

noun

1. a series of adjoining mountains or of lines of mountains of similar origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain range¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

It’s tucked away in the high desert just north of Lone Pine, on the back side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

From Los Angeles Times

The bear was spotted near the mountain range’s northeastern corner.

From Los Angeles Times

Surrounded on all sides by a continuous oppressive chorus of cicadas and the mountain ranges making up the Altar Valley, you quickly lose any sense of direction.

From Salon

In the Sierra Nevada mountain range, roughly 3 inches of fresh powder could fall in elevations above 8,000 feet from Fresno County to Yosemite through Monday night.

From Los Angeles Times

You may think of Venice as a flat neighborhood of beach promenades and walkable, shop-lined boulevards, but that’s not taking into account the sidewalk mountain ranges scattered about the area.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• sierra