intermontane

[ in-ter-mon-teyn ]

adjective

1. located between mountains or mountain ranges:

   an intermontane lake.

intermontane

/ ˌɪntəmɒnˈteɪn /

adjective

1. occurring or situated between mountain ranges

   an intermontane basin

Word History and Origins

Origin of intermontane¹

1800–10, Americanism; < Latin inter- inter- + montānus, equivalent to mont- (stem of mōns ) mount ² + -ānus -ane

Example Sentences

The combined company "might be able to negotiate better pricing for themselves based on the sheer volume of the work they'll create," said Robert Webster, CEO of oil, gas and carbon storage advisory Intermontane Oil LLC.

From Reuters

In southern British Columbia and northern Washington this shrew in the mountains is large and in the intermontane valleys is small.

From Project Gutenberg

Concurrently the major storm tracks of the west probably were shifted southward; in any event much of the now arid intermontane west was much better watered than it is today.

From Project Gutenberg

A boreal tree squirrel, such as Tamiasciurus, could hardly be suspected of crossing a treeless, intermontane desert valley, miles wide.

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Desiccation of the intermontane parts of New Mexico, Arizona, and Chihuahua, left "marooned" populations of Sorex vagrans on suitable mountain ranges.

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