Mountain Ranges

This mountain range's highest peak, Slide Mountain, rises to 4,180 feet and was a subject of John Burroughs' naturalist writings in the late 19th century. The resort communities nestled within this range were once so densely populated by Jewish vacationers that the area earned the nicknames 'Borscht Belt' and 'Jewish Alps.' Together with the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, this range forms the eastern escarpment of the Allegheny Plateau. Situated in Southern New York, it stretches between the Delaware River to the west and the Hudson River to the east. s, name this mountain range immortalized by Washington Irving's tale of Rip Van Winkle.

Hint: Think Rip Van Winkle's long nap — he slept in the Catskills, nestled between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers in Southern New York.

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This mountain's highest point is known as Low's Peak, named after a British official who ascended it with a Dusun guide. This peak, Asia's highest mountain island, is located in the Crocker Range of Sabah, and contains the massive rafflesia flower as well as orangutans on its slopes. For the points, name this highest peak of Malaysia and Borneo.

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This mountain range's northern extension is part of the archipelagic [[ARC-uh-puh- ladge-ick]] region of Novaya Zemlya [[no-VYE-uh ZEM-lee-uh]]. The Romanovs were executed on this mountain range's foothills in Yekaterinburg [[EE-kat-uh-ren-burg]], and this range is considered the boundary between Europe and Asia. For the point, name these mountains that stretch from Kazakhstan to the Arctic Ocean.

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Neolithic sites of the Dalma people, filled with early ceramics, were discovered within this mountain range. The Akkadian underworld of Ersetu is supposedly located in a dark cavern beneath these mountains, which also cradle the historic region of Luristan. The Al-Hajar Mountains of the Arabian Peninsula are considered a geological continuation of this range. Its highest peak is Mount Dena, and it terminates dramatically at the Strait of Hormuz. , name this mountain range spanning Iran, Turkey, and Iraq.

Hint: Think Z for the zigzag spine of Iran that zips down to the Strait of Hormuz.

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Riobamba is the capital of a province named for this mountain, where merchants called Hieleros sell harvested ice. This mountain was believed to be Earth's highest in the 1700s, and this mountain provides meltwater to Bolívar Province. This mountain is the highest in the Americas situated north of Peru, and, on clear days, this mountain can be seen as far away as Guayaquil. For the points, name this furthest mountain from the center of the Earth, a peak located in Ecuador.

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