what are the major mountain ranges in the us?
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The three major mountain ranges in the United States are the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Teton Range, segment of the Middle Rocky Mountains in the western United States, extending southward for 40 miles (64 km) across northwestern Wyoming, from the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park to Teton Pass, just west of Jackson. Some foothills reach into southeastern Idaho.
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['Cascade Range.', 'North Cascades.', 'Chelan Mountains.', 'Chiwaukum Mountains.', 'Chuckanut Mountains.', 'Columbia Mountains.']
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Blue Ridge, also called Blue Ridge Mountains, segment of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States. The mountains extend southwestward for 615 miles (990 km) from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, through parts of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, to Mount Oglethorpe, Georgia.
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['Mount Whitney. As the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states (the continental US states), climbing Mount Whitney is quite the achievement. ... ', 'Mount Baker. ... ', 'Mount Shasta. ... ', 'Mount Rainier. ... ', 'Forbidden Peak. ... ', 'Mount Shuksan. ... ', 'Mount Superior.']
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['Himalayas. The Himalayas stretch 1,491 miles through much of central Asia. ... ', 'Andes. ... ', 'Machu Picchu located high in the Andes. ... ', 'Alps. ... ', 'Rockies. ... ', 'Sierra Nevada. ... ', 'Appalachian. ... ', 'Ural.']
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['Fold Mountains (Folded Mountains)', 'Fault-block Mountains (Block Mountains)', 'Dome Mountains.', 'Volcanic Mountains.', 'Plateau Mountains.']
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Cordillera. The Cordillera is a complex region with three distinct mountain ranges: the Rocky Mountains in the east, the Coast Range (California Borderland) and Klamath Mountains on the west coast, and the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountain ranges just inland from the west coast.
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Pacific Ranges. The Pacific Ranges are another grab-bag super-range that contains the north-south trending ranges on the western rim of North America. Included are the major chains of the Coast Mountains, the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, and the mountains of Baja California.
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['Appalachian Mountains.', 'The Berkshires.', 'Hoosac Range.', 'Taconic Mountains.', 'Metacomet Ridge.', 'Wapack Range.']
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New York's Catskill Mountains are in central Appalachia, as are the beginnings of the Blue Ridge range in southern Pennsylvania and the Allegheny Mountains, which rise in southwestern New York and cover parts of western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and eastern Ohio before merging into the third, or southern, region.
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The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California.
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The Andes Mountain Range stretches the entire western coast of South America winding its way through seven different countries; Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. The range is made up of several smaller transverse and parallel ranges with many active volcanoes.
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The Sierra Nevada Mountain Range runs north-to-south along the west coast of the United States mostly in the state of California and some in the state of Nevada.
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The Andes Mountains are the longest mountain range in the world. They stretch 4,500 miles (7,200 km) from north to south, along the west coast of the continent.
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There are three major mountain ranges in New York: the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and part of the Appalachian Mountains.
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There are two major mountain ranges in North America: the Rocky Mountains in the west and the Appalachian Mountains in the east.