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A 1756 map of the Endless Mountains on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. An autumn view from Elk Mountain Ski Resort in the Endless Mountains. Several Native American bands settled the area in prehistoric times.
Mount Olympus (/ oʊ ˈ l ɪ m p ə s, ə ˈ l ɪ m-/, [5] Greek: Όλυμπος, romanized: Ólympos, IPA: [ˈoli(m)bos]) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. [6]
USGS Map Coordinates Detail Mount Olympus: 2,897 m (9,505 ft) Alberta: Alberta: Canada 52.48330°N 117.9097°W Located in Jasper National Park: Mount Olympus: California: San Diego: United States Mount Olympus Mount Olympus: 169 m (553 ft) California: San Francisco: United States Bethel Mount Olympus: Colorado: Larimer: United States Sugar ...
The Pennsylvania Dutch region in south-central Pennsylvania is a favorite for sightseers. The Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Amish, Mennonites, and at least 15 other sects are common in the rural areas around the cities of Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg with smaller populations extending northeast to the Lehigh Valley and up to the Susquehanna Valley.
Mount Olympus, at 7,980 feet (2,430 m), is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Located on the Olympic Peninsula , it is also a central feature of Olympic National Park .
South Mountain Range (Maryland−Pennsylvania) (37 P) Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Pennsylvania" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Known as the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania", a deep gorge carved by glacial meltwater. The maximum depth of the canyon is 1,450 feet (442 m) at Waterville, near the southern end. At Leonard Harrison and Colton Point State Parks, the depth is more than 800 feet and from rim to rim is approximately 4,000 feet (1200 m). Protects 160,000 acres ...
According to a number of early 17th century maps, the Messawomeake or "Mincquas" (Dutch) occupied the northern Allegheny Mountains. The "Shatteras" (an ancient Tutelo) occupied the Ouasioto Mountains and the earliest term Canaraguy (Kanawhans otherwise Canawest [15]) on the 1671 French map occupied the southerly Alleghenies. They were ...