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Guadarrama, Sierra de
(Encyclopedia)Guadarrama, Sierra de syārˈrä ᵺā gwäᵺäräˈmä [key], mountain range rising from the plateau of central Spain, N of Madrid, and extending c.120 mi (190 km) between the Tagus and Douro rivers...Guebwiller, Ballon de
(Encyclopedia)Guebwiller, Ballon de: see Vosges, mountains. ...hidalgo, in Spanish nobility
(Encyclopedia)hidalgo hēdälˈgō [key] [contraction of Span. hijo de algo=son of something], term designating the lowest degree of Spanish nobility, a rank above the ordinary gentry but below the great lords. The...Dumas, Alexandre (Dumas père), 1802–70, French novelist and dramatist
(Encyclopedia)Dumas, Alexandre pĕr [key], 1802–70, French novelist and dramatist. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, was a general in the Revolution. Dumas delighted many generations of readers with his highly ...Ayolas, Juan de
(Encyclopedia)Ayolas, Juan de hwän dā äyōˈläs [key], d. 1537?, Spanish conquistador, explorer of the Río de la Plata country. He accompanied Pedro de Mendoza on his expedition of 1535–36. Sent to look for ...Medicine Bow Mountains
(Encyclopedia)Medicine Bow Mountains, outlying eastern range of the Rocky Mts., SE Wyo. and N Colo. It extends from Medicine Bow town, Wyo., NW of Laramie, southward c.100 mi (160 km) to Cameron Pass, Colo. Peaks i...Great Smoky Mountains
(Encyclopedia)Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian system, on the N.C.–Tenn. border; highest range E of the Mississippi and one of the oldest uplands on earth. The mountains are named for the smokelike ...Saint Elias Mountains
(Encyclopedia)Saint Elias Mountains, section of the Coast Ranges, SW Yukon, Canada, and SE Alaska, rising to 19,551 ft (5,959 m) at Mt. Logan, Canada's highest peak. Kluane National Park is there. ...San Gabriel Mountains
(Encyclopedia)San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. Mt. San Antonio, also known as Mt. Baldy (10,080 ft/3,072 m), is the highest peak of the ran...San Bernardino Mountains
(Encyclopedia)San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (10,630 ft/3,240 m...Browse by Subject
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