mountain range

NOUN

mountain system

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sierra

WEAK

Alps Andes Himalayas Rockies Rocky Mountains chain cordillera cordilleran belt fold belt massif mountain chain range

Example Sentences

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And when my thoughts go idle, they drift to new happy memories that I’ve made all myself: A rainbow over a mountain range after a terrifying hail storm in Texas.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

From around $320 per person, Wild Andalucia offers guided lynx safaris in the Sierra Morena mountain range, in the neighboring region of Andalusia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple - located on a mountain range - attracts thousands of disciples from China and elsewhere every year.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Over time, they will look like the jagged profile of a mountain range.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The mine complex is a smoldering black mountain range behind her.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr