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Mount Cook, Wellington Mt Cook is a suburb of Wellington located on the southern fringe of the central city alongside Te Aro. The population of Mt Cook at the 2001 census was 3600 and is growing due to its proximity to educational facilities and the central city.
Mount Crescent Mount Crescent is a mountain located in the Crescent Range of the White Mountains in Randolph, New Hampshire. It is 3,251 ft (991 m) high, and its summit is the second highest mountain summit in Randolph, after Black Crescent Mountain (3,264 feet, 995 m).
Mount Dalrymple, Queensland Mount Dalrymple is the highest peak in the Central Queensland section of the Great Dividing Range with an elevation of 1259 metres. It is amongst the higher peaks in the Australian state of Queensland and located 858 km northwest of Brisbane, and 30 km west of Mackay.
Mount Davidson, San Francisco, California Mount Davidson is the highest natural point in San Francisco, California, with an elevation of 925 feet. It is located near the geographical center of the city, south of Twin Peaks and Portola Boulevard and to the west of Diamond Heights and Glen Park.
Mount Deakin Mount Deakin () is a prominent mountain in Antarctica, rising to 2,810 m, at the east side of Beardmore Glacier, just north of the mouth of Osicki Glacier. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named by Shackleton for Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia, who had supported the expedition.
Mount Dennis Mount Dennis is a neighbourhood located in the former city of York, now officially part of the 'megacity' of Toronto. The neighbourhood is bordered by the intersection of Jane and Weston Roads to the North, and Black Creek to the East and South, as the creek curves parallel to Alliance Ave.
Mount Diablo Unified School District The Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) is a public school district in Contra Costa County, California. It currently operates 32 elementary schools, 10 middle schools and six high schools, with 13 alternative school programs and an adult education program.
Mount Didgori Mount Didgori, 1647 m, is situated some 40 km west of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi in the eastern part of the Trialeti Range, which is part of the Lesser Caucasus. It was a site of the celebrated victory won by the Georgian king David IV over the Seljuk armies on August 12 1121.
Mount Doongal Mount Doongal is a peak in Queensland state forest north of Maryborough Queensland, Australia. The mountain, although not particularly high, is said to offer views to Fraser Island off the southern Queensland coast and north to the town of Childers.
Mount Douglas (Antarctica) Mount Douglas () is a striking pyramidal peak, 1,750 m, near the head of Fry Glacier, on the divide between the Fry and Mawson Glaciers. The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58) established a survey station on its summit in December 1957.
Mount Dragon Mount Dragon is a 1996 techno-thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The action primarily follows Guy Carson and Susana Cabeza de Vaca, two researchers employed by the corporation GeneDyne and stationed at the Mount Dragon facility in New Mexico.
Mount Ebal Mount Ebal is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the West Bank city of Nablus (Biblical Shechem), and forms the northern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the southern side being formed by Mount GerizimPhotograph of the southern face of the mountain. The mountain is one of the highest peaks in the West Bank, as well as being higher than most mountain peaks in Israel, and rises to 3077 feet (900 meters) above sea level, some 228 feet (19 meters) higher than Mount GezirimMatthew Sturgis, It aint necessarily so, ISBN 0-7472-4510-X.
Mount Ecclesia Mount Ecclesia is a picturesque spot of nature grounds in Oceanside, California (southern California) and the location of the international headquarters of a fraternal and service organization called The Rosicrucian Fellowship. It is also the location of its spiritual healing temple, called "The Ecclesia", situated upon the promontory of a high mesa.
Mount Edgecumbe/Putauaki Mount Edgecumbe or PĹ«tauaki is an extinct volcanic cone in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand 50 km east of Rotorua and three km east of Kawerau. It was named by Captain James Cook in October 1769 after Sergeant Edgecombe who was the sergeant of marines on his vessel, the Endeavour.
Mount Edward Mount Edward () is a prominent rock mountain (1,635 m) located centrally along the south margin of the Sweeney Mountains, in eastern Ellsworth Land. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, under Ronne, who named this summit for Cdr.
Mount Emblem Cemetery Mount Emblem Cemetery is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and County Line Road in Elmhurst, Illinois. Despite noise from air traffic to O'Hare International and automobiles on I-294, the peaceful surroundings and carefully-planned landscaping work to help visitors enjoy the tranquility of the 160-acre cemetery.
Mount Errigal Errigal Mountain or Errigal (An Earagail/tEargail in Irish) situated in Donegal, is the tallest peak of the Derryveagh Mountains in the Northwest of Ireland with a height of 751 metres (2,466 feet). Errigal is also the most southern, steepest and highest of the mountain chain, called the 'Seven Sisters' by locals (Muckish, Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More, Mackoght (also known as 'little Errigal') and Errigal.
Mount Evans Scenic Byway The Mount Evans Scenic Byway begins at the junction of Interstate 70 and Colorado State Highway 103 near Idaho Springs, Colorado and continues on Colorado State Highway 5 through the Mount Evans Wilderness Area where it ends near the summit of Mount Evans. The byway is 28 miles in length and gains over 7,000 feet of altitude.
Mount Faber Mount Faber, formerly known as Telok Blangah Hill, is a hill about 106 metres in height in Singapore, located near the Bukit Merah planning area in the Central Region. It overlooks the Telok Blangah area, and the western parts of the Central Area.
Mount Fromme Mount Fromme is a mountain on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia, and is what many would consider the mecca of mountain biking. Looking towards the North of the Burrard Inlet three mountains are clearly visible (Grouse Mountain, Mount Seymour, and Mt.
Mount Fuji Jazz Festival Mount Fuji Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held in summer, August at Lake Yamanaka area, yamanashi prefecture, Japan. The three-day festival features musicians from Japan and some countries performing on different stages.
Mount Gerizim Mount Gerizim (Samaritan Hebrew Ar-garízim, Arabic جبل جرزيم Jabal Jarizīm, Tiberian Hebrew הַר גְּרִזִּים Har Gərizzîm, Standard Hebrew הַר גְּרִיזִּים Har Gərizzim) is one of the two mountains in the immediate vicinity of the West Bank city of Nablus (Biblical Shechem), and forms the southern side of the valley in which Nablus is situated, the northern side being formed by Mount Ebal. The mountain is one of the highest peaks in the West Bank, as well as being higher than most mountain peaks in Israel, and rises to 2849 feet (881 meters) above sea level, some 228 feet (19 meters) shorter than Mount EbalMatthew Sturgis, It aint necessarily so, ISBN 0-7472-4510-X.
Mount Giles Mount Giles is one of the highest mountains in the Northern Territory, Australia, at 1389 metres AHD. It lies along the MacDonnell Ranges, dominating Ormiston Pound, in the West MacDonnell National Park, approximately 80 kilometres west of Alice Springs.
Mount Grace Priory Mount Grace Priory is the best preserved and most accessible of the ten Carthusian charterhouses in England. Founded in 1398, it was the last monastery established in Yorkshire before the Reformation, and an expression of the fashion for piety and strict living of the time.
Mount Grace School Mount Grace GM School is a business and enterprise school situated in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. Mount Grace is a mixed comprehensive school occupying 17 acres of beautiful grounds set imaginatively into a picturesque park landscape with magnificent trees.
Mount Greenwood, Chicago Mount Greenwood is a predominantly Irish-Catholic neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago. It neighbors the Chicago neighborhoods of Beverly and Morgan Park to the east, the suburb of Evergreen Park to the north, the suburb of Oak Lawn to the west, and the suburbs of Merrionette Park and Alsip to the south.
Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway The Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway was a gauge narrow gauge tourist railroad in the state of Pennsylvania that operated between 1889 and 1916. It was built by the Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad, who earlier had established a station and picnic ground at Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania.
Mount Gushmore Mount Gushmore is an artificial hill in Disney's Blizzard Beach Waterpark. The mountain formerly included a rock climbing wall attraction; this has, however, been non-operational for a number of years, due to safety and staffing considerations.
Mount Haguro is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa in the ancient province of Dewa (modern-day Yamagata prefecture). As the lowest of the three mountains, standing at 414m, it is the only one that is accessible throughout the year.
Mount Hallgren Mount Hallgren () is a mountain, largely ice-covered, with a steep, rocky northern face, situated 27 miles southwest of Neumayer Cliffs in the Kirwan Escarpment, Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named for Stig E.
Mount Hazor Mount Hazor (in Hebrew: Ramat Hazor) is an irregularally shaped plateau, marking the geographical boundary between Samaria to its north and Judea to its south. Its peak, called Baal-hazor in Hebrew and Tell Asur in Arabic reaches aprox.
Mount Heng (Hunan) Mount Heng, known in Chinese as Nan Yue Heng Shan (Simplified Chinese: 衡山 Balancing Mountain, is one of the Five Sacred Mountains of China. Heng Shan is a mountain range 150 km long with 72 peaks and it is located in Hunan Province at 27.
Mount Henry Peninsula Mount Henry Peninsula () is a land feature and reserve located 11 km south of Perth, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Canning River near the Mount Henry Bridge at Salter Point, Western Australia. It covers 11.
Mount Hermon Mount Hermon (; , Har Hermon; , Jabal el-Shaiykh, Djabl a-Shekh, "mountain of the chief" and "snowy mountain") is a mountain in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its highest point is 2,814 m (9,230 feet) above sea level.
Mount Hermon School Darjeeling Mount Hermon School (MHS) is a Christian, co-educational, primary through high school founded in 1895. It started out in Queenshill on the edge of Darjeeling, India as a girls school (with a small department for junior boys) but was changed in 1926 to include boys all the way through high school making it a co-educational school.
Mount Hikurangi There are two prominent mountains in New Zealand called Mount Hikurangi. The better known (and taller) peak is that in the Gisborne region, but another peak of note with this name is located in Northland Region.
Mount Hikurangi, Northland Although not as prominent as its eastern namesake, Northland's Mount Hikurangi is also of note. At 625 metres, this peak overlooks central Northland and is a prominent peak on the skyline at the Bay of Islands, the site of the first permanent European settlement in New Zealand.
Mount Holly Cemetery Mount Holly Cemetery is the original cemetery in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas and is the resting place for numerous Arkansans of note. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been nicknamed "The Westminster Abbey of Arkansas".
Mount Holly Township Public Schools The Mount Holly Township Public schhols are a comprehensive community public school district, that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Holly Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
Mount Holyoke Mount Holyoke (elevation 940'/286m) is the western-most peak of the Mount Holyoke Range State Park located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts and is the namesake of nearby Mount Holyoke College.
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum (1876- ) in South Hadley, Massachusetts is located on the Mount Holyoke College campus and is a member of Museums10. It is one of the oldest "teaching museums" in the country, "dedicated to providing firsthand experience with works of significant aesthetic and cultural value" The works in the Museum's collection can be searched on the database maintained by the Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield].
Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden The Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA, encompasses the Mount Holyoke College campus, an arboretum, numerous gardens, and the Talcott Greenhouse. It was first designated a botanical garden in 1878.
Mount Hood Corridor The Mount Hood Corridor is a part of Oregon between Sandy and Government Camp. It is named after Mount Hood and has served travelers going in both directions since the days of Native Americans and Oregon Trail migrants.
Mount Hood National Forest The Mount Hood National Forest is located 20 miles (32 km) east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than 60 miles (97 km) of forested mountains, lakes and streams to the Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mount Jefferson.
Mount Hood Railroad The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage railway and working railroad originating in Hood River, Oregon, 60 miles east of Portland, Oregon. A majority of the railroad's revenue is generated from passenger excursions although a few small freight shippers remain which generate a few carloads of traffic per week.
Mount Hood Skibowl Mount Hood Skibowl is a recreation area on Mount Hood located near Government Camp, Oregon. It is the largest night ski area in the United States, and the total skiable area encompasses an area of 960 acres (about two thirds of this is lit).
Mount Hope Bridge The Mount Hope Bridge is a two-lane suspension bridge spanning the Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island, at one of the narrowest gaps in Narragansett Bay. The bridge connects the Rhode Island towns of Portsmouth and Bristol, and is part of Route 114.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, founded in 1838, is the United States' first municipal Victorian cemetery. Situated on 196 acres (793,000 m²) of land adjacent to the University of Rochester on Mount Hope Avenue, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 350,000 people.
Mount Hope, San Diego, California Mount Hope is an ethnically diverse neighborhood of the City of San Diego. Located in the south eastern portion of the city, Mount Hope is named after the large City of San Diego municipal cemetery that encompasses approximately 115 acres of the community.
Mount Hotham Ski Resort Mount Hotham is a ski resort in Victoria, Australia. The mountain is Located approximately 357 kilometres north east of Melbourne, 746 kilometres from Sydney, and 997 kilometres from Adelaide by road, Mount Hotham's summit rises to an altitude of 1,861 metres above sea level, while Mount Hotham village stands tall at a height of 1,750 metres AHD.
Mount Huckle Mount Huckle () is a mainly ice-covered mountain, 2,500 m, near the north end of Douglas Range in east Alexander Island. It rises 11 km (7 mi) south-southeast of Mount Spivey on the west side of Toynbee Glacier and is 14 km (9 mi) inland from George VI Sound.
Mount Hunter (Antarctica) Mount Hunter () is a mountain, 1,410 m, standing 6 km (4 mi) west-southwest of Duclaux Point on Pasteur Peninsula, Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named.
Mount Hutt, New Zealand Mount Hutt rises to the west of the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand, above the braided upper reaches of the Rakaia River, and 80 kilometres southwest of Christchurch. Its summit is 2190 metres above sea level.
Mount Hutton, New South Wales Mount Hutton is a small suburb west of Charlestown, New South Wales that belongs to the city of Lake Macquarie in Australia. There has been series of construction of commission homes, these homes are owned by the government, which eventually they sell to the tenant for a reasonable price.
Mount Huxley (Antartica) Mount Huxley () is a mountain in Antarctica. It is 1,155 meters high and situated between the lower Condit Glacier and Descent Glacier, marginal to Ferrar Glacier, at the north end of Royal Society Range, Victoria Land.
Mount Hypipamee Crater The Mount Hypipamee Crater, also known as The Crater is a huge diatreme, or volcanic crater located south-east of Herberton on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is 61 metres in diameter and 82 metres deep.
Mount Cheeseman Mount Cheeseman is a club snowfield in New Zealand's South Island, near the town of Springfield, about an hour and a half from Christchurch. Situated in a south-east-facing basin, it features two T-bar lifts and one learner tow.
Mount Chyuvash Mount Chyuvash was the site of a month long siege by Muscovite Cossacks of the army of the Khan of Siberia during October 1582. There were four separate Cossack attempts to storm the fort with the fourth being successful on October 23rd displacing the Khan's massed army of Siberian Tatar troops together with Khanty, Mansi and Nogay Horde tribesmen.
Mount Ida Two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida in Greek mythology, equally named "Mount of the Goddess." Both sites associated with the Mother Goddess in the deepest layers of pre-Greek myth, are the mountains associated with the Goddess, De (as in the "goddess-mother," De + meter), in an older form Da, "a female deity whose succor and assistance were evoked in archaic formulas by use of this syllable" (Karl Kerenyi, Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter p.
Mount Ida (Turkey) Mount Ida (Turkish: Kaz DaÄźi) is a mountain in northwestern Turkey, southeast of the ruins of Troy. In ancient times, the mountain was dedicated to the worship of Cybele, who therefore was sometimes given the epithet Idae Mater.
Mount Ida College Mount Ida College is a four-year liberal arts college in Newton, Massachusetts. It is located eight miles (13km) from downtown Boston, and the campus is readily accessible the Boston area via campus shuttle to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (the "T").
Mount Ipf Mount Ipf is a hill fort near Bopfingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany. There is evidence of occupation from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age to the early Celtic La Tene period, a span of almost a thousand years (1200 BC - 300 BC).
Mount Isa City Council Mount Isa City Council is a Local Government Area in north west Queensland, Australia. The City area covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west.
Mount Ishizuchi Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山 Ishizuchi-san, 1982m), located in Ehime prefecture, is the tallest mountain on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The name means "Stone Hammer," and it is one of Japan's 7 Holy Mountains.
Mount Jagungal Mt Jagungal is a mountain within the Jagungal Wilderness Area of the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia. At 2061 metres AHD, Mt Jagungal surpasses any elevation except for peaks in the Main Range near Mount Kosciuszko.
Mount Jefferson (Idaho) Mount Jefferson is a mountain located on the Continental Divide between Fremont County of northeastern Idaho and Beaverhead County of southwestern Montana. Mount Jefferson is the highest point of the Centennial Mountains, whose crest runs along the Continental Divide.
Mount Jerai Mount Jerai (Malay: Gunung Jerai;) or formerly Kedah Peak is the highest mountain in the Malaysian state of Kedah with the height of 1,217 m (3,993 ft). Within Kedah itself, the mountain stands at the border of Kuala Kedah and Yan districts.
Mount John Oliver Mount John Oliver is a 3123 m (10246 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located on the divide between the Kiwa and Tete Creeks and is covered by a glacier.
Mount Joy (Amtrak station) Mount Joy Station is an Amtrak rail station located about 13 miles northwest of Lancaster, Pennsylvania at East Henry Street and North Market Street in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains.
Mount Judi Mount Judi, (جودي) according to the Qur'an, is the resting place of the Ark built by the Prophet Nuh (Noah) at God's command. Mount Judi is traditionally believed to be situated to the north-east of the Jazirat of Ibn 'Umar in south-east of Turkey close to Iraqi and Syrian border.
Mount Juktas A mountain in North Central Crete, Mount Juktas (also spelled Iuktas, Iouktas, and a variety of others due to irregular transliteration from Greek) was an important religious site for the Minoan Civilization. Located only a few kilometers from the palaces of Knossos and Fourni and the "megaron" at Vathypetro, Mount Juktas was the site of an important peak sanctuary in the Minoan world.
Mount Kaukau Mount Kaukau is in Wellington, New Zealand on the western side of Wellington harbour near Johnsonville and Khandallah. The summit is 445 metres above sea level and is the most visible high point in the Wellington landscape further accentuated by Wellington's main television transmitter tower the BCL TV transmitter mast.
Mount Kelsey Mount Kelsey is a mountain located in the western portion of Millsfield, New Hampshire. The western slopes of the mountain are contained within Erving's Location, New Hampshire, the town that (according to the Census) has a population of 1, although that fact is disputed.
Mount Kembla Mount Kembla (IPA: ) is a mountain in New South Wales, Australia, as well a suburb of the City of Wollongong, which gets its name from the mountain. Kembla is an Aboriginal word meaning "plenty of game".
Mount Kenya National Park Mount Kenya National Park (), established in 1949, protects the region surrounding Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa. 1,300 km² of the park is a forest reserve with 715 km² above the 3000m (10,500ft) tree line.
Mount Kirkpatrick Formation The Mount Kirkpatrick Formation is the only major dinosaur-bearing rock formation yet found on the continent of Antarctica. However, only a handful of prehistoric specimens have been found in the formation, and large portions of it are yet to be excavated.
Mount Kliment Ohridski Mount Kliment Ohridski (Vrah Kliment Ohridski 'vr&h 'kli-ment 'o-hrid-ski) is the highest ridge (1500m) in the Sofia University Mountains on Alexander Island. The feature extends 7 km in NW-SE direction with partly ice-free southern slopes.
Mount Kyllini Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene (Greek: Κυλλήνη, Kyllíni; sometimes in modern times Ζήρια, Zíria), is a mountain on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece. It rises to 2374 m (7789 ft) above sea level, making it the second-highest on the peninsula.
Mount Laguna Observatory The Mount Laguna Observatory or MLO is an astronomical observatory operated by the Astronomy Department of San Diego State University (SDSU). It is located approximately forty five miles east of downtown San Diego on the eastern edge of the Cleveland National Forest, and is named after the Laguna Mountains.
Mount Larcom (Queensland) Mount Larcom () is the name of both a mountain and township in the state of Queensland, Australia. The township is at the junction of the Bruce Highway and Port Curtis Way approximately 70 km south of the city of Rockhampton.
Mount Laurel Decision The Mount Laurel Decision is a controversial judicial interpretation of the New Jersey State Constitution. The doctrine requires that municipalities use their zoning powers in an affirmative manner to provide a realistic opportunity for the production of housing affordable to low and moderate income households.
Mount Lawley, Western Australia Mount Lawley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The majority of the suburb lies in the Local Government Area of the City of Stirling and small portions lie in the Town of Vincent and the City of Bayswater.
Mount Lebanon Percussion Mount Lebanon Percussion is a high school percussion program from Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. With six concert ensembles, four specialty ensembles and a marching percussion section, the program has been recognized as one of the premier percussion groups in the nation.
Mount Lechner Mount Lechner () is a prominent mountain, 2,030 m, surmounting the southwest end of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.
Mount Lester Pearson Mount Lester Pearson is a 3086 m (10125 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located south of the head of the McLennan River and 21 kilometres west of Valemount, British Columbia.
Mount LeSchack Mount LeSchack () is a distinctive flat-topped mountain, 2,265 m, standing on the north side of Perkins Canyon in the Wisconsin Range, Horlick Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.
Mount Lindesay Highway The Mount Lindesay Highway is a highway in Queensland which has been given the national route number 13. It runs from Brisbane, where it leaves Ipswich Road in the suburb of Moorooka (as Beaudesert Road to the Logan Motorway), to the New South Wales border where it becomes the Summerland Way heading south to Kyogle.
Mount Lofty Mount Lofty (, elevation 727 metres AHD) is the highest point in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide in South Australia. It was first climbed by a European when explorer Collet Barker climbed it in April 1831, almost seven years before Adelaide was settled.
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden First opened in 1977, the crescent-shaped Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is situated on 97 hectares on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia. The cooler, wetter location suits plants from temperate climates which are difficult to grow on the Adelaide Plains.
Mount Lofty Fire Tower Mount Lofty Fire Tower sits on top of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills just to the east of the city of Adelaide. The 34m high tower has a commanding view over a huge area of the rural areas surrounding Adelaide, and on a clear day the view can extend to as far as Kangaroo Island to the west, Monarto to the east, the Fleurieu Peninsula to the south, and the grassy plains beyond Two Wells to the north.
Mount Lofty railway station, Adelaide Mount Lofty railway station is a railway station in South Australia, on the former Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line which is located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Stirling. It is located 31 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station.
Mount Lofty Ranges The Mount Lofty Ranges are the range of mountains to the east of Adelaide in South Australia, stretching from the southernmost point of the Fleurieu Peninsula at Cape Jervis northwards for over 300 kilometres before petering out north of Peterborough. In the vicinity of Adelaide, they separate the Adelaide Plains from the extensive plains that surround the Murray River and stretch eastwards to Victoria.
Mount Louis Saint Laurent Mount Louis Saint Laurent is a 3045 m (9990 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is to the west of the David Glacier and overlooks the Raush River.
Mount Luofu Mount Luofu (; Yale Cantonese: lo4 fau4 saan1) is a sacred mountain in China—though not one of the Sacred Mountains of China—situated on the north bank of the Dongjiang in the northwest of Bóluó (博羅) County in the prefecture of Huizhou in Guangdong Province that covers 250 kilometers.
Mount Lushan Mount Lushan (; also known as Mount Lu) is a mountain in the People's Republic of China, situated south of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, near Lake Poyang. Its highest point is the Dahanyang Peak (1.
Mount Lycabettus Mount Lycabettus (In Greek: Lykavittos, Λυκαβηττός) is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens, Greece. At 277 meters above sea level, the hill (also known as Lycabettos or Lykabettos) is the highest point in the city that surrounds it.
Mount Macdonald Mount Macdonald (summit 2883 m, ) is a mountain peak located in the Selkirk mountains of British Columbia, Canada, immediately to the east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. It is notable as the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Connaught and Mount Macdonald Tunnels.
Mount Macdonald Tunnel The Mount Macdonald Tunnel, located in the vicinity of Rogers Pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, is a railway tunnel constructed through Mount Macdonald by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Mount Macdonald tunnel supplements the nearby Connaught Tunnel that the CPR opened in 1911.
Mount Macedon, Victoria Mount Macedon is a small town located 60 kilometres northwest of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. It is situated on the side of the mountain of the same name which rises to 1001 metres above sea level.
Mount Mackenzie King Mount Mackenzie King is a 3234 m (10610 ft) peak located at co-ordinates in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain separates the Laurier Glacier to the north from the David Glacier to the south.

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