mountain climbing
mountaineering | the activity of climbing a mountain |
| Kennesaw Mountain | battle of the American Civil War (), Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston |
Rocky Mountain jay
Perisoreus canadensis capitalis | a Canada jay with a white head, widely distributed from Montana to Arizona |
pigeon hawk
merlin
Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
mountain skink
Eumeces callicephalus | frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico |
mountain devil
spiny lizard Moloch horridus | desert lizard that feeds on ants |
black rat snake
blacksnake pilot blacksnake
mountain blacksnake
Elaphe obsoleta | large harmless shiny black North American snake |
mountain quail
mountain partridge
Oreortyx picta palmeri | California partridge, slightly larger than the California quail |
| pigeon | wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs |
pouter pigeon
pouter | one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out |
rock dove
rock pigeon
Columba livia | pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended |
band-tailed pigeon
band-tail pigeon
bandtail
Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
wood pigeon
ringdove cushat
Columba palumbus | Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck |
| domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
roller tumbler
tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
homing pigeon
homer | pigeon trained to return home |
| carrier pigeon | a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
passenger pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius | gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct |
pigeon guillemot
Cepphus columba | northern Pacific guillemot |
| Greater Swiss Mountain dog | the largest of the four Swiss breeds |
| Bernese mountain dog | large powerful long-haired blackoated Swiss dog with deep tan or russet markings on legs and white blaze and feet and chest marking, formerly used for draft |
cougar
puma
catamount mountain lion
painter
panther Felis concolor | large American feline resembling a lion |
| pale chrysanthemum aphid | important pest of chrysanthemums |
mountain beaver
sewellel
Aplodontia rufa | bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America, the most primitive living rodent |
| mountain paca | rodent of mountains of western South America |
mountain chinchilla
mountain viscacha | a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity |
mountain zebra
Equus zebra zebra | narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa |
| mountain sheep | any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions |
bighorn
bighorn sheep
cimarron
Rocky Mountain bighorn
Rocky Mountain sheep
Ovis canadensis | wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns |
mountain goat
Rocky Mountain goat
Oreamnos americanus | sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America |
mountain nyala
Tragelaphus buxtoni | shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia |
mountain gorilla
Gorilla gorilla beringei | gorilla of Kivu highlands |
Rocky Mountain whitefish
Prosopium williamsonii | whitefish of the western United States and Canada |
| clay pigeon | target used in skeet or trapshooting |
| loft pigeon loft | a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept |
mountain bike
all-terrain bike
offoader | a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires, originally designed for riding in mountainous country |
| mountain tent | a lightweight tent with a floor, flaps close with a zipper |
| mountain trail | a trail through mountainous country |
picket
pale | a wooden strip forming part of a fence |
| stool pigeon | a dummy pigeon used to decoy others |
pale yellow
straw
wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
cajan pea
pigeon pea
dahl | small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant |
lingonberry
mountain cranberry
cowberry
lowbush cranberry | tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller |
| pale ale | an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts, similar to bitter but drier and lighter |
| Rocky Mountain National Park | a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests |
Vermont
Green Mountain State
VT | a state in New England |
West Virginia
Mountain State
WV | a state in east central United States |
Balkans
Balkan Mountains
Balkan Mountain Range | the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula |
mountain
mount | a land mass that projects well above its surroundings, higher than a hill |
| mountain peak | the summit of a mountain |