When someone with a lot of mony sees a pretty girl (like me) or a handsome man and says to themself: "hey I think I'm gonna name a mountain after that person!"
by getting names
They were 3 Mountains named after her .
There are no mountains named the Taklamakan Mountains. However, there are a number of mountains in the Taklamakan Desert.
the smoky mountains
Earl Mountains were named by the explorersurveyor, James McKerrow after the Earl of Eglinton.
There are a number of mountains in the Mojave Desert but none are named 'the Mojave Mountains.'
Most of the types are named after Scottish mountains, not sure if the American varieties follow suit.
It appears that 8 reindeer are commemorated by having mountains named after them. See the link.
There are no mountains named the Atacama Mountains. However, the desert is surrounded by the Andes Mountains and the coastal range which are foothills to the Andes.
"The blue ridge mountains are named for the color that the mountain range turns in the early morning. There is a country song that mentions these mountains as well called ""Country Roads"""
rocky mountains and black hills are great examples
the Jurassic period was named after the jura mountains on the border of France and Switzerland
The mountain Queen Maud is named after Queen Matilda