Mountains don't have a "purpose". They're the results of millions of years of geological interactions between tectonic plates.
A mountain can be used as a natural border but that's not the definition of the word "purpose".
mountains move land
Balance the amount of crust and mantle in an area
To keep the surrounding mountains from grouping together and starting a war against the oceans.
It was to complete the transcontinental railroad by going around the Rocky Mountains to the south instead of over them.
The Arecibo radio telescope is the largest radiotelescope in the world. It is suspended in a valley in the Puerto Rican mountains.
True. Mountain move land to certain degree. Movement of crust create mountains.What suddenly all mountains on earth wiped out. What you think will happen?
Nick finds him in the mountains. Nick holds him at gunpoint. He nearly shoots him but he misses on purpose.
To represent 3D, real life mountains with a 2D model with a bird's eye view.
To represent 3D, real life mountains with a 2D model with a bird's eye view.
They are symbolic representations of a story in Navajo mythology. They depict objects like the sacred mountains where the gods live.
The aqueduct was built to bring pure water from the nearby mountains to the old town, crossing a deep valley.
forbid colonists from settling the west of the Appalachian mountains.