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When was Porcupine Mountains created?
The Porcupine Mountains were able to formed, even though not even close to any tectonic plates, because of ancient, hard volcanic basalt that was uplifted. The ridges are pieces of once-towering mountains. The Porcupine Mountains were also formed by glaciers during the ice age.
What is the area of Porcupine Mountains?
The area of Porcupine Mountains is 238.845 square kilometers.
Are there mountains in Michagan?
The Huron Mountains and the Porcupine Mountains
Is the porcupine mountains on the upper or lower pinninsula of Michigan?
The Porcupine Mountains are located in the western-most part of the Upper Peninsula.
Is the Cascade Mountain Range older than the Rocky Mountains?
No. That honor would go to the Porcupine Mountains in Northwest Michigan. They were formed 2 billion years ago. It was formerly and erroneously thought that the Saint Francois Mountains of Southeast Missouri (formed 1.4 Billion Years ago). The Appalachian Mountains were formed only 460 million years ago..
How was Mackenzie mountains formed?
They where formed by the movement of the plates smashing together.Over time this will make mountains and that was how those mountains were formed.
How old are the porcupine mountains?
The Porcupine Mountain in the UP of Michigan are 2 billion years old and a part of one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world.
What force formed these volcanic mountains?
lava formed the volcanic mountains
How apposition mountains formed?
There are no such mountains.
How can mountains be formed by folding?
the mountains formed by folding cause of tectonic plates
What types of mountains are formed by volcanic activity?
Volcanic activity can form fold mountains or block mountains. Fold mountains are formed when tectonic plates collide. Block mountains are formed when fault block shifts.
What mountains formed during the Cenozoic era?
ural mountains and applachain mountains
