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Printable Mountains of North America and the Rockies Word Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 15x15 grid and the 14 words to find. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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Difficulty Hard
Grid Size 15x15 letters
Total Words 14 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 8 of 8, 8 backwards
Longest Word Iztaccihuatl (12 letters)

Highest Mountains in North America: Denali, Logan and Orizaba

The great peaks of North America. Denali and Foraker rise in the Alaska Range; Blackburn, Sanford and Bona in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains; Mount Logan, King Peak, Lucania, Steele and Vancouver in Yukon; and Mount Saint Elias on the border. In Mexico stand Pico de Orizaba, the highest volcano on the continent, Popocatépetl, the "smoking mountain", and Iztaccíhuatl, the "white woman".

Six of the fourteen words are diagonal. Saint Elias and Sanford both start with SA.

Mountains of North America and the Rockies Vocabulary: 14 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. The longest words are Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl, with 12 letters each.

  • Blackburn: Mount Blackburn, a 4,996 m volcano in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains.
  • Bona: Mount Bona, a 5,044 m volcano in Alaska.
  • Denali: Also known as Mount McKinley, at 6,190 m the highest peak in North America, in Alaska.
  • Foraker: Mount Foraker, a 5,304 m peak near Denali in Alaska.
  • Iztaccihuatl: A 5,230 m volcano near Mexico City; its name means "white woman" in Nahuatl.
  • King Peak: A 5,173 m peak beside Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada.
  • Logan: Mount Logan, at 5,959 m the highest mountain in Canada.
  • Lucania: Mount Lucania, a 5,226 m peak in Yukon, Canada.
  • Orizaba: Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, at 5,636 m the highest mountain in Mexico.
  • Popocatepetl: A 5,426 m active volcano near Mexico City; its name means "smoking mountain".
  • Saint Elias: At 5,489 m, the second-highest mountain in both Canada and the United States.
  • Sanford: Mount Sanford, a 4,949 m volcano in Alaska.
  • Steele: Mount Steele, a 5,073 m peak in Yukon, Canada.
  • Vancouver: Mount Vancouver, a 4,812 m peak on the Alaska–Yukon border.

How to Solve the Mountains of North America and the Rockies Word Search

"Iztaccihuatl" has the only H and a double C and runs down, like "King Peak" and "Vancouver". "Popocatepetl" runs upward. "Bona", "Denali", "Foraker", "Logan", "Sanford" and "Steele" are diagonal.

North American Mountains Activities

  • Sort the peaks by country: United States, Canada or Mexico.
  • Find the border peaks shared by Alaska and Yukon.
  • Read the legend of the two volcanoes aloud.

Mountains of North America and the Rockies Word Search FAQ

Who is the Mountains of North America and the Rockies Word Search for?

Teens, adults and mountain lovers.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 8 of the 14 read backwards. 6 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Mountains of North America and the Rockies Word Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 14 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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