Famous Mountains in the United States: Denali, Elbert and Pikes Peak
Eight American summits. Denali in Alaska is the highest peak in North America. Colorado gives three Rocky Mountain giants: Mount Elbert, the highest in the Rockies, Mount Massive, right beside it, and Pikes Peak. The Pacific Northwest adds its volcanoes of the Cascade Range: Mount Shasta in California, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Mount Adams and Mount Baker in Washington.
Denali, Elbert and Hood read backwards; Baker, Massive and Shasta read normally across.
Mountains of the United States Vocabulary: 8 Words to Find
Words run across, up and down; 4 of the 8 read backwards. The longest word is Massive, with 7 letters.
- Adams: Mount Adams, a 3,743 m volcano in Washington State.
- Baker: Mount Baker, a 3,286 m glacier-covered volcano in Washington State.
- Denali: Also known as Mount McKinley, at 6,190 m the highest peak in North America, in Alaska.
- Elbert: Mount Elbert, 4,401 m, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado.
- Hood: Mount Hood, a 3,429 m volcano, the highest point in Oregon.
- Massive: Mount Massive, a 4,398 m peak in Colorado, the second-highest in the Rockies.
- Pike: Pikes Peak, a 4,302 m mountain in Colorado whose view inspired the song "America the Beautiful".
- Shasta: Mount Shasta, a 4,322 m volcano in northern California.
How to Solve the Mountains of the United States Word Search
"Massive" has the only V and a double S; it reads normally across. "Pike" has the only P and is the only word that runs upward. "Hood", with its double O, reads backwards, like "Denali" and "Elbert".
US Mountains Geography Activities
- Mark each mountain on a map of the United States.
- Sort them into Rocky Mountains and Cascade volcanoes.
- Ask which of these mountains are volcanoes.
Mountains of the United States Word Search FAQ
Who is the Mountains of the United States Word Search for?
Ages 7 to 10 and US geography lessons.
Which directions do the words run in?
Words run across, up and down; 4 of the 8 read backwards. There are no diagonal words.
Is there an answer key for the Mountains of the United States Word Search?
Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 8 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.
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