Wind River Range

[ wind ]

noun
  1. a mountain range in W Wyoming, part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Gannett Peak, 13,785 feet (4,202 meters).

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How to use Wind River Range in a sentence

  • On a chilly September evening at a Wind River Range trailhead, our protagonist Mack awaits his ex-wife Vonnie.

  • Beyond this, we unexpectedly came upon a vast belt of snow, extending through the Wind River Range.

    Buckskin Mose | Buckskin Mose
  • Stretched along in the distance at our right were the snow-clad peaks of the Wind River Range.

    The Awakening of the Desert | Julius C. Birge
  • On the night before reaching the pass, the peaks of the Wind River Range rose grandly in the northwest.

    The Awakening of the Desert | Julius C. Birge
  • Below the glaciers throughout the entire Wind River Range great numbers of morainal lakes are found.

  • He continued, however, for a few days along the Wind River Range, climbing a mountain peak and naming it for himself.

    The Last American Frontier | Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson

British Dictionary definitions for Wind River Range

Wind River Range

/ (wɪnd) /


noun
  1. a mountain range in W Wyoming: one of the highest ranges of the central Rockies. Highest peak: Gannet Peak, 4202 m (13 785 ft)

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