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  Iron Mountains (Middle-earth) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Iron Mountains or Ered Engrin were an immense mountain range in the north.
Of old the Iron Mountains connected the Blue Mountains (Ered Luin) of the West to the Red Mountains (Orocarni) of the East, but in the wars between the Valar and Melkor the mountain range was distorted.
After the War of Wrath the Iron Mountains were broken and disappeared for a great part of their length.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iron_Mountains_(Middle-earth)   (161 words)

  
 The Kingdom of Eastgard
Wooded and Mountainous in the north, the south is rich and fertile and frequently yields great harvests which bring much coin to the nobles of the fiefs.
The Duchy of Iron Mountain lies to the east of the Eastgard Royal Lands and borders the Iron Crag Mountains from whence the Duchy took its name.
Most of the Ducal lands are taken up by the Iron Mountains which take the entire eastern range of the Duchy and form a 'fishhook' from north to south with the hook curving east and north opposite the lateral range.
www.webspawner.com /users/aedenne312   (1073 words)

  
 WebRoots Library U.S. History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The iron manufactured in the bloomaries of the neighborhood has been long celebrated for its tenacity and durability, and is admirably adapted to the manufacture of steel.
It is a vein of quartz and carbonate of iron, from one to three or four feet thick, the copper being in the form of yellow pyrites, or sulphuret, yielding 15 to 80 percent.
IRON PYRITES (sulphuret of iron) is found in great abundance in Cleveland and Rutherford Counties, and, during the war, copperas and alum were made there.
www.webroots.org /library/usahist/tro-nc02.html   (9842 words)

  
 NORTH CAROLINA - Online Information article about NORTH CAROLINA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
rule the mountain slopes are well graded and subdued, but a few are steep and some are rocky and precipitous.
For the Coastal Plain Region it is 54 in.; for the Piedmont Plateau Region, 48 in.; and for the Mountain Region, 53 in.
foot of the mountains and yellow pine on the uplands of the Coastal Plain.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /NEW_NUM/NORTH_CAROLINA.html   (4695 words)

  
 The Second Servant PbeM - Maps page
Both the Grey Mountains and the Iron Hills are part of a larger ancient chain of mountains that linked them to their sister range, the Barl Syrnac mountains in the east, during the first days of the world.
At one time, a formidable line of peaks, the Iron Mountains (S."Ered Engrin") rose impossibly high to scratch the roof of the world and reached far across the north land from the Eastern Sea to the great Belegaer in the west.
It was a cause of this retribution that the great peaks of the Iron Mountains were thrown down and their deep roots torn up and laid waste until only the remnants of those once fearful mounts still rise towards the stars, forming a barrier to the frozen wastes into which only a few will venture.
www.tolmorwen.u-net.com /TheSS2_maps.htm   (412 words)

  
 Forodwaith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sindarin name Forodwaith translates loosely as Northern Waste, and was a name for the land north of the Iron Mountains of the First Age.
Little was known of it, except that it was an area of immense cold due to the proximity to the Gap of Ilmen, and Morgoth's evil cold.
After the War of Wrath and the breaking of the World, the Iron Mountains were mostly destroyed, and the area of Forodwaith that lay north of Eriador became known as Forochel, together with the great ice-bay and -cape that carried the same name.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lossoth   (216 words)

  
 Ecological Subregions of California: 322Ba
The mountains and hills are mostly Mesozoic granitic and Pre-Cenozoic and Precambrian granitic and metamorphic rocks.
The soils are mostly Lithic Torriorthents on mountains and hills.
Soil temperature regimes are mostly hyperthermic, and thermic in the Iron Mountains.
www.fs.fed.us /r5/projects/ecoregions/322ba.htm   (473 words)

  
 A Geological Visit to the Virginia Copper Region - 1859   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Composed themselves of a series of ridges and mountains, they are confined between the ranges of the Iron mountain on the west, and the Blue Ridge on the east, both of which in their north-east course gradually approximate, until the merge into one chain at the north-east corner of Floyd.
Whilst westward of the mountains, although the same upheaving and lateral pressure acted in a line parallel to the former, the limestone strata were simply folded in wavelike lines, the summit of each wave being denuded, and exposing a series of anticlinal and synelinal axes.
The iron ore, or gossan, on the Iron Ridge, 5 miles north-east of this place, was first discovered in the year 1786, by the persons who subsequently erected iron works on chestnut creek, with a view to the manufacture of bar iron from it.
www.ls.net /~newriver/nrv/vacopper.htm   (14004 words)

  
 SummitPost.org - Iron Mountain Climbing Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Iron mountain is named for the deposites of Iron ore that can be found on its flanks.
The name Iron Mountain was first givin to the mountain in 1890 by the USGS.
Orignaly the mountain was referd to by the local miners as Sheep mountain for the large herds of big horn sheep that once roamed its slopes.
www.bettercamper.com /show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/964   (703 words)

  
 Guide I
The Dwarves of the Iron Hills fought in the War of the Dwarves and Orcs, and indeed, at the gates of Moria in the final Battle of Azanulbizar in 2799 their arrival at the last moment proved the decisive blow, crushing the Orc legions.
In 2941 an army of the Dwarves from the Iron Hills led by Dain came to the aid of Thorin Oakenshield in a successful defence of the Kingdom under the Mountain at Erebor after the death of Smaug.
The strategic fortress of Isengard lay at the southern end of the Misty Mountains, near the source of the River Isen and was in a commanding position above the Gap of Rohan and the Fords of Isen.
www.btinternet.com /~p_cooper/guide_i.html   (1093 words)

  
 FAQ - The Empire of The Iron Mountains
The Iron Mountains was formed in 1991 as the fifth kingdom of Amtgard and the first outside of Texas.
The Iron Mountains now has a core centered in the Colorado Front Range and Principalities centered in Nebraska and Utah.
The Waiver is required for all Amtgard participants in the Empire of the Iron Mountains (as well as for participation throughout Amtgard).
www.ironmountains.org /content/view/15/46   (667 words)

  
 Iron Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Iron Mountains are a minor range of the Appalachian Mountains.
They are located at the common meeting point of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Tolkien's world of Middle-earth also has a range called the Iron Mountains (or Ered Engrin).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iron_Mountains   (66 words)

  
 The Pennsylvania Railroad's Cleveland Docks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
THIS booklet is a brief history of the iron ore and coal docks of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Cleveland.
In 1849, the Marquette Iron Company was organized in Cleveland, and it claimed ownership of a mountain in the Marquette Range which was known as the Cleveland mine.
Previous to the opening of the Marquette Range, which was later supplanted in importance by the Minnesota fields, the nation’s iron needs were chiefly supplied by small local mines such as the Cornwall mines at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and other mines at Port Henry on Lake Champlain.
web.ulib.csuohio.edu /SpecColl/prrcd/prrchap1.html   (544 words)

  
 Dwarves
Zidatel is the chief city of the south in the Iron Mountains.
In the Iron Mountains, Ulav and Urdin are greatly honored by the Iron Mountain dwarves.
They raise small amounts of grain in their mountain dells as animal fodder and for breadbaking, but their primary use for the stuff is as mash for beer.
www.scils.rutgers.edu /~whitew/Dwarves.htm   (1358 words)

  
 Recycling Today Online :: :: » Iron Mountains Posts Strong Numbers for Quarter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Iron Mountain Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, reporting higher revenues, operating income and OIBDA.
Iron Mountain's total consolidated revenues for the quarter grew to $512 million, an increase of 15 percent, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2004.
For the first six months, Iron Mountain reported total consolidated revenues of $1.01 billion, an increase of 15 percent, with storage revenues growing at 14 percent and service revenues growing at 16 percent compared to the prior year.
www.recyclingtoday.com /news/news.asp?ID=8109   (263 words)

  
 Khoras - Fauna - Mountains - Iron Eater
The iron eater is a terrible beast to behold.
Although completely blind and deaf, an iron eater can hunt prey and fight opponents by sensing the iron in their blood and any metallic weapons or armor they may carry..
Iron eaters tend to stick to regions that are rich in metals and mineral deposits.
www.khoras.net /Khoras/Faunflor/Fauna/Mountains/Iron%20Eater.htm   (269 words)

  
 Business Wire: Annaly Mortgage Management Selects Iron Mountai... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in records and information management services, today announced that Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY), a major financial services company, has selected its service, Electronic Vaulting, powered by LiveVault, as a core component of the disaster recovery plan that protects their multi-billion dollar portfolio of mortgage-backed securities.
Iron Mountain Incorporated was founded in 1951 as one of the first records management companies.
Iron Mountain currently provides services to over 150,000 customer accounts in 80 markets in the United States and 44 markets outside of the United States.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:94390732&refid=ink_tptd_g1   (697 words)

  
 Iron Mountain -- San Gabriel Mountains
The trail up Iron Mountain starts adjacent to the East Fork of the San Gabriel, climbs about 1000 feet to a ridge, and then follows the ridge all the way to the summit.
Both these peaks are higher than Iron Mountain, considerably easier to reach on foot, and among the most popular hiking destinations in the area.
Furthermore, the view of the basin and the coast from either of these mountains is obstructed by the mountains of the front range.
www.chayden.net /Iron/Iron.html   (1457 words)

  
 Meteorites in Utah - Utah Geological Survey
Iron meteorites come from the core of differentiated bodies.
The eighth heaviest (529 kg, 1164 lbs) iron meteorite in the U.S. was found near Delta, Utah.
Drum Mountains meteorite before it was moved and sliced for analyses.
www.ugs.state.ut.us /surveynotes/gladasked/gladmeteorites.htm   (437 words)

  
 Sherpa Guides | Virginia | Mountains | Long Trails | The Virginia Creeper Trail
With humor, local folks referred to the mountain train that climbed eastward into the Iron Mountains as the Virginia Creeper, a name taken from the plant that grew abundantly beside the tracks.
A steam engine laboring up mountain grades with heavy loads of lumber, iron ore, supplies, and passengers was also a "creeper" in every sense of the word.
In 1887, when iron mining became profitable, a railroad was constructed along the path from Abingdon east to the southern slope of Whitetop Mountain to bring products from the mountains to market.
www.sherpaguides.com /virginia/mountains/long_trails_valleys/virginia_creeper_trail.html   (4566 words)

  
 Turning Points of Wisconsin: Mountains of Iron. The Extent of the Far-Famed Gogebic Iron Range of Wisconsin and ...
The Extent of the Far-Famed Gogebic Iron Range of Wisconsin and Michigan.
Lauding the exceptional quality of iron ore in the Gogebic range, this article discusses the mining region and its economic value and potential.
John E. Burton is largely credited with promoting the development of the iron ranges, and this article provides brief sketches of some of the primary individuals and companies at work in the region.
www.wisconsinhistory.org /turningpoints/search.asp?id=718   (128 words)

  
 California Wilderness Coalition: protecting our wild lands
Description: The Iron Mountains potential wilderness is one of the largest remaining unprotected, unroaded areas in the California desert.
The entire Cadiz Valley /Iron Mountain section was excluded due to the impacts of salt evaporators in the dry lake and some abandoned mines.
The Iron Mountains region was overlooked in previous surveys, but is generally in pristine condition.
www.calwild.org /places/desert/ironmtns.php   (447 words)

  
 Mountain Camping
The Cowley and Iron Range Mountains are among the most interesting places you could ever visit.
When you go up the Mountains you feel like there is nothing in the world that could make it any better.
One of the good things about the Mountains is you can camp beside Goat River and go fishing as soon as you wake up.
www.crestonvalley.com /discovermyvalley/mountain_camping.htm   (268 words)

  
 New Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Three miles from the Jackson works brought us into the iron, mines, or mountains, as they might properly be called; and, although we had heard many flattering and, as we thought, exaggerated accounts of these mines, we were not prepared to expect any thing like it.
Two plans, or routes, both feasible, present themselves; one, by Railroad from the Iron Mountains to Bay de Noquet, Lake Michigan; the other, by Railroad from the mines to Lake Superior, and a ship canal around the Falls at Saut Ste.
Marie Falls, there is Iron enough to keep both ends, or routes at work for centuries to come; and it does seem to me that a matter of such vast importance should claim the early attention and prompt action of Congress.
www.nmu.edu /upstudies/Heritage/heritagedocuments/1850EagleRiver.htm   (481 words)

  
 Sherpa Guides | Virginia | Mountains | Blue Ridge | Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Mountain bikers flock to Mount Rogers for the variety of terrain.
The trail begins along the tumbling, clear waters of Whitetop-Laurel Creek and climbs to the crest of Iron Mountain for panoramic views of Whitetop Mountain and Mount Rogers.
This area of the Iron Mountains is one of the rare places where round-leaf birch (Betula uber) is found.
www.sherpaguides.com /virginia/mountains/blue_ridge/mount_rogers_nra.html   (6903 words)

  
 Iron Horse Stables   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This motorcycle resort is located in the heart of the beautiful Ozark Mountains, surrounded by the pristine waters of Beaver, Table Rock, and Bull Shoals lakes; numerous creeks, caves, and National Forests.
Iron Horse Stables also enjoys a close proximity to the entertainment spots of Eureka Springs, Arkansas (5 miles) and Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri (42 miles).
We invite you to be our guests at Iron Horse Stables, the rider's home away from home.
www.ironhorsestables.com   (160 words)

  
 A HYDROGEN ISOTOPE PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS FROM IRON OXY-HYDROXIDE CHRONOSEQUENCES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A HYDROGEN ISOTOPE PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS FROM IRON OXY-HYDROXIDE CHRONOSEQUENCES
Here we assess the use of hydrogen isotopes preserved in iron oxy-hydroxides formed in a naturally acidic iron-rich stream as a means of determining paleoclimate.
The results of this study demonstrates the utility of hydrogen isotopes in paleoclimate reconstruction and suggests that the combination of oxygen and hydrogen isotope records from iron oxy-hydroxide chronosequences may provide a more robust record of paleoclimatic changes than oxygen isotope analyses alone.
gsa.confex.com /gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_64773.htm   (385 words)

  
 Home - The Empire of The Iron Mountains
She has been "Mom" for the Barony of Darkmoon for many years, and we are sure she will do the IM proud.
The Iron Mountains is a well established Kingdom within the realm of Amtgard, centered in the greater Colorado area.
The Iron Mountains are some hardcore-pipe hitting mofos.
www.ironmountains.org   (333 words)

  
 The Collected Works of Shinran Shorter Works The Virtue of the Name of Amida Tathagata
Next, there are Encircling Iron Mountains about each small thousandfold world reaching the sixth heaven [of the realm of desire] in height.
Next, there are Encircling Iron Mountains about each middle thousandfold world reaching [the heaven of] the first stage of meditation of the realm of form in height.
Because the light of the Buddha of unhindered light is unhindered in shining through such inconceivable mountains and grasping sentient beings of nembutsu, the expression "unhindered light" is used.
www.shinranworks.com /shorterworks/virtueofname.htm   (1333 words)

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