Washington State University Dr. Universe: How do mountains form? – Zane, age 8 Dear Zane, When you walk around on land, you are walking on top of Earth’s rocky crust. Below the crust is ...

We finally know how a fault that gave rise to Denali, North America's highest mountain, first formed. According to new research, the Denali Fault is actually an ancient suture mark where two land ...

Mountains form in a variety of ways, some of which geologists are now just starting to understand.

Bud Benneman, geology instructor at Golden West College, discussed the formation of the Santa Ana Mountains. He told the group about local landforms, erosional patterns on the landscape and ...