Last year someone proposed a new name for the Sutter Buttes last year, raising quite the response from those who live in the foreground of “the world’s smallest mountain range.” The outcome of that ...

Explore the fascinating process of mountain formation and learn how tectonic forces shape our planet's landscapes.

Somewhere between 250 and 330 million years ago, a big tectonic boom closed the Agulhas Sea, compressing thick sedimentary deposits until they folded and thrust and formed a remarkable mountain range, ...