Sentence examples for towering elevations from inspiring English sources
Amid the towering elevations of Tora Bora, near the village of Gri Khel, there are a few acres that appear to be the mountain crest at the end of the world, a post-apocalyptic sprawl of shredded earth, dead trees and lopsided craters.
Liquid distribution patterns and holdup values were obtained for three tower elevations.
A conceptual model is also presented to explain the distribution of earthquake effects along tower elevation.
From a relatively low watershed and pass to Glen Etive at an elevation of 1,011 feet (308 metres), Glencoe runs west for about 5 miles (8 km) as a steep-sided, glacier-scoured trough about one-half mile (800 metres) wide, bounded by towering mountains with elevations of 3,000 feet (900 metres) or more, before turning northwest as a broader glen opening into the valley of Loch Leven.
About 55 miles (90 km) northwest of Veracruz city, Xalapa is located beneath towering volcanic peaks in the Sierra Madre Oriental, at an elevation of about 4,680 feet (1,425 metres).
To the north again is the Zaskar Range, which reaches elevations of more than 22,000 feet (6,700 metres), towering over the other ranges in the region.
At 7,000 feet elevation, this historic town, surrounded by pine forests and beneath the towering San Francisco Peaks (the highest in Arizona - 12,633 feet), has a climate more akin to Tahoe than Tucson or Phoenix.
Towering bridges and skyscrapers.
Noon 6) MOUNTAIN HIGHER Although Oaxaca has a 5,000-foot 5,000-foot Montelevationwhich towers over the city by another 1,300 feet, is where you'll really appreciate the height.
