Boulder, Colorado is in the Flatiron Range, part of these mountains
Rocky Mountains
The geomagnetic one of these is somewhere near Greenland but won't stay still
North Pole
To put in the ground, or a small, juicy fruit
Bury/ Berry
Oxygen combines with lots of other elements; with this one it makes ZnO, used as an ointment
Zinc
The kids of 15th century B.C. Mesopotamia might have liked Samassamu Street; samassamu gave us this word
Sesame
What the Arabs call Jebel Musa, "Mountain of Moses", is better known as this
Mount Sinai
Created in 1953, a 487-square-mile demilitarized zone separates this Asian country from its southern neighbor
North Korea
To accumulate a lot of stuff, or a "Golden" Mongol group
Hoard/ Horde
Similar to reflex, humans' average for this time is roughly 1/4 second & we're going to test yours... right...now!
Reaction
A French word for "to talk" gives us the name of this type of legislative body
Parliament
You must be 42" tall to hop on this Disneyland ride; its 14,692-foot namesake in the Pennine alps is tougher sledding
Matterhorn
The Roanoke River flows into the northeastern part of this state & empties into Albemarle Sound
North Carolina
A painter's material, or to solicit votes
Canvas/ Canvass
Lack of camouflage & sensitivity to UV radiation doom any wild alligators with this condition from a mutation
Albino
This word that follows "land" in a term for a nautical newcomer is from the Middle English for "lazy lout"
Lubber
This peak is the only mountain in North America that exceeds 20,000 feet
Mount McKinley
The English Channel & the Strait of Dover connect this body of water with the Atlantic Ocean
The North Sea
A group of female deer, or to sleep lightly
Does/ Doze
A Mars rover found this, hydrated calcium sulfate, indicating not Martian drywallers but Martian water
Gypsum
The word "chime" is from the name of this other percussion instrument
Cymbal
Not quite 14,500 feet, this California peak is named for geologist Josiah
Mount Whitney
This oil-rich Alaskan area is situated between the Brooks Mountains & the Arctic Ocean
The North Slope
An old bowed musical instrument, or a small glass container for medicine
Viol/ Vial
Stomp rockets are powered by what's usually called this type of "air" that's been squished under greater than normal pressure
Compressed air
This type of cherry was developed at Seth Lewelling's nursery & named for his Manchurian foreman
Bing