Majestic Mountains Coloring Pages: Fun & Free Coloring Pages of Mountains to Explore At Home Printables Activities Playtime School/Education Education

How many of us dream of being in the mountains, sipping our beverage of choice and watching a mountain stream babble by? While we can't always pack up and head to the mountains for some mindfulness and adventure, we can find other ways to enjoy their majestic beauty. One way is by printing these free coloring pages of mountains and exploring our creativity – and having a little fun.

Adults and kids are fascinated by mountains. But how much do you – or your kids – know about mountains? Here are some interesting facts about mountains from National Geographic:

• Mountains can be formed several ways. "Some mountains form when the big slabs of rock – called tectonic plates – that make up the earth’s crust crash into each other. Over millions of years, the sheets of rock push up and over one another, creating the mountain." Mountains can also be formed by lava. "Others form when vents in the earth’s surface erupt and spew lava out onto the ground. The lava piles up and cools. Over millions of years, the many layers of hard lava become a mountain."

• Mountains can be found on every continent on the planet. Mid-Ocean Ridge is the "longest mountain range is over 40,000 miles long, and 90 percent is under the ocean!" The mountain range "wraps around the globe like the seams of a baseball." Above the ground, the longest mountain range is the Andes. "Running along the entire west coast of South America through seven different countries, including Argentina, Chile and Colombia, it’s 4,700 miles long." The highest mountain range is Mount Everest, which is on the border of Nepal and China in Asia. The mountain range "is the highest mountain above sea level in the world. Towering at just over 29,000 feet it would take almost 5,000 grown men stacked on top of each other to reach that high."

Like sitting and taking in the beauty of a mountain range, coloring can help our minds relax, too. "Coloring gives our mind a focus which can help us temporarily let go of or detach from some of our stressful thoughts, or at least postpone giving these thoughts energy until the end of the coloring session (or another more appropriate time)," according to an article on the Mayo Clinic website. "Coloring utilizes areas of the brain that enhances focus and concentration and nurtures attention. Mindful coloring is a purposeful act of paying attention to what we are doing in the present moment, rather than being on autopilot."

So let's escape to the mountains together by printing and coloring these beautiful free printable coloring pages of mountains!

To print the coloring pages from your computer, simply click the "print image" button in the top right-hand corner.

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