Highland Mountains
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The Highland Mountains are a large range of alpine mountains located within the Viery Territory of the human colony, and UNSC fortress world Reach.[1] Located on Reach's northernmost continent[2] Eposz,[3] the mountain range stretches many hundreds of kilometers, comprising thousands or tens of thousands of individual peaks. The Highland Mountains are mostly granite.[4] Due to the area's remoteness, it was home to many UNSC facilities before the planet's glassing in 2552.
History
Human-Covenant war
- Main article: Human-Covenant war
After the Fall of Reach on August 30, 2552, these mountains were among the areas not heavily glassed by the Covenant, though glassing did occur in the area on a small scale.[5] The Covenant concentrated their forces in the region and set up an extensive excavation operation around Menachite Mountain in order to uncover a massive subterranean Forerunner structure.[6]
A flag was recovered from the mountains and put on display at Outpost Discovery.[7]
Post-Covenant war
- Main article: Operation: WOLFE
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Geography
Wild blueberry bushes and cedar trees grew in the mountains.[8] East of the Highland Mountains is the Arany Basin.[9]
Locations
- Highland Mountains
Gallery
A part of Longhorn Valley at the mountains during the Fall of Reach.
Camp Hathcock, nestled in the mountains.
The Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex, among the mountains.
The Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex in the Highland Mountains.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
- Halo: Outpost Discovery
- Halo: Shadows of Reach
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Defiant to the End: (Defunct, copy on Wayback Machine) (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 216
- ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 19
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 229
- ^ Halo: Reach, multiplayer map Highlands
- ^ Halo: First Strike, p. 184 (2003 edition)
- ^ Halo: Outpost Discovery - Hall of History - Capture the Flag exhibit
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 64-65
- ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 1
