Highland Mountains
The Highland Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges in the Viery Territory of the human colony and UNSC fortress world Reach, located on Reach's northernmost continent.[1][2] The Highland Mountains were home to many facilities used by the UNSC, including Reach High Command, the Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex, Military Reservation 01478-B, Camp Hathcock, Camp Independence, Fairchild Field and ONI's CASTLE Base under Menachite Mountain. Other areas of the Highland Mountains include the Military Wilderness Training Preserve where Longhorn Valley, ODG Facility A-331 and the Big Horn River were located. Wild blueberry bushes and cedar trees grew in the mountains.[3]
After the Fall of Reach on August 30, 2552, these mountains were the only area not glassed by the Covenant, though glassing did occur in the area on a small scale.[4] 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.[5]
Gallery[edit]
A part of Longhorn Valley at the mountains during the Fall of Reach.
A training facility within the Highland Mountains.
Camp Hathcock, nestled in the mountains.
The Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex, among the mountains.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Defiant to the End
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 216
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 64-65
- ^ Halo: Reach, multiplayer map Highlands
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 184 (2003 edition)
