Highland Mountains: Difference between revisions

The '''Highland Mountains''' are a large group of mountain ranges in the [[Viery Territory]] of the [[human colony]] and [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] fortress world [[Reach]], located on Reach's northernmost continent.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/defiant-to-the-end/f2595044-7e26-4928-a24b-8e1a2db3ce45 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Defiant to the End'']</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 216''</ref> The Highland Mountains were home to many [[military base|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 [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]]'s [[CASTLE Base]] under [[Menachite Mountain]]. Other areas of the Highland Mountains include the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] where [[Longhorn Valley]], [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331|ODG Facility A-331]] and the [[Big Horn River]] were located. Wild [[list of food and drinks|blueberry]] bushes and [[cedar]] trees grew in the mountains.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 64-65''</ref>

After the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], these mountains were the only area not [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]], though glassing did occur in the area on a small scale.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', multiplayer map ''[[Highlands]]''</ref> The Covenant concentrated their forces in the region and set up an extensive excavation operation around Menachite Mountain in order to uncover a massive [[Menachite Forerunner complex|subterranean Forerunner structure]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 184'' (2003 edition)</ref>