intermontane

adjective

in·​ter·​mon·​tane ˌin-tər-ˈmän-ˌtān 

variants or intermont

ˈin-tər-ˌmänt 

: situated between mountains

an intermontane basin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

But the flight did require permission of the Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates the air above national parks, said Steve Sorensen, aviation manager for the intermontane region of the National Parks Service. —Tamara Chuang, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Latin mont-, mons mount

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above