mountain range extending across N Alas.: highest peak, 9,239 ft (2,816 m)
Origin:
after A. H. Brooks (1871-1924), U.S. geologist
See Brooks Range in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A mountain chain of northern Alaska within the Arctic Circle. The northernmost section of the Rocky Mountains, it rises to about 2,763 m (9,060 ft) in the eastern part of the range.