sentences:  The Sauras rise sharply 800 to 1,700 feet (244 to 518 meters) above the surrounding terrain.The Sauratown Mountains were named after the "Sauras", a Native American tribe that lived in the area before European settlers arrived in the early 1700s.The range consists of rugged, heavily forested ridges frequently broken by large quartzite rock cliffs that can be seen for miles.