tonester

Just a quick one... whats a mountain???

not being funny but at what height does a "hill" become a "mountain"

I guess it must be a certain height above sea level but what is the height??

Thx...

TONY

The Magnum

"tonester" <tonester1@cbuk.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Just a quick one... whats a mountain???
>
> not being funny but at what height does a "hill" become a "mountain"
>
> I guess it must be a certain height above sea level but what is the
height??
>
> Thx...
>
> TONY

Ask Jeeves states....

Unfortunately, there is no universally accepted standard definition for the
height of a mountain or a hill although a mountain usually has an
identifiable summit. In the United Kingdom, a mountain must be over 600
meters (1969 feet) or over 300 meters (984 feet) if it's an abrupt
difference in the local topography. However, some hills can be called
mountains and some mountains can be called hills - it's just a matter of the
original name given to the relief.