mountain, landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes, a relatively confined summit area, and considerable local relief. Mountains generally are understood to be larger than hills, but the term has no standardized geological meaning. Very rarely do mountains occur individually.

Most geologists classify a mountain as a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area. A mountain range is a series or chain of mountains that are...

The meaning of MOUNTAIN is a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill. How to use mountain in a sentence.

MOUNTAIN definition: a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2,000 feet (610 meters). See examples of mountain used in a sentence.

Mountains can vary in their appearance and elevation. Some have green, rounded tops and rise up to 2,000 feet (600 m) in elevation, while others are pointy rocks covered in snow year-round and...

There are three types of mountains: block, fold, and volcanic mountains. A block mountain is caused by faults in the earth crust that force a region between the fault lines to slide past each other in a process known as rifting. The rising rocks are known as horsts while the submerging rocks are known as graben.