At what point does a hill become a mountain?
2006-06-21 00:32:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I'm not to sure of the measurements, but, you should try to find the movie "The man who went up a hill and came down a mountain." not only is it a great story, it will also give you your answer. Good Luck!
2006-06-21 00:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by Cognito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the United Kingdom it is popularly believed that the Ordnance Survey defines a "mountain" as a peak greater than 1000 feet (305 meters) above sea level, a belief which forms the basis of the film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain; in fact the OS maintains no such distinction today. [1] The Oxford English Dictionary, by contrast, suggests a limit of 2000 ft (610 m). Mountains in Scotland are frequently referred to as "hills" no matter what their height, as reflected in names such as the Cuillin Hills and the Torridon Hills.
2006-06-21 04:52:57 · answer #2 · answered by kano7_1985 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Hill turns right into a Mountain while further and extra gets extra to it Then that little Hill grew to alter right into a Mountain from lots extra to it now that it truly is a Mountain .... somebody should be the 1st to get to the precise!!!!..... this is the place that once little Hill grew to alter right into a Mountain that each and every person concept replace into there good to realize the precise first no matter what the prospect or out come of it finally ends up being!!!!!
2016-10-31 05:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 305 meters.
Geographers reserve the term "mountain" for a positive topographic feature which rises to a height of at least 305 meters above the surrounding terrain. Anything less than 305 meters in
height is considered a hill.
2006-06-27 10:10:48 · answer #4 · answered by insert_name_here 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually mountains are made by the the crustal plated forcing up a land mass and a hill would result from the mountain being a erode to a smller version. but the difference between a hill and a mountain is height
2006-06-21 03:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by Kalahari_Surfer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know... my wife and I had this same discussion. It's an arbitrary distiction. When naming landmarks, if the namer wanted to call something a hill, it was a hill, if they wanted to call it a mountain, it's a mountain. Like, whats the difference between a stream and a river? Or how big does a ond have to be before it's a lake?
2006-06-21 01:11:44 · answer #6 · answered by Oilfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it's decided that it is such.
Have a read of Ivor Monger's The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, or see the film if you must...
2006-06-21 00:37:34 · answer #7 · answered by Stephan B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It never happens in reality.
Hill becomes mountain when small problems(hill) you cannot face and feel that it is too big(mountain) and impossible to solve
2006-06-21 01:16:57 · answer #8 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. Usually, the hill is what's left over after the mountain has worn away through erosion, etc.
2006-06-21 01:14:31 · answer #9 · answered by Munster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a hill more than 600 meters is always known as a mountain......thats the only difference....
2006-06-21 04:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by simrit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋