2006-07-25 00:16:48 · 4 answers · asked by bootylicious_mummaz 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The usual standard is that the elevation has to be greater than 1000 feet for a hill to be a mountain.
BTW, that is the central story in the movie "The Englishman who went up a hill, but came dwon a mountain".
2006-07-25 00:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there is no 'standard' as some suggest
it is purely subjective and depends on local usage only
mostly a hill has to be bigger than other hills to be a mountain
if you don't beleive me, go look at the ozark mountains in arkansas
they all look like hills and none of them meet these 'standards'
they were however, once large mountains, but long before anybody ever came along to name them that
Houston, texas has Mount Houston...a really small hill
2006-07-25 15:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by clear_red_night 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just as big as a boy before he becomes a man
2006-07-25 00:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by kal_i_das 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oxford dictionary limits it to 610m (2000 ft)
2006-07-25 00:21:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋