SO I'm in Whistler looking at this mountain in front of me. Its big.
But how big. What makes it a mountain not a hill? Because there are big hills too.
2006-08-06 11:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
Hills may go as high up as 3,000 feet (about 1,000 m), with grassy, scrub and broad-leaved vegetation, while a mountain may be higher than that with pine forests and snow-covered peaks.
It would depend on the valley's in between too.
The rockys are considered mountains but the valleys are very high also but say the Grand Teton mountains have very low valley's and have a more variated tree and plant species.
2006-08-06 12:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You say you are in Whistler, could that be Whistler Blackcomb? If so, this is the stats on that mountain:
5,020 feet Vertical
7,160 feet Top elevation
2006-08-06 11:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by Linda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
miss.c, I've often wondered that myself. Who decides what is a "hill" and what is a "mountain". The difference is a bit fuzzy isn't it? It's obvious when I look at a mountain that it is indeed a mountain and the same for hills.
But, who indeed decides whether it's a mountain or a hill?
2006-08-06 11:54:11 · answer #3 · answered by Albannach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, just consider yourself lucky to be in Whistler man! Wish I was there! I'm stuck in humid Ontario!
2006-08-06 11:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mountains are bigger then hills...that's all there is to it
hill = a usually rounded natural elevation of land lower than a mountain
mountain = a landmass that projects conspicuously above its surroundings and is higher than a hill
2006-08-06 11:52:04 · answer #5 · answered by Smiley Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mountains got rocks
2006-08-06 11:52:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is subjective. OOOOhhhhmmmmm.
2006-08-06 11:50:37 · answer #7 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know
2006-08-06 11:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by RAMON G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋