What's the difference between a hill and a mountain?

Question

Also what's the difference between a pond and a lake

Answer 1

It's very subjective and depends on what reference you used:

Mountains: Ordnance Survey defines a "mountain" as a peak greater than 1000 feet (305 meters) above sea level.

Ponds: Though not generally accepted, some regions of the United States define a pond as a body of water with a surface area of less than 10 acres (40,000 m²)


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Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

A hill is a small mound in the earth, a mountain usually is greater than 2000 feet. Pond is man made, lake is not?

Answer 4

its all to do with size it depends on the hieght of the summit making the difference between a hill and a mountian same sort of thing with a pond and a lake i'm afraid i don't know the exact measurments but am sure you can find out on the internet somewhere.

Answer 5

Height and size! A mountain is higher than 1400m i think and a lake is alot longer, wider and deeper than a pond and usually has a form of running water connected to it!

Answer 6

well, apart from size, the texture of a mountain is different to a hill.
and the inhabitants of a pond are different to the ones of a lake.

Answer 7

A hill is smaller than a mountain.
A pond is smaller than a lake.

Answer 8

height and semantics. what is a hill to one person might be a mountain to another.

Answer 9

a mountain is bigger than a hill