page_title: Mountain
hierarchical_section_title: Mountain
caption_attribution_description: Español: Foto satelital de los Alpes English: Alps - satellite view (NASA, German Wikipedia) Source: an original image from NASA Visible Earth
context_page_description: A mountain is a large natural rise of the Earth's surface that usually has a "summit". It is usually steeper and taller than a hill. Mountains are often thought of as being a hill which is larger than 600 metres. However, some definitions say a mountain is a hill larger than 300 metres.
context_section_description: A mountain is a large natural rise of the Earth's surface that usually has a "summit" (the name for a mountain's top, which can also be called a peak). It is usually steeper and taller than a hill. Mountains are often thought of as being a hill which is larger than 600 metres (about 2,000 feet). However, some definitions say a mountain is a hill larger than 300 metres (about 1,000 feet).
caption: A satellite view of the Alps, a mountain range in Europe
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