Mountain

A mountain is an elevated portion of the surface of a planet, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although there are no universally accepted definitions, a mountain is usually considered higher than a hill. By definition, mountains are often thought of as being a landform which is higher than 2,000 feet (610 m).

It may either have a limited summit area or be a smaller plateau with high elevation and steep sides.
A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.

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