Draft:Outline of mountains

Large natural elevations of the Earth's surface From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mountains:

A mountain is an elevated portion of the surface of a planet, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain is usually considered higher than a hill, typically rising 610 metres (2,000 ft) or more above the surrounding land. 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.[page needed]

What type of things are mountains?

Mountains can be described as all of the following:

  • Landform – natural feature of the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Typical landforms include hills, mountains, plateaus, canyons, valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, mountains, and the great ocean basins.

Types of mountains

List of mountain types

Types of groups of mountains

Features of mountains

Specific mountains

History of mountains

History of mountains

Mountain geology

Ecology of mountains

Mountain-related activities

Mountain-related organizations

Mountain-related publications

Persons notable in relation to mountains

See also

References

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