What is a mountain?
vSubjective
vRoderick Peattie
Mountain Geography (1936)-
Mountains are 1)
impressive, 2) enter into the imagination of people living in their shadow,
and 3) have individuality.
vObjective definition should include:
vElevation (insufficient
criterion, e.g., Great Plains)
vLocal relief (Grand Canyon?,
incised into plateau)
vSteepness of slope
vThe amount of land in slopes
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