One of the biggest debates among outdoors people – whether they hikers, trail runners, climbers or mountaineers – is when is a mountain, a mountain and not a hill? What then it becomes clear, after some discussion and a check on-line, that there is no official, universal definition of what constitutes a mountain, rather than a hill.
For sure, there are mountains that are definitely mountains. Likewise, there are hills that are definitely hills. However, somewhere in between are land masses that defy consistent categorization. Should hills and mountains reach a certain height at their summits? Is it the volume of land that creates a mountain, rather than a hill? Or are there different classifications for hills and mountains depending where you are in the world?
