Originally Posted by
Seedy J
Inspired by the threads about climbing in South FL...
I'm a South FL native. As such, I always thought that anything over... let's say 300 ft. was a mountain. This apparently is not the case. So, what is it that makes a mountain a mountain and not a hill?
These are two of the popular climbs here - Mt. Katsuragi (left) and Mt. Kongo (right). IIRC, Katsuragi goes from 0 to ~1800 ft. in ~7 km. Kongo is about the same, but over 11 or 13 km. Are these hills or mountains?
and there can also be a ridge. a ridge can be a hill or a mountain.
My GF and I rode in Georgia last year and climbed Taylor's ridge. She asked, "Is this a mountain?" My response, No, it's a ridge.
It was a great climb for her though. 1st one she did and we climbed it both ways.
You'll KNOW when you've climbed a mountain.