When is a hill a mountain?

When it is 609.6 meters above sea level.

A Welsh hill has been upgraded to a mountain after three walkers found its official measurement was just too low.

Mynydd Graig Goch in Snowdonia was originally put at 1,998ft (609m), just short of the magic 2,000ft (609.6m) that qualifies as a mountain.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7623904.stm

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3 Responses to “When is a hill a mountain?”

  • English says:

    Question – What do you get if you put a sheep and a welshman on top of a hill?

    Answer – An instant mountin’

  • Claire says:

    Have you seen the film ‘The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain’ starring Hugh Grant and Tara Fitzgerald? It’s a brilliant film, very funny!
    Claire (also in N Wales)

  • Vicki says:

    Not yet, but its now on the too view list!

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