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¿Question #2866?
StewartTame: At what point does a hill become a mountain?

Woelf: YCLIU "For a while, the US defined a mountain as being 1,000 feet (304.8 m) or more tall. Any similar landform lower than this height was considered a hill. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) concludes that these terms do not have technical definitions in the US."
Felimid: When Muhammed arrives at it.
aleo09: maybe a certain footage
Randy Cox: When, from a point six feet above the base and 10 feet away from the outermost point of the footprint, the angle up to the peak is more than 75 degrees. YCLIU.
vandemonium: Once it reaches the acme of hilldom.
MartinWin: If it is too high for trees growing on the top.
KellumSowers: when I run out of breath getting to the top! (not very high at all, BTW)
puffinge: When your mind wills it so.
ZeroZilla: There's a movie about that...
Joe Hermsen: when you have to walk up it
Exemplar: At a certain height I believe
KrisVerbeeck: when there are a few conditions met.
Numskull: When it's tall enough.
FNH1: 975 ft
kingmaker fan: Don't ask these people here in Michigan its Mt. this and Mt. that and the highest spot in the state is less than 2,000 feet! I've had hikes back in Cali where we didn't start until 10,000 feet. Now those are mountains.
DHEK: Hmmm... I don't know, actually. It's probably got to do with the height, but at what height does it become a mountain and not a hill I don't know.
matthan: 2,000 ft.
Benzebub: When you're climbing it.
Butterbane: 160 meters
Geosphere: 600 meters, I believe, although naming convention varies
POvidiusNaso: 5000 feet.
kuchick: Ask Hugh Grant (PM me if you don't get it..)
GuyHill: above 500 meters
Greedo: Depends on the height of the observor.
scriptorum: It depends, is it a mole hill?
MaksimSmelchak: Talisman, Cosmic Encounter and Robo-Rally.
SliverXII: The top
greglios: Haven't the foggiest.
f-p-p-m: There is a movie with Hugh Grant, wich will give you the answer .-)
Csteb: Mountains become hills after millenia of weathering. I have never seen a hill become a mountain... yet?
vampywife: when the map changes the marking for it
Big Bad Lex: over 1000ft I believe
PsyJam: I'd ask a geologist.
hooded_paladin: When it's darn big.
mlanza: After the client has signed the contract for your Information Technology project.
the_spy: 1000 meters
brainrob: Depends where in the world you are
LemonyFresh: When it gets pointy!
jasta6: when we become ants
slappinjoe: usually when i'm about halfway up
Unitbuster: Halfway up, right?
MochaKimono: When someone names it "Mt. [Something]".
xlorp: When the crusty preacher with the heart of gold dies and the plucky townsfolk dig deep down inside for the wherewhithal to honor his memory.
Domokun: When some one else says so
melissa: When you can't walk up it comfortably
jellospike: when you can't just walk to the top
Null Signature: after the ants stop marching 2 by 2 hurrah, hurrah...
polychemist: when it produces iron instead of clay
Jackwraith: Depends on who's climbing it
Mikebegeta: when my legs hurt
Dementomstie: After the moles pack their little suitcases and move out.
Great Dane: At exactly that point
ValJor: According to www.dictionary.com: a) mountain: natural elevation having height greater than that of a hill; b) hill: A well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain. So, I'm stuck.
Lord_Prussian: When a geographer says so.
Nomadik: at about the halfway point
djlg: Depends where you are. EG, hills in Nepal easily outstrip the biggest mountains in Australia.
2amp: at a certain elevation
WasQ: in the top
Mike A: Depends on where you live. I live close to real mountains, the Rockies. Much nicer than say, those Appalachian "mountains".
heli: 1000 feet
skelebone: Hmm.. 600 feet of elevation above the surrounding terrain. I'm not sure, we don't have mountains in Kansas.
CortexBomb: When it's too big to walk up in an afternoon?
chaddyboy_2000: When it's really big?
snoozefest: have to check the movie
CDRodeffer: 1000 m
Spielfreak: It varies. How about 1200 feet
Tim Synge: 1000 feet. Plus Castle Crag.
jttm: When the ladies join the argument...