Still Waters Posted August 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 17, 2018 A mountain in the Brecon Beacons has been downgraded to a hill after it missed a mark by just 4.9ft (1.5m). Fan y Big has been taken off the Hewitts list, which records mountains in England, Wales or Ireland over 2,000ft (609.6m) high. It is over 2,000ft tall and high enough to be classed as a mountain. But mountains must also have a minimum drop between the summit and the col - the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks - of 98.4ft (30m). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45200036 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted August 17, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I can remember, about 40yrs ago, when walkers were asked to carry a bag of earth each from the base to the summit of Mt. Snowdon because it was getting worn away. Big Fan y should try that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted August 17, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted August 17, 2018 The topic heading made me think of this: Quote The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain is a 1995 film about a Welsh village that is offended when English cartographers tell them that their mountain is only a hill. The villagers set out to change that, by raising their hill above the required 1,000 feet to qualify for the mountain label. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Englishman_Who_Went_Up_a_Hill_But_Came_Down_a_Mountain 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted August 17, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Here in Oklahoma we have Cavanal Hill...Billed as the world's tallest hill (elev. 1,999 feet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavanal_Hill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 20, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 10:12 AM, Still Waters said: The topic heading made me think of this: That was a good movie and is what I instantly thought of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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