Mountain:
A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. The Highest Mountain on the Earth is Mount Everest with an altitude of 8850 m.
Hill:
A hill is a landform that extends above a surrounding terrain. It may refer to a particular section of a flat terrain without a massive summit. It is less steep than a mountain. Hills may form through geomorphic phenomena: faulting, erosion of larger landforms such as mountains and movement and deposition of sediment by glaciers.
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| Basis | Mountain | Hill |
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
A large natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill | A naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain. |
| Synonyms | Pile, sack, elevation, height, load, quantity | Incline, eminence, height, sack, mount, gradient, slope |
| Antonyms | Dram, granule, lick, dearth, atom, valley | Canyon, channel, decline, basin, asinine, dale |
| Word origin | The word mountain was originated from Middle English: from Old French montaigne, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’. | The word hill was originated from Old English hyll, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin collis and Greek kolōnos ‘hill’. |
| Summit | It does have a summit. | It does not have a distinct summit. |
| Height range | Mountains have height range of 2001ft below. | Hills have height range of 2000ft and above. |
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