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[[Image:Lauterbrunnen-valley.jpg|thumb|400px|{{#ifexist:Template:Lauterbrunnen-valley.jpg/credit|{{Lauterbrunnen-valley.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The mountains of the Lauterbrunnen Valley, [[Switzerland]].]]
[[Image:Lauterbrunnen-valley.jpg|thumb|400px|{{#ifexist:Template:Lauterbrunnen-valley.jpg/credit|{{Lauterbrunnen-valley.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The mountains of the Lauterbrunnen Valley, [[Switzerland]].]]
A '''mountain''' is an elevated area of a [[planet]] or [[natural satellite|moon]], rapidly rising to high altitude. [[Earth]]'s highest mountain is [[Mount Everest]]; the highest in the [[solar system]] is [[Olympus Mons]] on [[Mars]].
A '''mountain''' is an elevated area of a [[planet]] or [[natural satellite|moon]], rapidly rising to high altitude. [[Earth]]'s highest mountain is [[Mount Everest]]; the highest in the [[solar system]] is [[Olympus Mons]] on [[Mars]].


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==See also==
*[[Alps]][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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The mountains of the Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland.

A mountain is an elevated area of a planet or moon, rapidly rising to high altitude. Earth's highest mountain is Mount Everest; the highest in the solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars.

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