ADJ
- big, great, high, huge, large, lofty, massive, tall, towering
- small
- steep
- low
- beautiful, dramatic, fine, majestic, spectacular
- surrounding
- The surrounding mountains make the city difficult to evacuate
- distant
- isolated, remote
- inland
- jagged, rocky, rugged
- snow-capped, snow-covered, snowy
- holy
- the holy mountain of the Lapp community
QUANT
- chain, range
- a chain/range of mountains
VERB + MOUNTAIN
- ascend, climb, come/go up, scale
- come/go down, descend, walk down
- walk in
- We enjoy walking in the mountains
- cross (over)
MOUNTAIN + VERB
- rise, soar, tower
- The mountains here rise to well over 2,000m
- fall
- The mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau
- surround sth
- Towering mountains surrounded the village
- shake
- The earth tremor made the mountains shake
MOUNTAIN + NOUN
- chain, range
- area, country, environment, region
- Between the two towns was 50 miles of mountain country
- height
- We crossed the rugged mountain heights
- pass, path, road, route, track
- landscape, scenery
- crag, face, flank, peak, ridge, side, slope, top, valley, wall
- cave
- lake, stream
- air
- Many people come to the resort simply to enjoy the fresh mountain air
- pasture
- barrier
- The invading army could only penetrate the mountain barrier at one point
- village
- fastness, fortress, stronghold
- hut, lodge, resort
- folk, men, people
- climber, climbing, walking, walks
- guide
- rescue, rescue team
- bike, biker, biking
- sickness
- boot
- goat, gorilla, hare, sheep
PREP
- across/over/through the ~
- a pass through the mountains
- down/up a/the ~
- She arranged to meet the others halfway up the mountain
- in the ~s
- This type of goat lives high up in the mountains
PHRASES
- the flank/side/slope of a mountain, the foot/bottom/top of a mountain
ADJ
- great
- debt
- paper
- butter, food, etc.
- They revealed a solution to reduce Europe's butter mountain
PHRASES
- a mountain of paper/paperwork
- The enquiry generated a mountain of paperwork