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[11bgrunt]

Greetings everyone, I'm a newbie from Illinois, but moving to the mountains in Southern Indiana end of March where I found 34 acres up in the mountains will be hunting and fishing, raised beds gardens, chickens, horses and maybe an Angus....I'm a Disabled Combat Veteran from Iraq 2003-2004 and not happy where this once Great Nation is heading which is 1 reason I chose Southern Indiana up in the mountains, the other reason is puts me closer to my kids which are my life.......well just wanted to introduce my self a bit....

[hunter63]

Hunter63, saying Hey and Welcome.
Thank you for your service.

[Winter]

Welcome to WSF. Thanks for your service.

[kyratshooter]

There are NO MOUNTAINS in southern Indiana!

The closest thing one could call a moutain is in Eastern Ohio or across the river in eastern KY.

There are a few rolling hills and a bit of woods in Indiana down in the southwest corner, but it is not exactly an unpopulated wilderness.

Why is this posted in General Survival Discussion rather than the intro section?

[Sarge47]

Welcome aboard and thanks for your service; now, where are those mountains again?.............

[crashdive123]

Hello and welcome. Thanks for your service.

I see we have some Indiana mountain skeptics. Just to silence those critics.....

A hill must be over 305 meters (or 1000 feet) to be considered a mountain, according to Dr. Scott J. Badham, Dept of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming.
(http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/env99/env261.htm) .

The highest point in Indiana is Hoosier Hill at 381 m or 1,250 ft. in Wayne County; Sand Hill is #2 at 1,076 feet (327.96 m) in Noble County; Weed Patch Hill in Brown County is #3 at 1,056 feet (321.87 m); the rest of the list includes:
4. Knob Hill
6. Diamond Hill
7. Bearwallow Hill
8. Baby Mountain
9. Elkhorn Hill
10. Boundary Hill (just making it on the list at 1001 feet)
So, Indiana does INDEED have mountains, just not very big ones! (They are quite lovely, though, especially Brown County in the fall!)

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_Indiana_have_mountains


By the way - Florida has mountains........most of y'all probably call them overpasses though.

[kyratshooter]

Now is that 1000 feet from base to summit or 1000 feet above sea level?

If is is simply 1000 feet above sea level then almost any bump in the ground east of Louisville, and the whole world east of Lexingtion would be a mountain! My house is at 1200 feet and we just consider that an irritation on the topography.

[BENESSE]

One man's mountain is another man's molehill.

[Wildthang]

I lived in Indiana for 6 years and I never saw a mountain!

[Sarge47]

who can forget that great Indiana Mountain Man: "Mountain Man Rick?" He would roam the wild mountains of Indiana wearing nothing but a hong hunting the ever elusive Twinkie, that's gotten a lot more rare as of late, BTW!..........

[1stimestar]

Welcome from Alaska. Since I am almost at sea level, a thousand foot hill is good enough to call mountain to me.

[loner]

welcome and thank you for serving your country im happy to have you here that said mountian`s ie mountians to me mean big hugh ive driven thru indiana where are they hiding cos if their their im moving to them guaranted nobodys knows of them and thats my kind of hiding

[Stiffy]

Hello from Colorado (we've got mountains, too).

[Rick]

He's from Illinois. Unless he's from S. Illinois the only "mountains" they have are overpasses so I can understand his confusion. Having climbed and spent the night on Knob twice I can attest that it is 950 feet tall.....straight up.

[birdman6660]

welcome aboard sir !

[Wildthang]

So what elevation is required to be classified as a mountain? Just wondering

[Rick]

The very first thing that is required is that you read the posts........Take a look at #6. 305 meters or 1000 feet. We'll work on more pictures for you.

[Rick]

Don't let us scare you off, Grunt. We're just having fun. Everyone gets a turn now and then. Welcome home and thank you for your service.

[11bgrunt]

Hey no problem, I got big shoulders can handle it....been there done that....I do however know the difference from a hill and a mountain and its in Clark County Indiana, part of the Clark County National forest, my property line borders the County Forest, and if your ears pop on the way up and down I'd say you got some elevation and looking over the side on some of the turns def a mountain...may not be Everest but none the less beautiful heavily wooded mountain top and my house sits on one of the larger peaks, beautiful view....27,000 acres acrosss the street to hunt and 36 miles of horse trails, so will be adding a couple horses in time.....sorry I didn't post in the "INTRO" section, like I said newbie here, just not new....