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7An index for all things mountainous, the peaks themselves, those found on them, and what can happen on them. Despite the name, GhibliHills is not this trope, but describes lush, picturesque outdoors locations.
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9[[index]]
10!Geographic Mountains
11* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: Throwing living people in volcanic craters to stop volcanos from erupting.
12* ChekhovsVolcano: If there's a volcano in a story, it ''will'' erupt at some point.
13* ClifftopCaterwauling: A creature stands at the edge of a cliff and shouts to the sky.
14* ClimacticVolcanoBackdrop: A climactic scene takes place in or around volcanoes or eruptions for dramatic effect.
15* ClimbSlipHangClimb: Someone climbing a cliff slips, hangs on by one hand, and regains their grip.
16* ClimbingClimax: A climatic showdown takes place atop a very tall structure.
17* ClimbingTheCliffsOfInsanity: A character needs to scale a steep, tall wall of rock to reach their destination.
18* DeathMountain: The mountain level in video games. Beware bottomless pits, falling rocks, and aggressive mountain wildlife.
19* FlowerFromTheMountaintop: A rare or precious flower that has to be retrieved through a difficult mountain expedition.
20* HairTriggerAvalanche: ''Any'' and all sounds in the mountains will trigger avalanches.
21* LavaPotVolcano: Volcanoes depicted as constantly active cauldrons of molten rock.
22* LiteralCliffhanger: Characters are left dangling precariously off of cliffs.
23* MonsterShapedMountain: A mountain that's shaped like a monster or a face.
24* MountainMan: A trapper, hunter and frontiersman who lives in the mountains of the Old West.
25* MountainWarfare: Militaries fight it out in a mountainous or rocky environment.
26* TheMountainsOfIllinois: Works put mountains where, in RealLife, there aren't any.
27* MountaintopHealthcare: A medical facility built in the upper reaches of a mountain, for some reason.
28* PlugTheVolcano: An erupting volcano is stopped by covering the crater.
29* RockyMountainRefuge: The last remnant of a [[FallenStatesOfAmerica fallen United States of America]] makes its stand hidden away somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
30* RopeBridge: A thin, swaying bridge across a mountain abyss.
31* RushmoreRefacement: Villains adding their faces to Mount Rushmore.
32* ScalingTheSummit: A dangerous, challenging expedition to the peak of a harsh, high mountain.
33* TheShangriLa: An enclave of monks and mystics hidden high in the mountains of UsefulNotes/TheFarEast.
34* TeeteringOnTheEdge: A vehicle stops halfway on the edge of a cliff and threatens to go over if the occupants make any big movements. Mountains are a common backdrop for this.
35* VolcanoLair: Supervillains make their lairs inside volcanoes.
36* YodelLand: The HollywoodAtlas version of Switzerland, the rest of the Alps, and often southern Germany. Expect dirndls and scenic peaks.
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38!Figurative Mountains
39* AtopAMountainOfCorpses: A victorious fighter stands atop a pile of dead bodies and/or recumbent foes.
40* BuriedInAPileOfCorpses: A character players dead by hiding in a pile of dead bodies.
41* MountainOfFood: A great big pile of foods.
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