Mount Index
in Washington state, US
in Washington state, USAn index for all things mountainous, the peaks themselves, those found on them, and what can happen on them. Despite the name, Ghibli Hills is not this trope, but describes lush, picturesque outdoors locations.
Geographic Mountains
- Appease the Volcano God: Throwing living people in volcanic craters to stop volcanos from erupting.
- Chekhov's Volcano: If there's a volcano in a story, it will erupt at some point.
- Clifftop Caterwauling: A creature stands at the edge of a cliff and shouts to the sky.
- Climactic Volcano Backdrop: A climactic scene takes place in or around volcanoes or eruptions for dramatic effect.
- Climb, Slip, Hang, Climb: Someone climbing a cliff slips, hangs on by one hand, and regains their grip.
- Climbing Climax: A climatic showdown takes place atop a very tall structure.
- Climbing the Cliffs of Insanity: A character needs to scale a steep, tall wall of rock to reach their destination.
- Death Mountain: The mountain level in video games. Beware bottomless pits, falling rocks, and aggressive mountain wildlife.
- Flower from the Mountaintop: A rare or precious flower that has to be retrieved through a difficult mountain expedition.
- Hair-Trigger Avalanche: Any and all sounds in the mountains will trigger avalanches.
- Lava Pot Volcano: Volcanoes depicted as constantly active cauldrons of molten rock.
- Literal Cliffhanger: Characters are left dangling precariously off of cliffs.
- Monster-Shaped Mountain: A mountain that's shaped like a monster or a face.
- Mountain Man: A trapper, hunter and frontiersman who lives in the mountains of the Old West.
- Mountain Warfare: Militaries fight it out in a mountainous or rocky environment.
- The Mountains of Illinois: Works put mountains where, in Real Life, there aren't any.
- Mountaintop Healthcare: A medical facility built in the upper reaches of a mountain, for some reason.
- Rocky Mountain Refuge: The last remnant of a fallen United States of America makes its stand hidden away somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
- Rope Bridge: A thin, swaying bridge across a mountain abyss.
- Rushmore Refacement: Villains adding their faces to Mount Rushmore.
- Scaling the Summit: A dangerous, challenging expedition to the peak of a harsh, high mountain.
- The Shangri-La: An enclave of monks and mystics hidden high in the mountains of The Far East.
- Teetering on the Edge: 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 comment backdrop for this.
- Volcano Lair: Supervillains make their lairs inside volcanoes.
- Yodel Land: The Hollywood Atlas version of Switzerland, the rest of the Alps, and often southern Germany. Expect dirndls and scenic peaks.
Figurative Mountains
- Atop a Mountain of Corpses: A victorious fighter stands atop a pile of dead bodies and/or recumbent foes.
- Buried in a Pile of Corpses: A character players dead by hiding in a pile of dead bodies.
- Mountain of Food: A great big pile of foods.
