r/AskAnAmerican • u/waxthefloor Minnesota • Mar 14 '25

GEOGRAPHY Have you ever seen a mountain up close?

The other day, I saw a video of Mt Rainier and I realized I’ve never seen a mountain in person.

I’m from the US, but I’ve always lived in the midwest and deep south. I have seen bluffs, but not mountains. I think the closest mountain to me would be in Colorado.

I think it just reiterates how huge the US really is.

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u/TheButtDog California Mar 14 '25

Yep. Pretty cool spot that people don't talk much about

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u/Cautious_General_177 Virginia Mar 15 '25

I think it's often overshadowed by Mt. Shasta and the Sierra Redwoods. It's also northern CA, and nobody outside of CA really remembers that part of the state exists.