Rock has a limited compressive strength. Mountain cannot support its own weight if it becomes too high. The rock at the base will simply crumble or melt from the pressure and the mountain flow as a glacier does at 10,000 ft.
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Rock has a limited compressive strength. Mountain cannot support its own weight if it becomes too high. The rock at the base will simply crumble or melt from the pressure and the mountain flow as a glacier does at 10,000 ft.