at the north or on the north

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I am not sure which one to use when referring to a mountain that is towards the north of a X site.

- A mountain stands at the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands on the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands in the north of the site.

I have gone through a couple of websites i.e wikipedia and dictionary and they all seem to be correct.

Please let me know if any of them is incorrect.

Thank you.
 

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I am not sure which one to use when referring to a mountain that is towards the north of a X site.

- A mountain stands at the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands on the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands in the north of the site.

I have gone through a couple of websites i.e wikipedia and dictionary and they all seem to be correct.

Please let me know if any of them is incorrect.

Thank you.
I wouldn't use "on". I would probably use "at".
 

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I am not sure which one to use when referring to a mountain that is towards the north of a X site.

- A mountain stands at the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands on the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands in the north of the site.

I have gone through a couple of websites i.e wikipedia and dictionary and they all seem to be correct.

Please let me know if any of them is incorrect.

Thank you.
A mountain stands to the north of the site. (The mountain isn't on the site).
A mountain stands on/at the north of the site. (The mountain is on the site, or abuts the site).
 

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Do you really need a preposition? Wouldn't "A mountain stands north of the site" be correct?
 

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Do you really need a preposition? Wouldn't "A mountain stands north of the site" be correct?
That would mean the same as "to the north of the site", which means "off the site".
 
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