Mount or Mountain

[crazyaboutenglish]

Hi,

Yesterday in class I said "mountain Everest" and the teacher said no it's mount Everest, mount Mckinley, so how do I know when to say "mount" and "mountain" they're sinonimos in the dictionary.

Thanks

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,

Yesterday in class I said "mountain Everest" and the teacher said no it's mount Everest, mount Mckinley, so how do I know when to say "mount" and "mountain" they're synonymous in the dictionary.

Thanks.

If it's the full official name of the mountain, then use "Mount XXX".

I know that Mount Kilimanjaro is a mountain.
I am going to climb Mount Everest, which is the tallest mountain in the world.

 

[crazyaboutenglish]

THANK YOU!