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Old 11-25-2015, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Morningside)
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More like "hill" city. I wouldnt call those mountains.
Pittsburgh has one up on many (most?) of the cities listed in this thread though. Most of the "mountain cities" listed are actually in a valley or on a plain by the mountains. In contrast, Pittsburgh has the rugged topography right inside city limits. Where else in the country can you get a view of downtown like this?

http://www.tysto.com/articles07/pics...n-overlook.jpg

Certainly Pittsburgh has the most rugged topography of any city east of the Rockies. It might be the most rugged overall after San Francisco.

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Old 11-25-2015, 09:32 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Ouray,Co. Beautiful, good schools and close to Telluride for skiing. Not to close to Denver though 5:30 drive. Aspen,Co is also great with great skiing and is beautiful with Snowmass mountain and the maroon bells watch over the town. Still Ouray wins.
That road heading out of Ouray down to Silverton is nuts! No guardrails, no shoulders, deep canyon drops a mere few feet away. I felt like I was on a remote mountain road in the Andes. Stellar scenery around there though. The San Juan range is undoubtedly the most impressive range in Colorado.
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Old 11-26-2015, 08:28 PM
 
Location: WA Desert, Seattle native
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Salt Lake City, Utah, and the entire SL valley. The edges of the Wasatch front come right up to the cities backyards. If you want mountains and city close together, IMO this is the place.

You can argue about Seattle, Denver, or even Los Angeles, but that argument will end soon after a trip to the Wasatch Valley.

Of course, I'm a discussing major cities here. The smaller ones will be debated forever.
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Old 11-27-2015, 03:46 PM
 
Location: Mountain Time Zone
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I know very scary but beautiful at the same time. It's hard to believe it's an hour drive to Telluride when it should be 15!
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Old 11-27-2015, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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More like "hill" city. I wouldnt call those mountains.
Oh, you're one of those people.
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Old 11-28-2015, 08:06 PM
 
Location: Appalachian New York, Formerly Louisiana
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Pittsburgh, PA!
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Old 11-28-2015, 09:51 PM
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Salt Lake City, Utah, and the entire SL valley. The edges of the Wasatch front come right up to the cities backyards. If you want mountains and city close together, IMO this is the place.

You can argue about Seattle, Denver, or even Los Angeles, but that argument will end soon after a trip to the Wasatch Valley.

Of course, I'm a discussing major cities here. The smaller ones will be debated forever.
Definitely. I was surprised nobody mentioned SLC until you did.
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Old 11-29-2015, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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Yes, SLC is amazing. It easily has the best mountain views out of any major US city. I don't know how it's so overlooked
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Old 11-29-2015, 12:56 AM
 
Location: Appalachian New York, Formerly Louisiana
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More like "hill" city. I wouldnt call those mountains.
Congratulations.

Anyhow... Pittsburgh is a gorgeous mountain city. They may be old and worn but they are still mountains.
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Old 12-01-2015, 10:11 PM
 
Location: Sandy Eggo - Kensington
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Oh, you're one of those people.
I'm one of those people, also. Hills, yes. Mountains, no.
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