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'''Mount''' is often used as part of the name of specific [[mountain]]s, e.g. [[Mount Everest]].

'''Mount''' or '''Mounts''' may also refer to:

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== Places ==
* [[Mount, Cornwall]], a village in Warleggan parish, England
* [[Mount, Perranzabuloe]], a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England

==People==
* [[Mount (surname)]]
* [[William L. Mounts]] (1862&ndash;1929), American lawyer and politician

==Computing and software==
* [[Mount (computing)]], the process of making a file system accessible
* [[Mount (Unix)]], the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems

== Books ==

* [[Mount!]], a 2016 novel by [[Jilly Cooper]]

==Displays and equipment==
* Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a [[hardpoint]] on an airframe
* [[Mounting board]], in picture framing
* Mount, a [[hanging scroll]] for mounting paintings
* Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as [[foamcore]], e.g.:
** To pin a [[biological specimen]], on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display
** To prepare dead animals for display in [[taxidermy]]
* [[Lens mount]], an interface used to fix a lens to a camera
* Mounting, placing a [[cover slip]] on a specimen on a microscopic slide
* [[Telescope mount]], a device used to support a telescope
* [[Weapon mount]], equipment used to secure an armament
* [[Mat (picture framing)|Picture mount]]

==Sports==
* [[Mount (grappling)]], a grappling position
* Mount, to board an apparatus used for [[gymnastics]], such as a balance beam

==Other uses==
* Mount, in [[copulation (zoology)|copulation]], the union of the sex organs in mating
* Mount, a [[riding animal]]
* Mount, or [[Vahana]], an animal or mythical entity closely associated with a particular deity in [[Hindu]] mythology
* Mount, to add butter to a sauce in order to thicken it, as with ''[[beurre monté]]''

==See also==
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* [[The Mount (disambiguation)]]
* [[Mountain (disambiguation)]]
* [[Massif (disambiguation)]]
* [[Hill (disambiguation)]]

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