How to sign “Mountain” in ASL
BSL and ASL are different languages — this is the American sign. See the BSL sign for “Mountain” instead
Step by step
- Close both hands into fists and tap your dominant fist on top of the other twice to sign ROCK.
- Open both hands and raise them upward in front of your chest.
- Stack the hands with one above the other, the higher hand near your forehead.
- Turn both palms to face away from you as you lift.
- Look up slightly as the hands rise, showing the great height of the peak.
Practice tip
ROCK plus the rising stack — skip the rock tap and signers may read it as plain TALL.
Fingerspell “Mountain”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.