Why a mountain seems to be black (Physics and Biology)?

Question

Hi

Why a mountain seems to be black if you are looking at it from a far distance??

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Answer 1

Thanks for taking pain.

Answer 2

light refraction and reflection, just from its basic shape, the reflecting light is going anywhere other than where it counts, in your eyes, making its form seem dark, ominous.  in literature or poetry you never hear of bright shiny hills or mountains, its always purple  or black or vergent (dark green) etc