@orogenicman i thank you for your information, i didnt mean to say you wasn't giving any constructive info just the manner in which you were providing it seemed to make me feel as though i was a bumbling nincompoop who didnt know anything about the subject. which i most probably am, but still it's not nice realising that when someone who knows what they're talking about puts you to shame 
as i said before i do agree and understand your points. the mountain in question is almost certainly a geological phenomena which you have suggested, not created by humans or E.T.
i guess my problem is indeed that i try and find reasons for things without properly assessing them. would you believe i actually have an AS level qualification in critical thinking? i know right! the problem is i spent more time dealing with political arguments and arguments which dealt with opinions than those which operate in the realm of knowledge and fact. this is probably where i am going wrong.
thanks for the posts anyways, sorry if i come across as a n00b

as i said before i do agree and understand your points. the mountain in question is almost certainly a geological phenomena which you have suggested, not created by humans or E.T.
i guess my problem is indeed that i try and find reasons for things without properly assessing them. would you believe i actually have an AS level qualification in critical thinking? i know right! the problem is i spent more time dealing with political arguments and arguments which dealt with opinions than those which operate in the realm of knowledge and fact. this is probably where i am going wrong.
thanks for the posts anyways, sorry if i come across as a n00b