# Where is this mountain?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-mountain/57876>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2001, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-mountain/57876 "2001-03-14T01:05:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-mountain/57876/1 "2001-03-14T01:05:32Z")

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For years, I’ve seen the rock pictured in ads and Commercials for Prudential, then found out it is modeled after the very real Rock of Gibraltar.  
Is there a real mountain Paramount bases its mountain after?

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**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-mountain/57876/2 "2001-03-14T01:29:58Z")

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Is it perhaps Mt. Shasta?

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**Author:** ![Du\_Hast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f0a364/32.png) [@Du\_Hast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Du_Hast)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-mountain/57876/3 "2001-03-14T01:37:44Z")

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I think it’s Mt. Everest.

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**Author:** ![zyzzyva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@zyzzyva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zyzzyva)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-mountain/57876/4 "2001-03-14T02:09:04Z")

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Are you talking about the drawing used in their classic logo, or the more recent photo one? I’m pretty certain the photo is of Pike’s Peak. No clue as to the drawing.