Easy Mountain Outline Tutorial for Kids

Instructions for how to use these mountain templates:

1. Scroll down and find the page you want.
2. Click on any of the photos below, or on the text links below them. A printable PDF file will open in a new window. (NOTE: The images themselves are not printable quality.)
3. Print the PDF on 8.5 inch by 11 inch, letter sized paper.

Fun things to do with an outline of a mountain:

• Use the mountain outlines as stencils or patterns for crafts, art projects, and classroom activities.
• Make them into coloring pages (add snowcaps, trees, a sun, clouds, stars, or a night sky inside the outline).
• Create a landscape collage by filling the mountain shape with torn construction paper, tissue paper, or magazine scraps.
• Try “watercolor resist” art: trace the mountain with a white crayon, then paint over it with watercolors.
• Turn them into bulletin board or window decorations by tracing onto colored cardstock, cutting out, and layering different sizes for depth.
• Use them for classroom themes like camping, adventure, geography, or weather (label “peak,” “slope,” “valley,” and add a river or glacier).
• Make simple greeting cards (cut out a mountain silhouette and glue it to the front, then add a sunrise or “Adventure Awaits” text).
• Build a fun matching game: print a few different mountain styles or sizes and have kids match pairs or sort by “tallest to shortest” or “pointy vs rounded.”

Mountain Outline #1

This mountain range outline features sharp, angular peaks and a bold silhouette, making it ideal for dramatic landscape scenes. This outline of mountains would be great for adventure-themed crafts, geography lessons, or mountain outline drawings where you want a rugged, alpine feel.

Mountains Outline #1 Options:

Large (1 per page)

Medium (2 per page)

Small (9 per page)

Mountain Outline #2

With its smooth curves and gentle peaks, this simple mountain outline is perfect for younger kids and easy crafts. This rolling hill shape would be great for coloring pages, preschool art projects, or creating soft background scenes with clouds, rainbows, or sunshine.

Mountains Outline #2 Options:

Large (1 per page)

Medium (2 per page)

Small (9 per page)

Mountain Outline #3

This hand-drawn outline of a mountain has an organic, slightly uneven peak that looks realistic. This mountain outline drawing would be great for nature journals, watercolor art, or projects where you want a looser, more artistic mountain shape.

Mountains Outline #3 Options:

Large (1 per page)

Medium (2 per page)

Small (9 per page)

Outline of a Mountain #4

This bold mountain outline features a single tall peak with sharp lines and a strong triangular shape. This mountain template would be great for posters, camping or adventure themes, and simple silhouette crafts where you want one standout peak.

Mountains Outline #4 Options:

Large (1 per page)

Medium (2 per page)

Small (9 per page)

Mountain Range Outline #5

This mountain outline design includes lines inside the shape, giving it extra depth and detail. Do you see the lines as snow covered peaks, or as part of a walking path? This shape would be great for mixed-media crafts, collage art, or lessons about mountain range shapes and terrain.

Mountains Outline #5 Options:

Large (1 per page)

Medium (2 per page)

Small (9 per page)

Mountain Shape #6

Featuring two overlapping triangle peaks, this mountain range outline shows different mountain sizes in one design. This mountains template would be great for landscape scenes, bulletin board displays, or crafts where you want to show distance and perspective.

Mountains Outline #6 Options:

Large (1 per page)

Medium (2 per page)

Small (9 per page)