Since cold air sinks and hot air rises, why is it cooler the higher up you go into the mountains and not hotter? Does it have something to do with a thinner atmosphere?

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Since cold air sinks and hot air rises, why is it cooler the higher up you go into the mountains and not hotter? Does it have something to do with a thinner atmosphere?

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That atmosphere near the ground is heated by the ground which is heated by the sun. This is why air up really high (think airliner high) is really freaking cold.

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