at the north or on the north

[ubplaytime]

I am not sure which one to use when referring to a mountain that is towards the north of a X site.

- A mountain stands at the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands on the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands in the north of the site.

I have gone through a couple of websites i.e wikipedia and dictionary and they all seem to be correct.

Please let me know if any of them is incorrect.

Thank you.

 

[bhaisahab]

I am not sure which one to use when referring to a mountain that is towards the north of a X site.

- A mountain stands at the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands on the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands in the north of the site.

I have gone through a couple of websites i.e wikipedia and dictionary and they all seem to be correct.

Please let me know if any of them is incorrect.

Thank you.

I wouldn't use "on". I would probably use "at".

 

[Raymott]

I am not sure which one to use when referring to a mountain that is towards the north of a X site.

- A mountain stands at the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands on the north of the site. OR
- A mountain stands in the north of the site.

I have gone through a couple of websites i.e wikipedia and dictionary and they all seem to be correct.

Please let me know if any of them is incorrect.

Thank you.

A mountain stands to the north of the site. (The mountain isn't on the site).
A mountain stands on/at the north of the site. (The mountain is on the site, or abuts the site).

 

[Allen165]

Do you really need a preposition? Wouldn't "A mountain stands north of the site" be correct?

 

[bhaisahab]

Do you really need a preposition? Wouldn't "A mountain stands north of the site" be correct?

That would mean the same as "to the north of the site", which means "off the site".