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Mountain fold

A mountain fold is a fold where the paper bends away from you, so the crease rises toward you like a ridge.

It is simply a valley fold made from the other side. You can fold the flap behind the model, or turn the paper over, make a valley fold, and turn it back. Diagrams show it as a dash-dot line, often with a hollow arrowhead pointing behind the paper.

Beginners often fold the flap toward themselves by habit, which gives a valley instead. Before creasing, check that the flap is disappearing behind the model. For small corner folds at the back, turning the paper over is usually more accurate.

Practice it on these models