By regulation, the peak of the mound should rise 10 1/2 inches above home plate.
There is no height difference. A softball mound is not raised like a baseball mound.
No
Pitchers mound
to legally play only one person can be on the pitchers mound while the game is in play
The diameter of an MLB pitcher's mound is 18 feet.
YES
second
60'6"
Yes.
Measure from the front edge of the pitching rubber to the back tip of home plate.
A raised mound of land is called a hill.
The mound allows pitchers a much better chance of pitching within the strike zone.