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Fractal mountains

How are fractal mountains generated?

Usually by a method such as taking a triangle, dividing it into 3 subtriangles, and perturbing the center point. This process is then repeated on the subtriangles. This results in a 2-d table of heights, which can then be rendered as a 3-d image. One reference is:

1. M. Ausloos, _Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A_ 400 (1985), pp. 331-350.