[Chewbacca]

Considering that many of the HIGH mountains of today have evidence of sea life at their tops, I suspect the mountains before that time were rather low.

I believe that most of the HIGH mountains were created during the days the ark was floating around in the water. Earthquakes and large crustal movements wouldn't have impacted the ark as much as if it had come to rest and was being shaken while on dry land.

[aShepard]

..."I suspect the mountains before that time were rather low.".........


Ok, Maybe.

Or maybe the chisel slipped on the tablets and only recorded 23 feet of water. That's about 7 inches of rainfall per day, and surely God could unleash more than that.