And your point is?
The original poster was talking about flight in IMC - not what VMC get outs there were. I would suggest that the difference between Rule 29 (which is what you have posted here) and Rule 5 (which, for arguments sake, is the VFR minimum height rule) is still slightly more than subtle.
(interesting that flying 500 feet above a 2490 hill in VMC complies with the IFR minimum height rule but flying 520 feet above it doesn't
You have to draw the line somewhere. Sounds like an occasion where you'd be better off being VFR to me. You choose the rules you fly by according to the situation, taking into account all the factors involved. So - not a "state of mind", but a positive "choice"
But we're drifting off the original question here.