Sriharsha - Thank you. I wanted the mountain in the picture regardless of the location of the pole star so ended up with non-concentric trails.
Ganesh sir - Completely agree with the star trails overwhelming the mountain. Even in reality, they do, don't they? Stars are massive in comparison. It's all about scale. As for the mountain seeming like trees, I believe if an image lets the viewer discover something that was already there on their own, the image works, doesn't it?