Mountain

A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally considered to be steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanismTypes of mountains according to geologyEdit

Glacially sculpted mountains and hillsEdit

• Arête

• Drumlin

• Esker

• Flyggberg

• Nunatak

• Pyramidal peak

• Whaleback mountain

Volcanic mountainsEdit

• Cinder cone

• Complex volcano

• Guyot

• Lava cone

• Lava dome

• Mud volcano

• Pancake dome

• Pyroclastic cone

• Pyroclastic shield

• Shield volcano

• Stratovolcano

• Subglacial mound

• Somma volcano

• Tuya

• Volcanic field

• Volcanic plug

Mountains with structure-controlled formEdit

• Bornhardt

• Cuesta

• Dome

• Fault-block mountain

• Fold mountain

• Hogback

• Homoclinal ridge

• Table and mesa

  • Tepui (Guiana Highlands)

• Traprock mountain

Other types of mountain or hillEdit

• Bergsknalle

• Conical hill

• Inselberg

• Kuppe

• Line parent

• Mound

• Mount

• Mittelgebirge

• Residual hill

• Tower karst

• Tumulus

  • Barrow (British Isles)

  • Kurgan (Eurasian Steppe)