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Angular, sharply pointed mountainous peak
A pyramidal peak, sometimes called a glacial horn in extreme cases, is an angular, sharply pointed mountain peak which results from cirque erosion caused by multiple glaciers diverging from a central point. Pyramidal peaks are often examples of nunataks. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Pyramidal peakA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of EmpireThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: ArêteA closely related topic
- Go sideways: CirqueA closely related topic
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📚 Books worth reading
Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of EmpireBayard Taylor · 1850- 📕Planning information handbookHigh Peak (Borough). Planning Department. · 1974
The SWAT WorkoutStewart Smith · 2005- 📕Hiking waterfalls in MontanaJohn Kratz · 2017
- 📕Pyramid Peak folio, CaliforniaWaldemar Lindgren, Geological Survey (U.S.) · 1896
- 📕Geologic atlas of the United StatesHerbert Clark Hoover · 1979
- 📕The Cacti of the Pyramid Peak region, Dona Ana County, New MexicoF. Raymond Fosberg · 1931
- 📕Geologic atlas of U.S. · 1896
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