Pyramidal Peak
•   Examples:


•    The Matterhorn in Zermatt, on the border between Switzerland and Italy,


•    The Kitzsteinhorn near Kaprun in Salzburg, Austria,


•    Mt Blanc above Chamonix in eastern France,


•    Mount Thielsen in Oregon, USA,


•    Mount Wilbur in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA,


•    Reynolds Mountain, Glacier National Park, USA, and


•    The Grand Teton, Wyoming, USA.


•    Stob Dearg, (1022 m), Glencoe, Scotland


•    Mount Assiniboine, (3618 m), British Columbia, Canada
                                                                         Formed when two or
•    Mount Aspiring/Tititea, Otago, New Zealand
                                                                        more corries and aretes
•    Nevado Las Agujas, Los Ríos Region, Chile
                                                                        meet, creating a sharply
•    Shivling (Garhwal Himalaya), Uttarakhand, India

                                                                            pointed summit

Pyramidal peak

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    Pyramidal Peak • Examples: • The Matterhorn in Zermatt, on the border between Switzerland and Italy, • The Kitzsteinhorn near Kaprun in Salzburg, Austria, • Mt Blanc above Chamonix in eastern France, • Mount Thielsen in Oregon, USA, • Mount Wilbur in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, • Reynolds Mountain, Glacier National Park, USA, and • The Grand Teton, Wyoming, USA. • Stob Dearg, (1022 m), Glencoe, Scotland • Mount Assiniboine, (3618 m), British Columbia, Canada Formed when two or • Mount Aspiring/Tititea, Otago, New Zealand more corries and aretes • Nevado Las Agujas, Los Ríos Region, Chile meet, creating a sharply • Shivling (Garhwal Himalaya), Uttarakhand, India pointed summit

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