Horn Peaks

A horn peak (or pyramidal peak / glacial horn), is an angular, sharply pointed mountain peak which results from the cirque erosion due to multiple glaciers diverging from a central point.

Ecology

Connected Sites

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Huascaran National Park Artesonraju
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch "a great abundance and diversity of geomorphological features such as Ushaped glacial valleys, cirques, horn peaks, valley glaciers and moraines" (AB ev)
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Mount Wilbur, Kinnerly Peak and Reynolds Mountain (Glacier National Park, USA)

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