Horn Peaks

Connected Sites: 3

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.

Connected Sites

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Switzerland

Inscribed: 2001

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"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

Canada, United States of America

Inscribed: 1995

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Mount Wilbur, Kinnerly Peak and Reynolds Mountain (Glacier National Park, USA)
Huascaran National Park

Peru

Inscribed: 1985

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Artesonraju
See en.wikipedia.org

Horn Peaks

Connected Sites

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Huascaran National Park