Double summit
Adouble summit,double peak,twin summit,ortwin peakis amountainorhillthat has twosummits,separated by acolorsaddle.
One well-known double summit isAustria's highest mountain, theGroßglockner,where the main summit of the Großglockner is separated from that of theKleinglocknerby the Glocknerscharte col in the area of a geological fault.[1]Other double summits have resulted fromgeological folding.For example, on Mont Withrow inBritish Columbia,resistant sandstones form the limbs of the double summit, whilst the softer rock in the core of the fold was eroded.[2]
Triple peaks occur more rarely; one example is theRosengartenspitzein theDolomites.TheIllimaniinBoliviais an example of a rare quadruple summit.
Well known double summits (selection)
[edit]Well known double summits are (roughly from east to west):
Europe
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- Schneeberg (Lower Austria)
- Kaisersteinin the massif of the Wetterin,Styria
- Lugauerin theGesäuse,Styria
- Krippenstein(north of theDachstein Group)
- Bischofsmützein the Dachstein region (Gosaukamm)
- Brietkogeland theEiskogelin theTennen Mountains,Salzburg state
- Karlspitzenin theKaiser Mountains
- Roßstein and Buchstein,Upper Bavaria
- Klammspitzein theAmmergau Alps
- Guffertin theRofan,Tyrol
- Grauspitz,Liechtenstein
- Furchettain theGeisler Group(?)
- Altmannin theAlpstein,EastSwitzerland
Central Alps
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- Großglockner
- Seekarspitze (Schladming Tauern)
- Gleichenberge(Styria)
- Lasörlingin the Großvenediger,High Tauern
- Unterberghornin eastern North Tyrol
- Wilde Kreuzspitzein theZillertal Alps
- Rofelewandin theÖtztal Alps
- Watzespitzein the Kaunergrat, Ötztal Alps
- Wildspitzein the Weißkamm, Ötztal Alps
- SchwarzhornandWeißhorninSouth Tyrol
- Ortstock,Glarus Alps
- Aiguille du Druin theMont Blancmassif
- Aiguille Vertein the Mont Blanc region
Other mountain ranges of Europe
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- Smolikas(Bogdani and Kapetan Tsekouras) inGreece
- BubenikinUpper Lusatia
- Strohmbergin Upper Lusatia
- Špičák(Sattelberg) in theOre Mountains
- Burgstadtl in theDuppau Mountains
- Schanzberge nearTischberg,South Bohemia
- Schwarze MauerandKamenecon theUpper Austrian-Bohemianborder
- Großer Auerbergin the Harz
- Ehrenbürg,a Zeugenberg inFranconian Switzerland
- Hohenstoffeln(volcano in theHegau)
- Berguedàin thePyrenees
- Pen y Fanin theBrecon Beacons
Asia
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- Hasan Dağıin the region ofCappadocia,Turkey
- UshbainGeorgia
- Elbrus(twin-peaked volcano) in theCaucasus
- Raja Gyepangin Central Lahaul,India
- Machapucharéin theAnnapurnamassif in theHimalayas,Nepal
- Chogolisain theKarakorum,Pakistan
- Broad Peakwith pre- and main summit in the Karakorum,China/Pakistan
- Gasherbrum IV,southern neighbour of Broad Peak in the Karakorum, Pakistan
Other mountain regions
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- Mont Rosson theKerguelen Islands
- Pico DuarteonHispaniola(Dominican Republic)
- Chaupi Orcoin theAndes
- Ancohumain the Andes
- The Brothersin theOlympic Mountains(USA/Washington)
- Double Peakin theCascade Mountains(USA/Washington)
- Mount Soprisin theRocky Mountains(USA/Colorado)
Pilot peakandindex peakin Wyoming
References
[edit]- ^"Geologische Karte der Republik Österreich, 1:50.000, Blatt 153, Wien 1994".Geologische Bundesanstalt.Archived fromthe originalon 8 June 2012.Retrieved29 March2009.
- ^"Mt. Withrow syncline".Archived fromthe originalon 2006-04-04.Retrieved2009-05-12.