Mammoth Memory

Pyramidal Peak – Where several corries are formed on a single mountain, the mountain takes the form of a steep pyramid

(Pronounced pih-rah-mid-el peek)

A pyramid in the middle of the corridor was wearing a peak cap (pyramidal peak where corries meet).

A pyramid in the middle of the corridor was wearing a peak cap (pyramidal peak where corries meet).

Pyramidal peak diagram

 

pyramidal peak is formed where three or more corries meet.

The glaciers carve away at the top of the mountain and this results in a sharply-pointed summit.

Pyramidal peaks include Mount Everest and the Matterhorn. An example of a pyramidal peak in the UK is Mount Snowdon in North Wales. 

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