Find out how corries and arêtes are formed by glacial erosion with this BBC Bitesize Scotland article for P5, P6, P7 - Second Level CfE. ... How a pyramidal peak is formed; ...

The Matterhorn gets its German name from the “Matt” in the name of the town of Zermatt below and the mountain’s pyramidal peak, or “glacial horn.” It is called Le Cervin in French and ...

Glacier Peak, 20 miles east of Darrington, is classified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as a “very high threat” volcano due to its location near Darrington, Concrete, and Arlington.

Mt. Shuksan, a glaciated massif in the North Cascades National Park in Washington State, is a gem. Shuksan means ‘High Peak’ in the Lummi language. Standing 9,131 ft., it is brethren to mighty ...

The Matterhorn is an iconic mountain in the Alps, standing tall between Italy and Switzerland. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, and one of ...

It was at its peak about 22,000 years ago., Scotland was often covered in glaciers close glacier A massive river of slow moving ice.. They formed high on mountains and flowed downhill.