List of mountain types

Mountains can be characterized in several ways. Some mountains are volcanoes and can be characterized by the type of lava and eruptive history. Other mountains are shaped by glacial processes and can be characterized by their shape. Finally, many mountains can be characterized by the type of rock that make up their composition.

Contents 1 Types of glacially eroded mountains 2 Types of volcanoes/volcanic landforms 3 Types of rock 4 Other Types of Mountains 5 See also

Types of glacially eroded mountains

• Pyramidal peak
• Arête
• Nunatak

Types of volcanoes/volcanic landforms

• Volcanic caldera or supervolcano
• Cinder cone
• Complex volcano
• Cryovolcano
• Fissure vent
• Guyot
• Lava dome
• Monogenetic volcanic field
• Mud volcano
• Pancake dome
• Polygenetic volcanic field
• Pyroclastic cone
• Pyroclastic shield
• Shield volcano
• Stratovolcano (also known as a Composite volcano)
• Subaqueous volcano
• Subglacial volcano
• Submarine volcano
• Somma volcano
• Tuya
• Volcanic field
• Volcanic plug

Types of rock

• Igneous (see types of volcanoes, above)
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary

Other Types of Mountains

• Fold
• Fault-block mountain
• Monadnock
• Seamount

See also

• List of rock types
• Batholith, Intrusion, Laccolith

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