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 3 Types of rock 4 Other Types of Mountains 5 See also

[edit] Types of glacially eroded mountains

• Pyramidal peak
• Arête
• Nunatak

[edit] Types of volcanoes

• 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)
• Subglacial volcano
• Submarine volcano
• Somma volcano
• Tuya
• Volcanic field
• Volcanic plug

[edit] Types of rock

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

[edit] Other Types of Mountains

• Fold
• Fault-block mountain
• Volcanic
• Monadnock

[edit] See also

• List of rock types
• Batholith, Intrusion, Laccolith