List of inselbergs

An inselberg (or monadnock) is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, outcrop, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. The following is a list of notable inselbergs worldwide.

Africa

Cameroon

Ngog Lituba in the Sanaga-Maritime Department

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Mont Niénokoué in Taï National Park

Kenya

Sergoit Hill

Madagascar

Mont Angavokely
Pic Boby, part of the Andringitra Massif

Malawi

Mulanje Massif

Mali

Hand of Fatima

Mozambique

Aliti

Nigeria

Tunisia

Jugurtha Tableland

Zimbabwe

Castle Beacon in the Bvumba Mountain

Americas

Argentina

Various ignimbrite inselbergs in Sierra de Lihuel Calel, La Pampa Province[1]

Brazil

Pedra Agulha in Pancas, Espirito Santo

Canada

Gaff Topsails in Newfoundland
Mount Sylvester in Newfoundland
Mount Carleton in New Brunswick
Mount Cheminis/Mont Chaudron in Ontario/Quebec
Mont Mégantic in Quebec near Scotstown

Colombia

Peñol de Entrerríos, Antioquia[2]
Peñol de Guatapé (La Piedra de Peñol), Antioquia[2]
Tabor Mount, Antioquia[2]

Mexico

Cerro el Almacén, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California Norte

United States

Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire; the mountain where the term originated
Arabia Mountain in Georgia
Baraboo Range in Wisconsin
Chief Mountain in Montana
Crowders Mountain near Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Devils Tower in Wyoming
Double Mountain in Texas
Enchanted Rock in Texas
Glassy Mountain near Pickens, South Carolina
Joshua Tree National Park in southern California
Little Mountain in Newberry County, South Carolina
Looking Glass Rock in North Carolina
Monadnock Mountain in northern Vermont
Mount Angel in Oregon
Mount Ascutney in southern Vermont
Mount Wachusett in Massachusetts
Panola Mountain in Georgia
Paris Mountain near Greenville, South Carolina
Pilot Mountain in North Carolina
Rib Mountain in Wisconsin
Shiprock in New Mexico
Stone Mountain in Georgia
Stone Mountain in North Carolina
Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland
Thicketty Mountain in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Willis Mountain in Virginia

Venezuela

Piedra del Cocuy[3]

Asia

Israel

Mount Tabor

Sri Lanka

Sigiriya

Australia

Hyden Rock[4] of which Wave Rock is part
Mount Augustus, Western Australia
Mount Conner (Attila)
Mount Cooran[5]
Mount Cooroora
Mount Cooroy
Mount Oxley (New South Wales)
Murphy's Hay Stack[6]
Pildappa Rock[7]
Uluru (Ayers Rock, 863 m) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), both within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
The You Yangs, Victoria

Europe

Finland

Lattunavaara[8]
Naltiotunturi[8]
Pyhätunturi[8]
Sattasvaara[8]
Terävä[8]

Italy

Rocca di Cavour, Cavour, Piedmont
Pietra di Bismantova, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna

Hungary

Somlóhegy

Norway

Hårteigen

Portugal

Monsanto da Beira

Serbia

Fruška Gora

Sweden

United Kingdom

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References

Twidale, C.R., "A contribution to the general theory of domed inselbergs; conclusions derived from observations in South Australia", Inst. British Geog., Pub., (Tr. & Papers), vol.34, pp.91-113, 1964.

Aguilera, Emilia Y.; Sato, Ana María; Llambías, Eduardo; Tickyj, Hugo (2014). "Erosion Surface and Granitic Morphology in the Sierra de Lihuel Calel, Province of La Pampa, Argentina". In Rabassa, Jorge; Ollier, Cliff (eds.). Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America. Springer. pp. 393–422.
García, Carolina; Hermelin, Michel (2016). "Inselbergs Near Medellín". In Hermelin, Michel (ed.). Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia. Springer. p. 219. ISBN 978-3-319-11800-0.
Huber, Otto (2001). "Conservation and environmental concerns in the Venezuelan Amazon". Biodiversity and Conservation. 10 (10): 1627–1643. doi:10.1023/a:1012042628406.
http://www.hyden.asn.au/geo_explan.htm
"Noosa Biosphere Ltd.: Explore - Eco Systems - Land".
"Murphy's haystacks - Inselbergs - Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia".
"Pildappa Rock - Eyre Peninsula - Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia".
Nenonen, Keijo; Johansson, Peter; Sallasmaa, Olli; Sarala, Pertti; Palmu, Jukka-Pekka (2018). "The inselberg landscape in Finnish Lapland: a morphological study based on the LiDAR data interpretation". Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland. 90: 239–256. doi:10.17741/bgsf/90.2.008.
Lidmar-Bergström, Karna. "Inselberg". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
Lidmar-Bergström, Karna; Olvmo, Mats (2015). Plains, steps, hilly relief and valleys in northern Sweden – review, interpretations and implications for conclusions on Phanerozoic tectonics (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Sweden. p. 12. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

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[1] Aguilera, Emilia Y.; Sato, Ana María; Llambías, Eduardo; Tickyj, Hugo (2014). "Erosion Surface and Granitic Morphology in the Sierra de Lihuel Calel, Province of La Pampa, Argentina". In Rabassa, Jorge; Ollier, Cliff (eds.). Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America. Springer. pp. 393–422.

[GarciaHermelin-2] García, Carolina; Hermelin, Michel (2016). "Inselbergs Near Medellín". In Hermelin, Michel (ed.). Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia. Springer. p. 219. ISBN 978-3-319-11800-0.

[Huber2001-3] Huber, Otto (2001). "Conservation and environmental concerns in the Venezuelan Amazon". Biodiversity and Conservation. 10 (10): 1627–1643. doi:10.1023/a:1012042628406.

[4] ttp://www.hyden.asn.au/geo_explan.htm

[5] "Noosa Biosphere Ltd.: Explore - Eco Systems - Land".

[6] "Murphy's haystacks - Inselbergs - Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia".

[7] "Pildappa Rock - Eyre Peninsula - Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia".

[Nenonenetal2018-8] Nenonen, Keijo; Johansson, Peter; Sallasmaa, Olli; Sarala, Pertti; Palmu, Jukka-Pekka (2018). "The inselberg landscape in Finnish Lapland: a morphological study based on the LiDAR data interpretation". Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland. 90: 239–256. doi:10.17741/bgsf/90.2.008.

[Naten-9] Lidmar-Bergström, Karna. "Inselberg". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Cydonia Development. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[10] Lidmar-Bergström, Karna; Olvmo, Mats (2015). Plains, steps, hilly relief and valleys in northern Sweden – review, interpretations and implications for conclusions on Phanerozoic tectonics (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Sweden. p. 12. Retrieved June 29, 2016.