| Term: | Horn |
| Definition: |
A pointed, mountain peak, typically pyramidal in shape, bounded by the walls of three or more cirques. Headward erosion has cut prominent faces and ridges into the peak. When a peak has four symmetrical faces, it is called a Matterhorn.
A peak or pinnacle thinned and eroded by three or more glacial cirques. NSIDCCryosphere Horn-shaped mountain or nunatak. UKAntarcticTerms A steep-sided, pyramid-shaped peak, formed as a result of the backward erosion of cirque glaciers on three or more sides. Swisseduc Pyramidal peak that forms when several cirques erode a mountain from three or more sides. PhysicalGeography GCW |