Double summit
A double summit, double peak, twin summit or twin peak refers to a mountain or hill that has two summits, separated by a col or saddle.
One well known double summit is Austria’s highest mountain, the Großglockner, where the main summit of the Großglockner is separated from that of the Kleinglockner by the Glocknerscharte col in the area of a geological fault.[1] Other double summits have resulted from geological folding. For example, on Mont Withrow in British Columbia resistant sandstones form the limbs of the double summit, whilst the softer rock in the core of the fold was eroded.[2]
Triple peaks occur more rarely - one example is the Rosengartenspitze in the Dolomites. The Illimani in Bolivia is an example of a quadruple summit.
Contents
1 Well known double summits (selection)
1.1 Europe
1.1.1 Limestone Alps
1.1.2 Central Alps
1.1.3 Other mountain ranges of Europe
1.2 Asia
1.3 Other mountain regions
2 References
Well known double summits (selection)
Well known double summits are (roughly from east to west):
Europe
Limestone Alps
- Schneeberg (Lower Austria)
Kaiserstein in the massif of the Wetterin, Styria
Lugauer in the Gesäuse, Styria
Krippenstein (north of the Dachstein Group)
Bischofsmütze in the Dachstein region (Gosaukamm)
Brietkogel and the Eiskogel in the Tennen Mountains, Salzburg state
Karlspitzen in the Kaiser Mountains
Roßstein and Buchstein, Upper Bavaria
Klammspitze in the Ammergau Alps
Guffert in the Rofan, Tyrol
Grauspitz, Liechtenstein
Furchetta in the Geisler Group (?)
Altmann in the Alpstein, East Switzerland
Central Alps
- Großglockner
- Seekarspitze (Schladming Tauern)
Gleichenberge (Styria)
Lasörling in the Großvenediger, High Tauern
Unterberghorn in eastern North Tyrol
Wilde Kreuzspitze in the Zillertal Alps
Rofelewand in the Ötztal Alps
Watzespitze in the Kaunergrat, Ötztal Alps
Wildspitze in the Weißkamm, Ötztal Alps
Schwarzhorn and Weißhorn in South Tyrol
Ortstock, Glarus Alps
Aiguille du Dru in the Mont Blanc massif
Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc region
Other mountain ranges of Europe
Smolikas (Bogdani and Kapetan Tsekouras) in Greece
Bubenik in Upper Lusatia
Strohmberg in Upper Lusatia
Špičák (Sattelberg) in the Ore Mountains
- Burgstadtl in the Duppau Mountains
- Schanzberge near Tischberg, South Bohemia
Schwarze Mauer and Kamenec on the Upper Austrian-Bohemian border
Großer Auerberg in the Harz (the twin peaks are the same height to within 10 cm!)
Ehrenbürg, a Zeugenberg in Franconian Switzerland
Hohenstoffeln (volcano in the Hegau)
Berguedà in the Pyrenees
Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons
Asia
Hasan Dağı in the region of Cappadocia, Turkey
Ushba in Georgia
Elbrus (twin-peaked volcano) in the Caucasus
Raja Gyepang in Central Lahaul, India
Machapucharé in the Annapurna massif in the Himalayas, Nepal
Chogolisa in the Karakorum, Pakistan
Broad Peak with pre- and main summit in the Karakorum, China/Pakistan
Gasherbrum IV, southern neighbour of Broad Peak in the Karakorum, Pakistan
Other mountain regions
Mont Ross on the Kerguelen Islands
Pico Duarte on Haiti (Dominican Republic)
Chaupi Orco in the Andes
Ancohuma in the Andes
The Brothers in the Olympic Mountains (USA/Washington)
Double Peak in the Cascade Mountains (USA/Washington)
Kaufmann Peaks in Banff National Park Canada
References
^ "Geologische Karte der Republik Österreich, 1:50.000, Blatt 153, Wien 1994". Geologische Bundesanstalt. Retrieved 29 March 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Mt. Withrow syncline Archived 2006-04-04 at the Wayback Machine. retrieved 12 May 2009.