List of inselbergs explained

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^[1]

Kenya

• Sergoit Hill

Madagascar

• Mont Angavokely
• Pic Boby, part of the Andringitra Massif

Malawi

• Mulanje Massif

Mali

• Hand of Fatima

Mozambique

• Mount Chiperone^[2]
• Mount Inago^[2]
• Mount Mabu^[2]
• Mount Namuli^[2]
• Serra Jeci^[2]
• Serra Mecula^[2]
• Mount Lico

Nigeria

• Wase Rock
• Zuma Rock

Tunisia

• Jugurtha Tableland

Zimbabwe

• Castle Beacon in the Bvumba Mountain

Americas

Argentina

• Various ignimbrite inselbergs in Sierra de Lihuel Calel, La Pampa Province^[3]

Brazil

• Pedra Agulha in Pancas, Espírito Santo

Canada

• Gaff Topsails in Newfoundland
• Mount Sylvester in Newfoundland
• Mount Carleton in New Brunswick
• Mount Cheminis/Mont Chaudron in Ontario/Quebec.^[4]
• Mont Mégantic in Quebec near Scotstown

Colombia

• Peñol de Entrerríos, Antioquia
• Peñol de Guatapé (La Piedra de Peñol), Antioquia^[5]
• Cerros de Mavecure, Guainía
• Tabor Mount, Antioquia^[5]

Guyana

• Makatau Mountain^[6]

Mexico

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

United States

• Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire; the mountain where the term originated
• Alcovy Mountain in Georgia
• Arabia Mountain in Georgia
• Baraboo Range in Wisconsin
• Boar's Tusk in Wyoming
• 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 Agamenticus in Maine
• 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^[7]

Asia

India

• Meruda Takkar
• Savandurga

Israel

• Mount Tabor

Sri Lanka

• Ritigala
• Sigiriya

Thailand

• Khao Ok Thalu
• Phu Thok

Malaysia

• Mount Jerai
• Mount Lambak
• Mount Ledang
• Mount Madai
• Mount Santubong

Australia

• Boyagin Rock
• Gill Pinnacle
• Hyden Rock^[8] of which Wave Rock is part
• Kokerbin Rock
• Mount Augustus, Western Australia
• Mount Conner (Attila)
• Mount Cooran^[9]
• Mount Cooroora
• Mount Cooroy
• Mount Oxley (New South Wales)
• Murphy's Hay Stack^[10]
• Pildappa Rock^[11]
• Uluru (Ayers Rock, 863 m) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), both within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
• The You Yangs, Victoria

Europe

Finland

• Lattunavaara^[12]
• Naltiotunturi^[12]
• Pyhätunturi^[12]
• Sattasvaara^[12]
• Terävä^[12]

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

• Blå Jungfrun^[13]
• Dundret^[14]

United Kingdom

• North Berwick Law in Scotland
• Suilven in Scotland
• The Wrekin in England
• Brent Knoll in England

See also

• Bornhardt
• Butte
• Monolith

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parc National de Taï . 24 March 2022.
2. Portik, Daniel & Travers, Scott & Bauer, A. & Branch, William. (2013). A new species of Lygodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) endemic to Mount Namuli, an isolated ‘sky island’ of northern Mozambique. Zootaxa. 3710. 415–435. 10.11646/zootaxa.3710.5.2.
3. Book: 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 . Gondwana Landscapes in southern South America . Rabassa. Jorge. Jorge Rabassa. Ollier. Cliff. Cliff Ollier . Springer . 393–422 .
4. AUDET, Sonia, BLAIS Normand, LAVOIE Michelle, L'HEUREUX Stéphane, MORIN Rémi, and PRÉVOST Louise, SITES GÉOLOGIQUES TOURISTIQUES EN ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE, September 1984, l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue College, Department of History and Geography (in French) p32
5. Book: García . Carolina . Hermelin . Michel. 2016. Inselbergs Near Medellín . Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia. Hermelin. Michel . Springer . 219 . 978-3-319-11800-0 .
6. Cave development on a granite inselberg, South Rupumi Savannas, Guyana. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. Shaw. Paul. 24. 68–76. 1. 1980.
7. Huber . Otto . 2001 . Conservation and environmental concerns in the Venezuelan Amazon . Biodiversity and Conservation . 10 . 10. 1627–1643 . 10.1023/a:1012042628406. 6085853 .
8. Web site: Hyden Western Australia . www.hyden.asn.au . 2010-08-13 . dead . 2011-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106041051/http://www.hyden.asn.au/geo_explan.htm.
9. Web site: Noosa Biosphere Ltd.: Explore – Eco Systems – Land . 2010-08-13 . 2017-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170616124141/http://noosabiosphere.org.au/explore/land . dead .
10. Web site: Murphy's haystacks – Inselbergs – Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia . 2010-08-13 . 2017-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170224235328/http://www.nullarbornet.com.au/themes/murphysHayStacks.html . live .
11. Web site: Pildappa Rock – Eyre Peninsula – Nullarbor Travel Guide Australia . 2010-08-13 . 2017-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170712094230/http://www.nullarbornet.com.au/themes/pildappaRock.html . live .
12. 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 . . 90 . 2 . 239–256 . 10.17741/bgsf/90.2.008. free .
13. Web site: Inselberg . Lidmar-Bergström . Karna . Karna Lidmar-Bergström . . Cydonia Development . June 22, 2015 . sv . September 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170908153941/http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%c3%a5ng/inselberg . live .
14. Lidmar-Bergström . Karna . Karna Lidmar-Bergström . Olvmo . Mats . 2015 . Plains, steps, hilly relief and valleys in northern Sweden – review, interpretations and implications for conclusions on Phanerozoic tectonics . . 12 . June 29, 2016 . October 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161026145444/http://resource.sgu.se/produkter/c/c838-rapport.pdf . live .