Spur (topography) explained

A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge.^{[1] [2]} It can also be defined as another hill or mountain range which projects in a lateral direction from a main hill or mountain range.^[3]

Examples of spurs include:

• Abbott Spur, which separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier and Allison Glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica
• Boott Spur, a subpeak of Mount Washington
• Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of California's Sierra Nevada^[4]
• Kelley Spur, 4km (02miles) east of Spear Spur on the south side of Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica
• Geneva Spur on Mount Everest
• Sperrin Mountains in Northern Ireland^[5]

See also

• Draw or re-entrant, the low ground between two spurs
• Spur castle

Notes and References

1. http://geokov.com/education/valley-gully-ridge.aspx Valley, Ridge, Gully Terrain Features and Contour Lines
2. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/5th-+-6th-class/geography/maps-and-map-reading/landscape-features/valleys-ridges-and-spurs/ Valleys, Ridges and Spurs
3. Web site: Spur . Your Dictionary . 29 June 2019.
4. Book: Roper, Steve. The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. 269. 1976. Sierra Club Books. 0-87156-147-6. registration.
5. https://panoramicireland.com/photo-tours-blog/irish-mountains-sperrins-derry-tyrone-spurs-geography Golden Light in the Sperrins, Spurs and Geography