Ben Nevis Scotland 1344 metres 4406 feet Snowdon
Ben Nevis, Scotland 1344 metres / 4406 feet Snowdon, Wales 1085 metres / 3560 feet The view from the summit of the three highest peaks in Great Britain Scafell Pike, England 978 metres / 3560 feet
Four Mountain Features Corries Cories are ice scooped basins, where a glacier has scooped out a section of the mountain, these often remain as lakes when the glacier disappears. Glacial valley U shaped valleys are created when a glacier scours the sides of a valley changing it from its river shaped V to a rounded U shape.
Arête An Arête is formed when two adjacent glaciers create two U shaped valleys leaving a ridge of narrow rock in between. Volcanic plug A volcanic plug consists of hard volcanic rock, which once plugged a volcano, exposed by erosion.
A Mountain Range, Denali Park, Alaska, USA Most mountains are found in ranges, such as the Alps or the Himalayas. The longest mountain range is the Andes at 8000 kilometres long.
A classic mountain scene: - a melt water river at the foot of the mountain - a small forest of evergreen trees - a tree line where the trees cease to grow - a vegetation line where grass and scrub ceases to grow - a snow line indicating an area cold enough to harbour snow
The famous shape of the Matterhorn, carved by ice, wind and rain.
A Valley in the Swiss Alps • What is the weather like? • Where is the tree line? • Where does the vegetation end? • How do you think this valley was formed?
- Slides: 7