Home›Structural and Tectonic Formations›Mountain Ranges and Peaks›All Mountain Ranges and PeaksBrowse ByAll Mountain Ranges and PeaksThis group collects the Structural and Tectonic Formations subcategory's members that are named mountain ranges, massifs and individual peaks built by tectonic uplift and mountain-building episodes, from the Himalaya and Karakoram to the Alps, Andes, Rockies and many smaller named ranges worldwide. These features are the most visible and numerous surface expression of tectonic activity in this subcategory, formed by processes from continental collision to volcanic and structural uplift, which is why they remain the largest single group even after cratons, faults, rifts, domes and other structural feature types are split out on their own.FactsAll Mountain Ranges and PeaksSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining ProcessWell-attestedA series of mountains connected by high ground, formed mostly by plate tectonics. 1All Mountain Ranges and PeaksFilter Results64 entriesFormation FamilyAllGranite Peaks and Spires (1)Mountain Ranges and Peaks (64)Formation TypeAllGranite Peaks and Spires (1)Mountain Ranges and Peaks (64)WhereAllAfghanistan (1)Algeria (1)Andorra (1)Antarctica (3)Australia (1)Austria (1)Bolivia (1)Chile (1)China (10)Colombia (2)Costa Rica (1)Czechia (1)Eritrea (1)Ethiopia (1)Finland (1)France (2)Georgia (1)Greenland (1)Hungary (1)India (2)Iran (1)Iraq (1)Italy (1)Kazakhstan (3)Kenya (1)Kyrgyzstan (2)Mongolia (1)Morocco (1)Norway (2)Pakistan (20)Peru (2)Philippines (3)Poland (2)Romania (1)Russia (3)Scotland (1)Serbia (1)Slovakia (1)South Africa (1)Spain (1)Svalbard (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (2)Tajikistan (1)Tunisia (1)Turkey (1)Uganda (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (7)Venezuela (2)Formed By (Process)AllErosion (4)Faulting (2)Orogeny (53)Plate Tectonics (1)Sedimentation (1)Geological AgeAllPermian (1)Rock TypeAllGneiss (1)Limestone (1)Protected StatusAllInternational Treaty Protected Area (3)IUGS Geological Heritage Site (2)Locally or Regionally Protected (3)National Park or Reserve (15)Natura 2000 Site (1)UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (1)UNESCO Global Geopark (1)UNESCO World Heritage Site (6)Visitor AccessAllOpen (1)DisciplineAllGeomorphology (62)Structural Geology (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Altai MountainsStructural and Tectonic FormationsAtlas MountainsStructural and Tectonic FormationsBaintha BrakkStructural and Tectonic FormationsBaltoro KangriStructural and Tectonic FormationsBarrancas BlancasStructural and Tectonic FormationsBelukha MountainStructural and Tectonic FormationsBlue Ridge MountainsStructural and Tectonic FormationsBroad PeakStructural and Tectonic FormationsCaledonian OrogenyStructural and Tectonic FormationsCape Fold BeltStructural and Tectonic FormationsCarpathian MountainsStructural and Tectonic FormationsChablais AlpsStructural and Tectonic FormationsCosta Rican Central ValleyStructural and Tectonic FormationsDanakil DepressionStructural and Tectonic FormationsDiranStructural and Tectonic FormationsDistaghil SarStructural and Tectonic FormationsDolomitesStructural and Tectonic FormationsDufek MassifStructural and Tectonic FormationsGasherbrum IStructural and Tectonic FormationsGasherbrum IIStructural and Tectonic FormationsGasherbrum IVStructural and Tectonic FormationsGlärnischStructural and Tectonic FormationsHogbackStructural and Tectonic FormationsIllimaniStructural and Tectonic FormationsJengish ChokusuStructural and Tectonic FormationsJura MountainsStructural and Tectonic FormationsK2Structural and Tectonic FormationsKanjut SarStructural and Tectonic FormationsMalubitingStructural and Tectonic FormationsMoine Thrust BeltStructural and Tectonic FormationsMount Guiting-GuitingStructural and Tectonic FormationsMount HalconStructural and Tectonic FormationsMount KadamStructural and Tectonic FormationsMount KailashStructural and Tectonic FormationsMount PulagStructural and Tectonic FormationsMuztagh TowerStructural and Tectonic FormationsNanga ParbatStructural and Tectonic FormationsPaiju PeakStructural and Tectonic FormationsPamir MountainsStructural and Tectonic FormationsPassu ConesStructural and Tectonic FormationsPico BolivarStructural and Tectonic FormationsPico BonplandStructural and Tectonic FormationsPiedmont MountainsStructural and Tectonic FormationsPodhaleStructural and Tectonic FormationsPyreneesStructural and Tectonic FormationsRakaposhiStructural and Tectonic FormationsRimo IStructural and Tectonic FormationsRock of GibraltarStructural and Tectonic FormationsSalkantayStructural and Tectonic FormationsScandinavian MountainsStructural and Tectonic Formations12Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Mountain rangetier 2WikipediaMountain range, lead and formation sectionsQuote, Mountain range, lead and formation sectionsMountain ranges are formed by a variety of geological processes, but most of the significant ones on Earth are the result of plate tectonics.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.