Mountain Ranges and Peaks

This 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.