I'm thinking about making a list on SP that collects all mountains & rocks which match the definition of a "perched synclinals". I've found a few in Europe, but I'm open to more examples around the world to know if it's worth to start such list !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncline

There are bound to be some great formations among SP members. I think they would be worth an Album because it illustrates mountain building. You could broaden the title, say "Amazing Mountain Geology". And include, Volcanos, Plate fault lines - San Andreas etc...

RayMondo wrote:There are bound to be some great formations among SP members. I think they would be worth an Album because it illustrates mountain building. You could broaden the title, say "Amazing Mountain Geology". And include, Volcanos, Plate fault lines - San Andreas etc...

The volcanoes page is already existing :
http://www.summitpost.org/list/539564/v ... list-.html
Yes, each geologic feature can have a page, but for now let's start only with synclines

a couple of spanish candidates for that list, though I don't know if you already had them in mind...
Have a look at San Donato and Castillo de Acher

visentin wrote:I'm thinking about making a list on SP that collects all mountains & rocks which match the definition of a "perched synclinals". I've found a few in Europe, but I'm open to more examples around the world to know if it's worth to start such list !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncline

The wikipedia reference you cite is for "syncline" rather than for "perched synclinal;" makes it kind of hard to help. Maybe you should give a definition of what you're looking for. For what it's worth the Massanutten Mountains in Virginia is a syclinorium, but you won't see it listed in SummitPost, only a few of the peaks on the three ridges that make up the group.

Buz Groshong wrote:

visentin wrote:I'm thinking about making a list on SP that collects all mountains & rocks which match the definition of a "perched synclinals". I've found a few in Europe, but I'm open to more examples around the world to know if it's worth to start such list !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncline

The wikipedia reference you cite is for "syncline" rather than for "perched synclinal;" makes it kind of hard to help. Maybe you should give a definition of what you're looking for. For what it's worth the Massanutten Mountains in Virginia is a syclinorium, but you won't see it listed in SummitPost, only a few of the peaks on the three ridges that make up the group.

I might have the idea wrong, but -to the best of my knowledge- this is a perched synclinal

Thanks all,
Yes, perched synclinal. A simple syncline can be an underground structure, to be a mountain it needs to be "perched"
So far I've got these:
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... acher.html
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... onato.html
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... mayor.html
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... /saou.html
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... uille.html
http://www.summitpost.org/custom-object ... muran.html (under construction)
I'm sure there are tons of them in US too.
Aconcagua is also one I read !

I'm not sure how "pure" you want to be, but there are some spectacular exposures in the Paleozoic carbonates of southern NV. One is on the east side of Moapa Peak (looking N from the 4400' saddle on the standard route), and one is west of Big Falls and East of Charleston Peak.

Few get as pure as the synclinal peaks in the Appalachians, but the tree cover and intense erosion make them look a bit prosaic.

EDIT:tori spelling

Just give names (I mean SP pages !) If beautiful enough, the list will be
As for anticlines, I see a couple but FortMental seems to be the person for them...

don't forget overturned plunging parathetic anticlines as well! I will post a picture of this from the Little Piutes asap

Another thread has good examples of plunging necklines.