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pyramidal peak

(Geological Science) geology a sharp peak formed where the ridges separating three or more cirques intersect; horn

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This huge and near-symmetrical pyramidal peak is 4,478metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe.

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Schmalz is planning to build the statue on the pyramidal peak and it is believed that it would cost EUR10m and could be ready for Saint Patrick's Day, 2015.

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There is some purple light in the eastern sky now and as the dawn descends we turn our gaze northwards and there, above the blank ice wall of the mountains, another darker, pyramidal peak rises up at the very head of the valley.

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Among the most conspicuous summits within the World Heritage Site is the pyramidal peak of Mount Assiniboine, Canada's "Matterhorn." At 3,618 metres, it stands 450 metres above its surrounding neighbours on the B.C.-Alberta border, adjacent Banff National Park.