A prominent, sharp, or jagged ridge of rock is frequently called an arête, crag, escarpment, hogback, or sierra depending on its exact geological formation and steepness. In mountaineering and geomorphology, an arête is a narrow, knife-edged ridge of rock that is typically carved between two eroding glacial valleys. In sedimentary geology, a steeply tilted rock ridge that forms a prominent spine-like ridge along a landscape is commonly referred to as a hogback ridge, representing layers of resistant strata tilted upward.
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