Spur (topography)

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A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge. Sometimes the term is used in sense of subpeak.

Examples

Examples of spurs are:

Abbott Spur, which separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier and Allison Glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica

Boott Spur, a subpeak of Mount Washington

Kelley Spur, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Spear Spur on the south side of Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica

Geneva Spur on Mount Everest

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