An inselberg (or monadnock) is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, outcrop, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. The following is a list of notable inselbergs worldwide.
Africa
Cameroon
Ngog Lituba in the Sanaga-Maritime Department
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Mont Niénokoué in Taï National Park
Kenya
Sergoit Hill
Madagascar
Mont Angavokely
Pic Boby, part of the Andringitra Massif
Malawi
Mulanje Massif
Mali
Hand of Fatima
Mozambique
Mount Chiperone
Mount Inago
Mount Mabu
Mount Namuli
Serra Jeci
Serra Mecula
Mount Lico
Nigeria
Wase Rock
Zuma Rock
Tunisia
Jugurtha Tableland
Zimbabwe
Castle Beacon in the Bvumba Mountain
Americas
Argentina
Various ignimbrite inselbergs in Sierra de Lihuel Calel, La Pampa Province
Brazil
Pedra Agulha in Pancas, Espirito Santo
Canada
Gaff Topsails in Newfoundland
Mount Sylvester in Newfoundland
Mount Carleton in New Brunswick
Mount Cheminis/Mont Chaudron in Ontario/Quebec. Mont Mégantic in Quebec near Scotstown
Colombia
Peñol de Entrerríos, Antioquia
Peñol de Guatapé (La Piedra de Peñol), Antioquia
Cerros de Mavecure, Guainía
Tabor Mount, Antioquia
Guyana
Makatau Mountain
Mexico
Cerro el Almacén, Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California Norte
United States
Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire; the mountain where the term originated
Alcovy Mountain in Georgia
Arabia Mountain in Georgia
Baraboo Range in Wisconsin
Chief Mountain in Montana
Crowders Mountain near Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Devils Tower in Wyoming
Double Mountain in Texas
Enchanted Rock in Texas
Glassy Mountain near Pickens, South Carolina
Joshua Tree National Park in southern California
Little Mountain in Newberry County, South Carolina
Looking Glass Rock in North Carolina
Monadnock Mountain in northern Vermont
Mount Agamenticus in Maine
Mount Angel in Oregon
Mount Ascutney in southern Vermont
Mount Wachusett in Massachusetts
Panola Mountain in Georgia
Paris Mountain near Greenville, South Carolina
Pilot Mountain in North Carolina
Rib Mountain in Wisconsin
Shiprock in New Mexico
Stone Mountain in Georgia
Stone Mountain in North Carolina
Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland
Thicketty Mountain in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Willis Mountain in Virginia
Venezuela
Piedra del Cocuy
Asia
India
Meruda Takkar
Savandurga
Israel
Mount Tabor
Sri Lanka
Ritigala
Sigiriya
Thailand
Khao Ok Thalu
Phu Thok
Malaysia
Mount Jerai
Mount Lambak
Mount Ledang
Mount Madai
Mount Santubong
Australia
Boyagin Rock
Gill Pinnacle
Hyden Rock of which Wave Rock is part
Kokerbin Rock
Mount Augustus, Western Australia
Mount Conner (Attila) Mount Cooran Mount Cooroora Mount Cooroy Mount Oxley (New South Wales) Murphy's Hay Stack Pildappa Rock Uluru (Ayers Rock, 863 m) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), both within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park The You Yangs, Victoria
Europe
Finland
Lattunavaara
Naltiotunturi
Pyhätunturi
Sattasvaara
Terävä
Italy
Rocca di Cavour, Cavour, Piedmont
Pietra di Bismantova, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna
Hungary
Somlóhegy
Norway
Hårteigen
Portugal
Monsanto da Beira
Serbia
Fruška Gora
Sweden
Blå Jungfrun
Dundret
United Kingdom
North Berwick Law in Scotland
Suilven in Scotland
The Wrekin in England
Brent Knoll in England
See also
Bornhardt
Butte
Monolith
References
Twidale, C.R., "A contribution to the general theory of domed inselbergs; conclusions derived from observations in South Australia", Inst. British Geog., Pub., (Tr. & Papers), vol.34, pp.91–113, 1964.