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a massive block of bedrock (usually a large landscape feature) or a compact portion of a mountain range that contains one or more summits, commonly formed of rocks more rigid than those of its surroundings.
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a massive block of bedrock (usually a large landscape feature) or a compact portion of a mountain range that contains one or more summits, commonly formed of rocks more rigid than those of its surroundings.