Definitions for "Inselberg"
Keywords:  hill, abruptly, rocky, mountain, steep
An isolated mountain or hill in a desert landscape created by progressive cliff retreat, so that the hill is surrounded by a pediment or an alluvial fan.
A German term used to describe a steep-sided hill composed of rock that rises from a pediplain.
a mountain or rocky mass that has resisted erosion and stands isolated in an essentially level area, sometimes above a forest canopy