granite monolith
C2824
concept
A granite monolith is a massive, singular block of hard, coarse-grained igneous rock, often standing prominently as a natural or sculpted geological feature.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| monolith | 11 |
| granite monolith canonical | 10 |
| granite rock formation | 9 |
| rock pinnacle | 8 |
| granite spire | 7 |
| monadnock | 7 |
| granite boulder | 3 |
| monolithic sculpture | 3 |
| granite monadnock | 2 |
| granite inselberg | 1 |
| granite spire formation | 1 |
Instances (62)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Grand Capucin | granite spire |
| Torre Central | granite spire |
| Panola Mountain | granite monadnock |
| Las Torres | granite rock formation |
| Svolværgeita | rock pinnacle |
| Nandi statue | monolithic sculpture |
|
Svolværgeita mountain formation
surface form:
Svolværgeita
|
rock pinnacle |
| Castle Crags | granite rock formation |
| Old Man of Storr | rock pinnacle |
| Obelisk of Luxor | — |
| Castle Hill | — |
|
Shiprock (rock formation)
surface form:
Shiprock
|
monadnock |
|
Lomond Hills
surface form:
Carlin Maggie rock formation
|
rock pinnacle |
| Pedra da Gávea | — |
| Sentinel Rock | — |
| Royal Arches | granite rock formation |
| Little Trango | granite spire |
|
Aso means “victorious” in the Asokoro (Gbagyi) language
surface form:
Aso Rock
|
monolith |
| Zumwa | monolith |
| Mount Monadnock | monadnock |
| Central Tower of Paine | granite spire |
| La Pedriza | granite rock formation |
| ʻĪao Needle | rock pinnacle |
| Raimondi Stela | monolith |
| Tello Obelisk | monolith |
| Oranmiyan Staff | monolith |
| Opa Oranmiyan | monolith |
| Spitzkoppe | granite inselberg |
| Rock of Monaco | monolith |
| Krishna's Butterball | granite boulder |
| Stawamus Chief | — |
| The Iceberg (granite formation) | granite rock formation |
| Bugaboo Spire | granite spire |
| Pillar | rock pinnacle |
| Piedra del Sol | monolithic sculpture |
|
The Needle
surface form:
The Needle (Quiraing)
|
rock pinnacle |
| Monolith of Tlaloc | monolithic sculpture |
| Napes Needle | rock pinnacle |
| Arabia Mountain | granite monadnock |
| Serrote do Urucum monoliths | monolith |
| The Captain | — |
| Trango Towers | granite spire formation |
| Aso Rock | — |
| Aguja Standhardt | granite spire |
| Cathedral Rocks | granite rock formation |
| Zuma Rock | monolith |
| Sub Dome | granite rock formation |
| Thunder Stone | granite boulder |
| Mont Yamaska | monadnock |
| Mont Shefford | monadnock |