picacho

pee-KAH-choh
A pointed peak or sharp summit — a mountain with an unmistakable, aggressive profile. Used in the Southwest and Latin America for peaks that rise to a pronounced point. Picacho Peak in Arizona, visible for miles across the desert, is the type example.
Etymology
Spanish, from pico, a peak, a point. The augmentative suffix -acho emphasizes the sharpness.
desert geology mountains Spanish
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