{{Short description|Geographical term for a lateral ridge or tongue of land}} [[Image:Dolina Jaworzynki a1.jpg|thumb|A spur in the Tatra Mountains]] A '''spur''' is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge.<ref>[http://geokov.com/education/valley-gully-ridge.aspx ''Valley, Ridge, Gully Terrain Features and Contour Lines''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030112600/http://geokov.com/education/valley-gully-ridge.aspx |date=2019-10-30 }} at geokov.com. Accessed on 28 Feb 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/5th-+-6th-class/geography/maps-and-map-reading/landscape-features/valleys-ridges-and-spurs/ ''Valleys, Ridges and Spurs''] at www.askaboutireland.ie. Accessed on 28 Feb 2013.</ref> It can also be defined as another hill or mountain range which projects in a lateral direction from a main hill or mountain range.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spur |url=https://www.yourdictionary.com/spur |website=Your Dictionary |access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref>
Examples of spurs include: *Abbott Spur, which separates the lower ends of Rutgers Glacier and Allison Glacier on the west side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land, Antarctica *Boott Spur, a subpeak of Mount Washington *Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of California's Sierra Nevada<ref name="Roper">{{cite book|last=Roper|first=Steve|title=The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra|page=[https://archive.org/details/climbersguidetot00rope/page/269 269]|year=1976|publisher=Sierra Club Books|isbn=0-87156-147-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/climbersguidetot00rope/page/269}}</ref> *Kelley Spur, {{convert|4|km|nmi|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} east of Spear Spur on the south side of Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica *Geneva Spur on Mount Everest *Sperrin Mountains in Northern Ireland<ref>[https://panoramicireland.com/photo-tours-blog/irish-mountains-sperrins-derry-tyrone-spurs-geography ''Golden Light in the Sperrins, Spurs and Geography''] at panoramicireland.com. Accessed on 31 Jan 2020.</ref>
==See also== *Draw or re-entrant, the low ground between two spurs *Spur castle
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