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A mogote () is a generally isolated, steep-sided residual hill in the tropics composed of either , , or dolomite. Mogotes are surrounded by nearly flat . The hills typically have a rounded, .


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This term is used for hills, isolated or linked, with very steep, almost vertical, walls, surrounded by alluvial plains in the , regardless of whether the in which they have formed are folded or not.Neuendorf, K. K. E., J. P. Mehl, Jr., and J. A. Jackson, 2005, Glossary of Geology, 5th ed. American Geological Institute, Alexandria, Virginia. 779 p. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2002, A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology (2002 Edition). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Washington Office, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-02/003. 221 p.

Mogotes are common in tropical and subtropical karst areas around the world, specifically in southern , the countries of , , , , the , , and ; as well as the , especially in and . Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic is another karst area that contains mogotes.

The word mogote comes from the word mokoti 'sharp-pointed' (from moko 'mountain peak'). In , several mogotes along a ridge are called pepinos.


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USGS hostorical photo mogotes in Puerto Rico.jpg| Mogotes in rising out of pineapple fields in a plain of blanket sand near . The quarry in the left background is 1 kilometer east of . Vinalesvalley2.jpg|Two mogotes showing their typical rounded shape in Viñales Valley in Pinar del Río Province, western Mogotes, Northern Matanzas Province in Cuba.jpg| Mogotes, Northern Matanzas Province, near the city of Cárdenas, Cuba Mogotes in Northern Cuba, between Matanzas and Havana Provinces..JPG| Mogotes in Northern Cuba, between Matanzas and Havana Provinces Mogotes 1.jpg|View of mogotes along the Northern karst zone of . Carreteritas de mi barrio - Hatillo, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg| Mogotes in Sector Hess in Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. 20090503 6305 Guilin.jpg| Fengcongs and fenglins in , , southeastern , part of the South China Karst region. Chocolate Hills Bohol.JPG|Aerial view of the , , , exhibiting both mogotes and characteristics. Ipoh Town (6064053404).jpg|A mogote in , , . Krabi Panorama.JPG| Mogotes, , southern . Ha Long Bay 24.jpg|Islets of mogotes in Ha Long Bay, .


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