monadnock

noun

mo·​nad·​nock mə-ˈnad-ˌnäk 

: inselberg

Examples of monadnock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nature-lovers flock to these monadnocks each day for exercise, beauty, meditation and connection with nature. — Jonah McDonald, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026

It is considered a mountain-ish, or more properly a monadnock, a very large stone hill, as are neighboring Arabia and Panola mountains. — Brian O'Shea, ajc, 27 Jan. 2022

If the weather conditions aren’t conducive to thermals, such as on cloudy days, the migrating hawks look for ridgelines or isolated hills or mountains known as monadnocks, like Wachusett Mountain, which provide lift from wind coming off the slopes. — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019

The granite block is a monadnock, or isolated mountain, created by a pocket of magma trapped underground 300 million years ago and only coming to the surface, through uplift and erosion, 15 million years ago. — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2017

Arabia Mountain State Park Get outside, Dad, and check out the 400 million-year-old monadnock that is Arabia Mountain. — Atlanta Life, ajc, 9 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

Mount Monadnock, New Hampshire

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above