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You mean where there is no rain? I’m not sure if there are any terrestrial mountains that don’t get significant precipitation on geological time scales because
by dasil003 7y ago
You mean where there is no rain? I’m not sure if there are any terrestrial mountains that don’t get significant precipitation on geological time scales because the topography of mountains themselves causes precipitation of moisture passing over them.
- xvedejas 7y agoMountains in the rain shadow of other mountains? Or under an ice cap?
- mannykannot 7y agoIce itself is a potent eroder of mountains, but with regard to aridity, both the northern Himalayas and parts of the Chilean/Argentinian Andes are in arid regions - though not arid enough for them to be ice-free, at least for now.