How could a "Lonely Mountain" form?

I have seen some discussions about Middle Earth's Erebor, the "lonely mountain" and how it really isn't lonely. How could a true "Lonely Mountain" (a single peak in the middle of a vast plain) form? My theory involves a shield volcano and huge amounts of erosion, but that would take billions of years.

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