diff --git a/docs/examples/plot_discontinuous_tracking.py b/docs/examples/plot_discontinuous_tracking.py
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+"""
+Discontinuous Tracking
+======================
+
+Example of a custom Mount class.
+"""
+
+# %%
+# Many real-world tracking arrays adjust their position in discrete steps
+# rather than through continuous movement. This example shows how to model
+# this discontinuous tracking by implementing a custom Mount class.
+
+from pvlib import tracking, pvsystem, location, modelchain
+from pvlib.temperature import TEMPERATURE_MODEL_PARAMETERS
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import pandas as pd
+
+
+# %%
+# We'll define our custom Mount by extending
+# :py:class:`~pvlib.pvsystem.SingleAxisTrackerMount` for convenience.
+# Another approach would be to extend ``AbstractMount`` directly; see
+# the source code of :py:class:`~pvlib.pvsystem.SingleAxisTrackerMount`
+# and :py:class:`~pvlib.pvsystem.FixedMount` for how that is done.
+
+
+class DiscontinuousTrackerMount(pvsystem.SingleAxisTrackerMount):
+    # inherit from SingleAxisTrackerMount so that we get the
+    # constructor and tracking attributes (axis_tilt etc) automatically
+
+    def get_orientation(self, solar_zenith, solar_azimuth):
+        # Different trackers update at different rates; in this example we'll
+        # assume a relatively slow update interval of 15 minutes to make the
+        # effect more visually apparent.
+        zenith_subset = solar_zenith.resample('15min').first()
+        azimuth_subset = solar_azimuth.resample('15min').first()
+
+        tracking_data_15min = tracking.singleaxis(
+            zenith_subset, azimuth_subset,
+            self.axis_tilt, self.axis_azimuth,
+            self.max_angle, self.backtrack,
+            self.gcr, self.cross_axis_tilt
+        )
+        # propagate the 15-minute positions to 1-minute stair-stepped values:
+        tracking_data_1min = tracking_data_15min.reindex(solar_zenith.index,
+                                                         method='ffill')
+        return tracking_data_1min
+
+
+# %%
+# Let's take a look at the tracker rotation curve it produces:
+
+times = pd.date_range('2019-06-01', '2019-06-02', freq='1min', tz='US/Eastern')
+loc = location.Location(40, -80)
+solpos = loc.get_solarposition(times)
+mount = DiscontinuousTrackerMount(axis_azimuth=180, gcr=0.4)
+tracker_data = mount.get_orientation(solpos.apparent_zenith, solpos.azimuth)
+tracker_data['tracker_theta'].plot()
+plt.ylabel('Tracker Rotation [degree]')
+plt.show()
+
+# %%
+# With our custom tracking logic defined, we can create the corresponding
+# Array and PVSystem, and then run a ModelChain as usual:
+
+module_parameters = {'pdc0': 1, 'gamma_pdc': -0.004, 'b': 0.05}
+temp_params = TEMPERATURE_MODEL_PARAMETERS['sapm']['open_rack_glass_polymer']
+array = pvsystem.Array(mount=mount, module_parameters=module_parameters,
+                       temperature_model_parameters=temp_params)
+system = pvsystem.PVSystem(arrays=[array], inverter_parameters={'pdc0': 1})
+mc = modelchain.ModelChain(system, loc, spectral_model='no_loss')
+
+# simple simulated weather, just to show the effect of discrete tracking
+weather = loc.get_clearsky(times)
+weather['temp_air'] = 25
+weather['wind_speed'] = 1
+mc.run_model(weather)
+
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 1, sharex=True)
+mc.results.effective_irradiance.plot(ax=axes[0])
+axes[0].set_ylabel('Effective Irradiance [W/m^2]')
+mc.results.ac.plot(ax=axes[1])
+axes[1].set_ylabel('AC Power')
+fig.show()
+
+# %%
+# The effect of discontinuous tracking creates a "jagged" effect in the
+# simulated plane-of-array irradiance, which then propagates through to
+# the AC power output.
diff --git a/docs/examples/plot_dual_axis_tracking.py b/docs/examples/plot_dual_axis_tracking.py
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+"""
+Dual-Axis Tracking
+==================
+
+Example of a custom Mount class.
+"""
+
+# %%
+# Dual-axis trackers can track the sun in two dimensions across the sky dome
+# instead of just one like single-axis trackers.  This example shows how to
+# model a simple dual-axis tracking system using ModelChain with a custom
+# Mount class.
+
+from pvlib import pvsystem, location, modelchain
+import pandas as pd
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+# %%
+# New Mount classes should extend ``pvlib.pvsystem.AbstractMount``
+# and must implement a ``get_orientation(solar_zenith, solar_azimuth)`` method:
+
+
+class DualAxisTrackerMount(pvsystem.AbstractMount):
+    def get_orientation(self, solar_zenith, solar_azimuth):
+        # no rotation limits, no backtracking
+        return {'surface_tilt': solar_zenith, 'surface_azimuth': solar_azimuth}
+
+
+loc = location.Location(40, -80)
+array = pvsystem.Array(
+    mount=DualAxisTrackerMount(),
+    module_parameters=dict(pdc0=1, gamma_pdc=-0.004, b=0.05),
+    temperature_model_parameters=dict(a=-3.56, b=-0.075, deltaT=3))
+system = pvsystem.PVSystem(arrays=[array], inverter_parameters=dict(pdc0=3))
+mc = modelchain.ModelChain(system, loc, spectral_model='no_loss')
+
+times = pd.date_range('2019-01-01 06:00', '2019-01-01 18:00', freq='5min',
+                      tz='Etc/GMT+5')
+weather = loc.get_clearsky(times)
+mc.run_model(weather)
+
+mc.results.ac.plot()
+plt.ylabel('Output Power')
+plt.show()
diff --git a/docs/examples/plot_mixed_orientation.py b/docs/examples/plot_mixed_orientation.py
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+"""
+Mixed Orientation
+=================
+
+Using multiple Arrays in a single PVSystem.
+"""
+
+# %%
+# Residential and Commercial systems often have fixed-tilt arrays
+# installed at different azimuths.  This can be modeled by using
+# multiple :py:class:`~pvlib.pvsystem.Array` objects (one for each
+# orientation) with a single :py:class:`~pvlib.pvsystem.PVSystem` object.
+#
+# This particular example has one east-facing array (azimuth=90) and one
+# west-facing array (azimuth=270), which aside from orientation are identical.
+
+
+from pvlib import pvsystem, modelchain, location
+import pandas as pd
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+array_kwargs = dict(
+    module_parameters=dict(pdc0=1, gamma_pdc=-0.004),
+    temperature_model_parameters=dict(a=-3.56, b=-0.075, deltaT=3)
+)
+
+arrays = [
+    pvsystem.Array(pvsystem.FixedMount(30, 270), name='West-Facing Array',
+                   **array_kwargs),
+    pvsystem.Array(pvsystem.FixedMount(30, 90), name='East-Facing Array',
+                   **array_kwargs),
+]
+loc = location.Location(40, -80)
+system = pvsystem.PVSystem(arrays=arrays, inverter_parameters=dict(pdc0=3))
+mc = modelchain.ModelChain(system, loc, aoi_model='physical',
+                           spectral_model='no_loss')
+
+times = pd.date_range('2019-01-01 06:00', '2019-01-01 18:00', freq='5min',
+                      tz='Etc/GMT+5')
+weather = loc.get_clearsky(times)
+mc.run_model(weather)
+
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+for array, pdc in zip(system.arrays, mc.results.dc):
+    pdc.plot(label=f'{array.name}')
+mc.results.ac.plot(label='Inverter')
+plt.ylabel('System Output')
+plt.legend()
+plt.show()
diff --git a/docs/examples/plot_seasonal_tilt.py b/docs/examples/plot_seasonal_tilt.py
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+"""
+Seasonal Tilt
+=============
+
+Example of a custom Mount class.
+"""
+
+# %%
+# Some PV systems are built with the option to adjust the module
+# tilt to follow seasonal changes in solar position.  For example,
+# SAM calls this strategy "Seasonal Tilt".  This example shows how
+# to use a custom Mount class to use the Seasonal Tilt strategy
+# with :py:class:`~pvlib.modelchain.ModelChain`.
+
+import pvlib
+from pvlib import pvsystem, location, modelchain, iotools
+from pvlib.temperature import TEMPERATURE_MODEL_PARAMETERS
+import pandas as pd
+import pathlib
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+# %%
+# New Mount classes should extend ``pvlib.pvsystem.AbstractMount``
+# and must implement a ``get_orientation(solar_zenith, solar_azimuth)`` method:
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SeasonalTiltMount(pvsystem.AbstractMount):
+    monthly_tilts: list  # length 12, one tilt per calendar month
+    surface_azimuth: float = 180.0
+
+    def get_orientation(self, solar_zenith, solar_azimuth):
+        tilts = [self.monthly_tilts[m-1] for m in solar_zenith.index.month]
+        return pd.DataFrame({
+            'surface_tilt': tilts,
+            'surface_azimuth': self.surface_azimuth,
+        }, index=solar_zenith.index)
+
+
+# %%
+# First let's grab some weather data and make sure our mount produces tilts
+# like we expect:
+
+DATA_DIR = pathlib.Path(pvlib.__file__).parent / 'data'
+tmy, metadata = iotools.read_tmy3(DATA_DIR / '723170TYA.CSV', coerce_year=1990)
+# shift from TMY3 right-labeled index to left-labeled index:
+tmy.index = tmy.index - pd.Timedelta(hours=1)
+weather = pd.DataFrame({
+    'ghi': tmy['GHI'], 'dhi': tmy['DHI'], 'dni': tmy['DNI'],
+    'temp_air': tmy['DryBulb'], 'wind_speed': tmy['Wspd'],
+})
+loc = location.Location.from_tmy(metadata)
+solpos = loc.get_solarposition(weather.index)
+# same default monthly tilts as SAM:
+tilts = [40, 40, 40, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 40, 40, 40]
+mount = SeasonalTiltMount(monthly_tilts=tilts)
+orientation = mount.get_orientation(solpos.apparent_zenith, solpos.azimuth)
+orientation['surface_tilt'].plot()
+plt.ylabel('Surface Tilt [degrees]')
+plt.show()
+
+# %%
+# With our custom tilt strategy defined, we can create the corresponding
+# Array and PVSystem, and then run a ModelChain as usual:
+
+module_parameters = {'pdc0': 1, 'gamma_pdc': -0.004, 'b': 0.05}
+temp_params = TEMPERATURE_MODEL_PARAMETERS['sapm']['open_rack_glass_polymer']
+array = pvsystem.Array(mount=mount, module_parameters=module_parameters,
+                       temperature_model_parameters=temp_params)
+system = pvsystem.PVSystem(arrays=[array], inverter_parameters={'pdc0': 1})
+mc = modelchain.ModelChain(system, loc, spectral_model='no_loss')
+
+_ = mc.run_model(weather)
+
+# %%
+# Now let's re-run the simulation assuming tilt=30 for the entire year:
+
+array2 = pvsystem.Array(mount=pvsystem.FixedMount(30, 180),
+                        module_parameters=module_parameters,
+                        temperature_model_parameters=temp_params)
+system2 = pvsystem.PVSystem(arrays=[array2], inverter_parameters={'pdc0': 1})
+mc2 = modelchain.ModelChain(system2, loc, spectral_model='no_loss')
+_ = mc2.run_model(weather)
+
+# %%
+# And finally, compare simulated monthly generation between the two tilt
+# strategies:
+
+# sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_number = 2
+results = pd.DataFrame({
+    'Seasonal 20/40 Production': mc.results.ac,
+    'Fixed 30 Production': mc2.results.ac,
+})
+results.resample('m').sum().plot()
+plt.ylabel('Monthly Production')
+plt.show()
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst
index 9a17b2d875..70cb971f39 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ Documentation
 * Update documentation links in :py:func:`pvlib.iotools.get_psm3`
 * Clarified how statistics are calculated for :py:func:`pvlib.clearsky.detect_clearsky`
   (:issue:`1070`, :pull:`1243`)
+* Add gallery examples using the new ``Mount`` classes (:pull:`1266`)
 
 Requirements
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~