Parts and features of mountains, hills and

cliffs - THESAURUS

RELATED WORDS

brae
NOUN
SCOTTISH a slope or the side of a hill

brink
NOUN
LITERARY the top of a very steep cliff

the brow
NOUN
the highest part of a hill, where the ground starts to become flat

cairn
NOUN
a pile of stones that marks the top of a mountain or some other special place

cap
NOUN
LITERARY the top part of a mountain

col
NOUN
a pass between high places in mountains

crag
NOUN
a very steep rough part of a cliff or mountain

crest
NOUN
the top of a hill or mountain

crown
NOUN
the round top part of a hill

divide
NOUN
AMERICAN a watershed

escarpment
NOUN
a steep slope that forms the edge of a long area of high land

face
NOUN
a side of a mountain or building that is high and very steep

flank
NOUN
one side of a large structure such as a mountain or building

fold
NOUN
BRITISHLITERARY an area of low land between hills

gap
NOUN
a low area between mountains that people use to cross them

hillside
NOUN
the land on a hill below the top

hilltop
NOUN
the top of a hill

landslide
NOUN
a heavy fall of earth and rocks down the side of a mountain or steep slope

landslip
NOUN
BRITISH a small fall of earth or rocks down the side of a hill
ledge
NOUN
a narrow surface that continues out from the side of a cliff, wall, or
other surface

lee
NOUN
the side of a hill, wall, or other solid structure that provides shelter from
the wind

lip
NOUN
the edge of a high piece of land

mountainside
NOUN
the side of a mountain

mountaintop
NOUN
the area at the top of a mountain

mudslide
NOUN
a large amount of wet earth that falls down a hill and may
cause damage and kill people

pass
NOUN
a path or road that goes through an area of mountains

peak
NOUN
the top of a mountain

pinnacle
NOUN
LITERARY the top of a very high mountain

ridge
NOUN
the long narrow top of a mountain or group of mountains

scree
NOUN
small loose pieces of broken rock at the bottom of a cliff or along the slopes of
a mountain

scree
NOUN
a slope covered with small pieces of rock

shelf
NOUN
a narrow piece of rock or ice that sticks out from a mountain or under water

shoulder
NOUN
the part of a hill where it curves towards the top

side
NOUN
the part of a hill that slopes and is between the top and the bottom

slide
NOUN
a sudden fall of rock, earth etc from the side of a mountain

slope
NOUN
the side of a hill or a mountain

the snow-line
NOUN
on a mountain, the level above which
the land is covered with snow, usually permanently

summit
NOUN
the top of a mountain

the treeline
NOUN
the level of a mountain above which there are no trees

watershed
NOUN
a high piece of land that divides the flow of water in a particular area