Parts and features of mountains, hills and cliffs
brae
noun
a slope or the side of a hill
brink
noun
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
the top part of a mountain
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
an area of high ground that separates the areas from which water runs into two different rivers or oceans
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
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
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
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 toward 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
