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    Parts and Features of Mountains THESAURUS

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    This document contains definitions of various parts and features of mountains, hills, and cliffs. It includes terms like peak, ridge, slope, summit, flank, escarpment, scree, ledge, pass, and col to describe different areas and aspects of elevated landforms. Watershed, snowline, and treeline are also defined in the context of mountains.

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    Parts and Features of Mountains THESAURUS

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    This document contains definitions of various parts and features of mountains, hills, and cliffs. It includes terms like peak, ridge, slope, summit, flank, escarpment, scree, ledge, pass, and col to describe different areas and aspects of elevated landforms. Watershed, snowline, and treeline are also defined in the context of mountains.

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    This document contains definitions of various parts and features of mountains, hills, and cliffs. It includes terms like peak, ridge, slope, summit, flank, escarpment, scree, ledge, pass, and col to describe different areas and aspects of elevated landforms. Watershed, snowline, and treeline are also defined in the context of mountains.

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    Parts and Features of Mountains THESAURUS

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    This document contains definitions of various parts and features of mountains, hills, and cliffs. It includes terms like peak, ridge, slope, summit, flank, escarpment, scree, ledge, pass, and col to describe different areas and aspects of elevated landforms. Watershed, snowline, and treeline are also defined in the context of mountains.

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    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

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