alpine meadow
High elevation pasture
An alpine meadow is a grassy, flower-rich area found at high elevations above the tree line but below permanent snow.
These meadows appear where conditions are too harsh for trees but mild enough in summer for grasses and wildflowers to flourish: We hiked through alpine meadows carpeted with wildflowers.
The term evokes pristine mountain scenery.
- marmotLarge burrowing ground squirrel
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- edelweissWhite alpine wildflower
- gentianFlowering alpine plant
- treelineElevation limit for forests
Himalayas · sedges · tundra · ridge · pika · snowpack · snow melt · frost heaving · high altitude · thin air · Swiss Alps · wildflowers · glacier · chamois · grazing · Andes · mosses · clover
- Slovenian Alpsglacial lakes, mountain huts, glacial valley, glacial valleys, limestone cliffs
- scenic landscapesmountain vista, ocean view, canyon, waterfall, sunset
- European natureAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, Mediterranean
- landscapesmountain, valley, hills, landscape, scenery
- butterfly habitatsmeadows, garden, gardens, butterfly garden, flower gardens
- grasslandsgrassland, prairie, steppe, savanna, pampas
alpine meadowlowland
Low-elevation flat land
valley floor · river delta · floodplain · coastal plain · coastal marsh
alpine meadowdense forest
Closely packed woodland
old-growth forest · rainforest · jungle · taiga · coniferous forest
alpine meadowvalley
Low ground between heights
canyon · ravine · gorge · canyon floor · river bottom