boulder field
Scattered massive rocks
A boulder field is an expanse of terrain covered with large rocks, typically formed by glacial activity, frost weathering, or the erosion of cliffs over millennia.
These geological features are found on mountainsides, in arctic regions, and at the bases of rocky slopes.
Hikers and climbers navigate boulder fields carefully, as the rocks may be unstable or slick.
The trail disappeared into a massive boulder field that took us an hour to cross.
- rockslideMass of falling stone
- talusAnkle's main bone
- screeLoose rock debris
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- glacial erraticIce-carried misplaced rock
loose rock · moraine · ice age · scramble · rock hopping · alpine · high altitude · mountain pass · wilderness · lichen · exposed · rocky terrain · rugged · tumbled · glacial · barren · climbing · bouldering
- mountain terrainpeak, ridge, slope, gorge, pass
- alpine zonealpine meadow, alpine lakes, alpine plants, alpine lake, alpine zone
- planetary featuresvolcano, mountain, crater, canyon, cliff
- rock formationsstalactite, stalagmite, crag, peak, spire
- seafloor habitatssandy bottom, gravel bed, deep sea floor, seabed, ocean floor
- natural hazardsquicksand, rockslide, mudslide, sinkhole, avalanche zone
boulder fieldpaved path
Surfaced route for pedestrians
groomed trail · boardwalk · manicured lawn · sidewalk · flat terrain
boulder fieldsand flat
Exposed seabed at low water
sandy beach · mud flat · salt flat · fine gravel · peat bog
boulder fieldmarsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
wetland · mudflat · peat bog · sand dunes · forest floor
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