boulder fields
Scattered massive stones
Boulder fields are expanses of terrain covered with large rocks, typically formed by glacial activity, frost weathering, or volcanic processes.
The boulders may be densely packed or scattered across a slope or valley floor.
Hikers encounter boulder fields as challenging stretches requiring careful footing: We spent an hour picking our way across the boulder field below the summit.
- rockfallCollapsed cliff material
- screeLoose rock debris
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
- clastBroken rock fragment
- rocky terrainLand covered with stones
bare rock · moss · moraine · glaciation · ice age · granite · talus · microhabitat · quartzite · climb · frost heave · rock climbing · stone · freeze-thaw · alpine tundra · high altitude · mountain landscape · spiritual sites
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- Alpine terrainpeaks, valleys, glacial lakes, mountain passes, ridges
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, slopes
- rocky terraincliffs, boulders, scree, outcrops, rockfall
- Rocky Mountain Wildernesswilderness areas, alpine meadow, backcountry, alpine lake, alpine lakes
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
boulder fieldsgrasslands
Open grassy terrain
sandy beaches · sand dunes · mudflats · prairies · loam
boulder fieldsopen plains
Broad, flat, treeless terrain
groomed trails · level ground · flat terrain · flat ground · gentle slopes