bouldered
Covered in large rocks
Bouldered describes terrain scattered with boulders—large rocks too big to move by hand.
A bouldered landscape, a bouldered slope, a bouldered streambed.
The word suggests rough, difficult ground where massive stones dominate the surface: We picked our way across the bouldered hillside.
Covered with stones
- ruggedTough and uneven
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- litteredScattered with debris
craggy · uneven · rough · jagged · treacherous · impassable · challenging · difficult
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
- gneissFoliated metamorphic rock
limestone · igneous · metamorphic · sedimentary · glacial · erratic · moraine · weathered
Floor beneath flowing water
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- valleyLow ground between heights
- streambedRiver's carved floor
mountainside · hillside · shoreline · glacier · moraine · talus · scree · wilderness
rocky
Covered with stones
littered · craggy · uneven · rough · jagged · treacherous · impassable · challenging · difficult · tumbled
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
gneiss · limestone · igneous · metamorphic · sedimentary · glacial · erratic · moraine · weathered · ancient
riverbed
Floor beneath flowing water
streambed · mountainside · hillside · shoreline · glacier · moraine · talus · scree · wilderness · backcountry
scrambling
Moving clumsily in haste
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- grippingHolding attention completely
- traversingMoving across an area
ascending · maneuvering · technical · handholds · footholds · routes · problems · spotting · crashpad · gym
boulderedsmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
clear · flat · unobstructed · even · level
boulderedclear
Without obstruction or fog
passable · unobstructed · open · accessible · traversable
- granite bouldersLarge igneous rock pieces
- boulder fieldArea covered with large rocks
- boulder holderBrassiere, jokingly named
- bouldering wallArtificial surface for ropeless climbing