cliff face
Vertical rock surface
The vertical or near-vertical surface of a cliff.
Cliff face emphasizes the exposed rock wall itself rather than the cliff as a whole: Climbers scaled the sheer cliff face.
The term appears in geology, mountaineering, and descriptions of dramatic landscapes where the steepness of the rock surface matters.
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- bluffCalculated false front
- steepRising at sharp angle
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- boulderingRopeless low-height climbing
precipice · rockface · granite · sheer · vertical drop · overhang · vertiginous · rock climber · erosion · geological formation · cliffline · edge · foothold · eagles · birds nest · stratigraphy · handhold · geology
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, slopes
- ruggedheavy-duty, toughness, reinforced, durability, hardened
- rock climbing termsvertical wall, crag, overhang, slab, crack
- Cliffsbluff, crag, escarpment, precipice, scarp
- coastal featuresshore, coast, beach, bay, cove
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, river, pond
cliff facegentle slope
Gradual land elevation
flat ground · plain · rolling hills · meadow · lowland
cliff faceopen plain
Broad, unobstructed flat terrain
flat terrain · clear path · footpath · beach
face, cliff, facing, faced, cliffs, facial, faceless, clifftop, cliffside