clifftops
High coastal edges
The clifftops are the flat or relatively level areas at the upper edge of cliffs, where land meets the precipice.
The word typically appears in plural form, describing terrain rather than a single point: We walked along the clifftops, wildflowers growing on the clifftops.
A clifftop as an adjective modifies things situated there: a clifftop hotel, clifftop views.
Steep rock face
- brinkCritical boundary point
- vergeBorder or cusp
- rimCircular outer boundary
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
overhang · dropoff · sheer · plummet · escarpment · outcrop · crag · bluff
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- outlookAttitude toward the future
viewpoint · overlook · vantage · expanse · seascape · landscape · birdseye · sweep
precipice
Steep rock face
ledge · overhang · dropoff · sheer · plummet · escarpment · outcrop · crag · bluff · promontory
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
outlook · viewpoint · overlook · vantage · expanse · seascape · landscape · birdseye · sweep · prospect
plateau
Flat highland area
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
heathland · moorland · windswept · exposed · rocky · tor · chalk · limestone · sandstone · basalt
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- fallDescend under gravity
- hazardSource of potential harm
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
unstable · erosion · landslide · crumbling · slippery · fatal · rescue · warning · fencing · safety
clifftopssea level
Elevation reference point
beach · canyon floor · valley floor · shoreline · water's edge
clifftopsvalley floor
Bottom of depression between hills
lowlands · sea level · depths · ocean floor · valleys