crag
Steep jutting stone
A crag is a steep, rugged rock or cliff face, especially one jutting out from a mountain or hillside: The climbers scaled the crag at dawn.
The word evokes wild, dramatic landscapes—Scottish highlands, alpine peaks, coastal bluffs.
Craggy describes faces with sharp, weathered features suggesting the same rugged character.
Steep rock face
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- bluffCalculated false front
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
rockface · dropoff · palisade · outcrop · buttress · face · headwall · slab
High rocky outcrop
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- stackItems piled vertically
- monolithHuge solitary standing stone
- spireTapering architectural peak
needle · pillar · butte · hoodoo · arch · plug · promontory · spur
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- gneissFoliated metamorphic rock
schist · quartzite · gritstone · rhyolite · dolerite · igneous · sedimentary · metamorphic
Roaming, or a falcon
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
- choughCrow with colored beak
- kestrelSmall falcon, aerial hoverer
- falconSwift bird of prey
eagle · nesting · eyrie · roost · ledge · colony · seabird · kittiwake
precipice
Steep rock face
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- bluffCalculated false front
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
overhang · rockface · dropoff · palisade · outcrop · buttress · face · headwall · slab · arete
tor
High rocky outcrop
spire · needle · pillar · butte · hoodoo · arch · plug · promontory · spur · outcrop
rugged
Tough and uneven
exposed · weathered · scree · talus · gully · chimney · ledge · overhang · face · buttress
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
gneiss · schist · quartzite · gritstone · rhyolite · dolerite · igneous · sedimentary · metamorphic · strata
peregrine
Roaming, or a falcon
falcon · eagle · nesting · eyrie · roost · ledge · colony · seabird · kittiwake · guillemot
bouldering
Ropeless low-height climbing
top-rope · multi-pitch · belay · rappel · abseil · carabiner · quickdraw · protection · anchor · route