extreme terrain
Harsh, unforgiving ground
Extreme terrain describes landscapes that are especially difficult or dangerous to traverse—steep mountains, dense jungles, rocky deserts, or areas with severe elevation changes.
The phrase appears frequently in outdoor recreation, military contexts, and vehicle marketing: This ATV handles extreme terrain.
What qualifies as extreme depends on the mode of travel; a gentle slope might be extreme terrain for a wheelchair.
- ruggedTough and uneven
- rockyCovered with stones
- mountainousHaving many peaks
- rock faceSteep exposed stone surface
- cliffVertical rock wall
canyon · ravine · mountain pass · wilderness · treacherous · harsh · jagged · loose rock · steep · off-road · boulder · scree · glacier · death zone · desert · crevasse · no man's land · expedition
- black diamond skiingmoguls, double black, double black diamond, steep pitch, headwall
extreme terrainflat terrain
Level, even ground
level ground · plains · flatlands · lowlands · rolling hills
extreme terrainopen terrain
paved roads · groomed trails · beaten path · sidewalks · highways
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