forested slopes
Timbered mountain sides
Forested slopes are hillsides or mountainsides covered with trees.
The phrase appears frequently in geographic and environmental writing to describe terrain: The forested slopes of the Cascades, Development threatens the forested slopes above the valley.
The term emphasizes both the incline and the tree cover as defining features of the landscape.
- hillLow natural elevation
- timberlineElevation beyond which trees fail
- hiking trailOutdoor walking route
- mountain trailPath ascending high terrain
- hiking bootsSturdy footwear for trails
canopy · understory · ridge · steep terrain · mountain · valleys · old growth · protected area · national park · tree species · deforestation · biodiversity · silviculture · switchback · escarpment · treeline · wooded · wildlife corridor
- Rocky Mountain Wildernesswilderness areas, alpine meadow, backcountry, alpine lake, alpine lakes
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
- Alpine floraalpine plants, edelweiss, gentians, alpine meadows, gentian
vegetation cover
forested slopesrocky outcrops
Exposed stone formations
rocky slopes · alpine meadows · snow-covered peaks · alpine tundra