high-lying
Up in elevation
High-lying describes places situated at elevated altitudes, the opposite of low-lying: high-lying mountain villages, high-lying plateaus.
The term appears most often in geographic and meteorological contexts, describing terrain or regions positioned well above sea level.
Flat highland area
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- uplandElevated land area
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- tablelandElevated flat landform
ridge · escarpment · altitude · heights · elevation · summit · peak · prominence
Of high elevations
- montaneOf cooler elevated zones
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- cordilleraLinked mountain ranges
sierra · range · massif · glacier · altitude · trekking · basecamp · treeline
Separated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- desolateBleak and abandoned
uninhabited · solitary · faraway · uncharted · hidden · pristine · untouched · unreachable
plateau
Flat highland area
tableland · ridge · escarpment · altitude · heights · elevation · summit · peak · prominence · hilltop
alpine
Of high elevations
cordillera · sierra · range · massif · glacier · altitude · trekking · basecamp · treeline · snowline
isolated
Separated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
desolate · uninhabited · solitary · faraway · uncharted · hidden · pristine · untouched · unreachable · sequestered