high country
Elevated rural terrain
High country is mountainous or elevated terrain, especially rugged backcountry at significant altitude.
The term evokes remote wilderness areas used for grazing, hunting, or hiking: We spent a week in the high country above the treeline.
In New Zealand, high country specifically refers to the alpine grasslands of the South Island used for sheep farming.
- alpineOf high elevations
- winter sportsAthletic pursuits in cold
- ski resortSnow-sport vacation facility
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
upland · musterer · agriculture · drovers · plateau · braided rivers · backcountry trail · mountain hut · altiplano · altitude · backcountry skiing · glacial valleys · elevation · tree line · timberline · tussock · outback · ridgeline
- Colorado Wildernesswilderness areas, Big Blue, Holy Cross, Continental Divide, alpine tundra
- mountain scenerypeak, summit, ridge, snow cap, cliff edge
- Western Terrainplains, prairies, valleys, peaks, ridges
- wildernesswilderness area, wilds, backcountry, backwoods, hinterland
- mountain pasturesalpine meadow, mountain meadow, summer pasture, alp
- Australian Alpsskiing, snowboarding, winter sports, alpine meadow, alpine meadows
high countrylowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
low country · flatlands · bottomland · lowland · plains
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