highland
Mountainous region type
Highland describes elevated terrain or things associated with it—areas characterized by hills and mountains rather than flat lowland.
A highland region has rugged topography.
Highland cattle are a shaggy Scottish breed adapted to cold, hilly terrain.
Highland can also describe the culture of such regions: highland traditions, highland dress.
The trail climbed into the highlands above the valley. (Capitalized Highland often refers specifically to the Scottish Highlands.)
Open uncultivated upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- peat bogWetland accumulating decomposed vegetation
bracken · gorse · scrubland · grassland · rocky · windswept · barren · exposed
Measured height above reference
- plateauFlat highland area
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
escarpment · tableland · fell · tor · knoll · mound · butte · mesa
Calm or fashionable
- mistyObscured by vapor
- briskQuick and invigorating
- crispFirm and breakable
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
damp · foggy · overcast · drizzle · windswept · temperate · bracing · raw
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- solitudeState of being alone
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
pristine · untouched · secluded · backcountry · inaccessible · sparse · rugged · off-grid
Feeding on pasture
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdingManaging animal groups
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
flock · pasture · farmland · rural · livestock · dairy · droving · meadow
Recreational trail walking
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- trailPath through wilderness
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
mountaineering · scrambling · rambling · hillwalking · bouldering · adventure · exploration · cairn
moorland
Open uncultivated upland
peat bog · bracken · gorse · scrubland · grassland · rocky · windswept · barren · exposed · treeless
altitude
Measured height above reference
peak · escarpment · tableland · fell · tor · knoll · mound · butte · mesa · crest
cool
Calm or fashionable
chill · damp · foggy · overcast · drizzle · windswept · temperate · bracing · raw · blustery
isolated
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- solitudeState of being alone
- desolateBleak and abandoned
uninhabited · pristine · untouched · secluded · backcountry · inaccessible · sparse · rugged · off-grid · frontier
grazing
Feeding on pasture
shepherd · flock · pasture · farmland · rural · livestock · dairy · droving · meadow · bucolic
hiking
Recreational trail walking
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- trailPath through wilderness
expedition · mountaineering · scrambling · rambling · hillwalking · bouldering · adventure · exploration · cairn · waymark
- African landscapesSahara, Serengeti, savanna, Sahel, Kalahari
- inland terraininland, interior, hinterland, heartland, midland
- mountain terrainpeak, ridge, slope, gorge, pass
- PlateausTibetan Plateau, Colorado Plateau, Altiplano, tableland, mesa
- YunnanKunming, Dali, Shangri-La, ethnic minorities, rice noodles
- Andean zonesaltiplano, cordillera, sierra, cloud forest, alpine tundra
highlandlowland
Low-elevation flat land
lowlands · valley · bottomland · depression · basin