highlands

Mountainous inland regions

Highlands are elevated regions, typically mountainous or hilly terrain that sits above the surrounding lowland.

The term often appears in geographic descriptions: the highlands of Scotland, coffee grown in the highlands of Ethiopia.

Highland as an adjective describes things from or suited to such terrain: highland cattle, highland climate. (Capitalized Highlands typically refers to the Scottish Highlands specifically.)

elevation

altitude

Measured height above reference

summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
peakUtmost height attained
ridgeNarrow raised strip

plateau · mesa · tableland · altiplano · elevated · lofty · heights · hillock · prominence · ascent

terrain

moorland

Open uncultivated upland

heathOpen land with shrubs
moorUncultivated peaty upland
fellTo chop down

downs · bog · peatland · bracken · gorse · outcrop · craggy · rocky · rugged · escarpment

climate

mist

Fine airborne moisture

fogLow-lying cloud cover
rainWater dropping from clouds
coldLow temperature state

damp · harsh · windswept · changeable · drizzle · overcast · snowfall · frost · chill · bracing

pastoral

sheep

Woolly farm animal

cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
grazingFeeding on pasture
herdingManaging animal groups

shepherd · flock · pasture · meadow · livestock · rural · farmland · bucolic · wool · croft

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