hill country
Undulating elevated landscape
Hill country is a geographic region characterized by rolling hills—terrain more rugged than plains but less dramatic than mountains.
The term describes landscapes with moderate elevation changes, often rural and sparsely populated: We drove through the hill country of central Texas.
Such areas typically feature ranching, small farms, and scenic vistas. (Capitalized Hill Country often refers to the specific region of central Texas.)
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
- limestone hillsCarbite ridges formed by dissolution
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
uplands · knolls · live oak · rugged · buttes · terrain · escarpments · valleys · plateaus · watersheds · scrublands · canyon · backcountry · back roads · scenic · pastoral · grazing · ranching
- highlandsScottish Highlands, highland, upland, highlands, Grampians
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- open landplain, plains, grasslands, prairies, meadow
- Uva ProvinceElla
- countrysidefarmhouse, farm, barns, farmyard, barn
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
hill countryflatlands
Level, unvarying terrain
plains · lowlands · prairie · steppe · coastal plain
hill countryflat terrain
Level, even ground
level ground · tableland · plateau · peneplain · Great Plains
hill countrymountain range
Series of connected peaks
alpine terrain · peaks · highlands · cordillera · massif