hilltop
Where slopes begin
A hilltop is the highest point of a hill, the summit or crest: The farmhouse stood alone on the hilltop.
Often used attributively: hilltop views, hilltop village.
The word emphasizes position and visibility—hilltops offer vantage points and are seen from below.
Small rounded hill
- moundHeaped earth formation
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- riseMove to higher position
- crestHighest point or tuft
summit · peak · tor · fell · drumlin · prominence · highland · upland
Mounted rider's seat
Unobstructed wide-angle view
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- vantagePosition of advantage
- outlookAttitude toward the future
prospect · scenery · landscape · horizon · skyline · expanse · countryside · terrain
Flat highland area
- tablelandElevated flat landform
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
heath · downs · grassland · meadow · clearing · summit · crown · brow
Defensive military installation
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- beaconGuiding light source
watchtower · monument · temple · shrine · castle · encampment · village · homestead
knoll
Small rounded hill
crest · summit · peak · tor · fell · drumlin · prominence · highland · upland · height
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
panorama
Unobstructed wide-angle view
outlook · prospect · scenery · landscape · horizon · skyline · expanse · countryside · terrain · ridgeline
plateau
Flat highland area
moorland · heath · downs · grassland · meadow · clearing · summit · crown · brow · cap
fort
Defensive military installation
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
beacon · watchtower · monument · temple · shrine · castle · encampment · village · homestead · outpost
- hillsknoll, mound, foothill, foothills, hummock
- vantage pointslookout, overlook, lookout tower, vantage, observation deck
- village scenerycobblestones, narrow streets, stone houses, village square, piazza
- High groundridge, plateau, cliff, mesa, butte
- countrysidefarmhouse, farm, barns, farmyard, barn
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
hilltopvalley floor
Bottom of depression between hills
base · bottom · lowland · depression · hollow
- hilltop villageSettlement atop a mound
- hilltop townSettlement atop a rise
- hilltop viewsSights from elevated terrain