mountain mist

Peak's cloudy veil

Mountain mist is fog or light precipitation that gathers around peaks and slopes, often lending a mysterious or ethereal quality to the landscape.

The phrase appears frequently in poetry and tourism marketing to evoke rugged natural beauty: The valley lay hidden beneath the mountain mist.

Related
  • fogLow-lying cloud cover
  • hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
  • vaporGaseous form of liquid
  • cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
  • dewOvernight surface condensation

morning dew · peaks · alpine · shroud · veil · wispy · ethereal · damp · chill · ridge · thin air · summit · dawn · morning · pine · pine trees · forest · drift

Opposites
topographical location

mountain mistvalley fog

Mist settling in lowlands

sea fog · coastal fog · ground fog

atmospheric quality

mountain mistsmog

Sunlight-activated urban pollution

urban smog · industrial haze · pollution · exhaust fumes · factory smoke

visibility/clarity

mountain mistunobstructed view

Sight without barriers

Family

mountain, mist, mountains, mountainous, mountaineer, mountaineering, mount, mounts, mounted

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G