mountain terrain
Peaks and ridges
Mountain terrain is land characterized by mountains—steep slopes, high elevations, rocky surfaces, and dramatic changes in altitude over short distances.
The term appears in outdoor recreation, military planning, and geography to describe landscapes that present challenges for travel and navigation: The hikers trained specifically for mountain terrain.
Vehicles designed for mountain terrain handle steep grades and rough surfaces.
- cliffVertical rock wall
- alpine meadowHigh-altitude grassy clearing
- hiking trailOutdoor walking route
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- rocky outcropExposed rock mass protruding
treeline · erosion · escarpment · permafrost · terraced farming · peak · false summit · foothill · col · high altitude · thin air · snow line · mountaineering · base camp · snowfall · cirque · gorge · ibex
- Backcountry Skiingskins, skinning, ski mountaineering, transceiver, avalanche risk
- Al-Saltcitadel, limestone buildings, Ottoman architecture, souks
- KarpathosOlympos, traditional villages
- Uruzgan
- battle mapscampaign map, grid squares, hexes, choke points, chokepoints
- Fractalsfractal, fractals, self-similar, Hausdorff dimension, recursion
mountain terrainflatlands
Level, unvarying terrain
plains · flat terrain · lowlands · prairie · steppe
mountain terrainflat ground
Terrain without slopes
open country · paved roads · gentle slopes · rolling hills · cleared land