mountainous region
Land of peaks
A mountainous region is an area characterized by mountains—elevated landforms with significant vertical relief and rugged terrain.
The term appears in geography, travel, and environmental contexts: The mountainous region receives heavy snowfall.
Such areas typically have sparse population, challenging transportation, and distinctive ecosystems adapted to altitude and slope.
- valleyLow ground between heights
- alpine zoneElevation above treeline
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
thin air · high altitude · peak · terraced farming · glacier · watershed · trekking · snow · foothill · treeline · orogeny · pass · winding roads · scenic overlook · cordillera · rocky terrain · rugged landscape · pilgrimage site
mountainous regionflatlands
Level, unvarying terrain
plains · lowlands · flat terrain · prairie · steppe
mountainous regionlowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
depression · coastal lowlands · Netherlands · Death Valley · low country