piedmont
Slope below peaks
A piedmont is a gentle slope or plain at the base of a mountain range, formed by erosion washing sediment down from the heights.
The term describes the transitional zone between steep mountain terrain and flatter lowlands: piedmont glaciers, piedmont alluvial fans. (Capitalized Piedmont refers to specific regions.)
foothill
Low ridge below mountains
- plateauFlat highland area
- uplandElevated land area
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
elevation · slope · terrace · alluvial · outwash · bajada · pediment · rolling · transitional · gradient
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, slopes
- foothillsfoothills, rolling hills, hills, slopes, ridges
- bajadaalluvial fan, debris flow
- PlateausTibetan Plateau, Colorado Plateau, Altiplano, tableland, mesa
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
- geologybedrock, fault lines, faults, rock, basalt
topographic elevation/position
piedmontsummit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
peak · mountaintop · flatland · plain · mountain crest