piedmonts
Slopes before peaks
Piedmonts is a plural noun.
The singular, piedmont, is a noun and adjective that refers to a plateau region between the Appalachian mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain.
Low elevations below mountains
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- plateauFlat highland area
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- basinConcave water receptacle
sedimentation · erosion · fluvial · terraces · outwash · loess · deposition · colluvial
Angled terrain or steepness
- inclineAngled rising surface
- gradeClassification by rank
- riseMove to higher position
- ascentUpward movement
foothills · ridge · highland · upland · mesa · butte · knoll · spur
foothills
Low elevations below mountains
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- plateauFlat highland area
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
basin · sedimentation · erosion · fluvial · terraces · outwash · loess · deposition · colluvial · bajada
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
ascent · foothills · ridge · highland · upland · mesa · butte · knoll · spur · prominence
Appalachian
Eastern U.S. mountain region
Andean · atlas · cordillera · range · wine region · Torino · Carolina · Virginia · Georgia · tectonics
piedmontssummits
Highest elevations or conferences
peaks · mountaintops · mountain peaks · crests · apexes