snow caps

White mountain tops

Snow caps are the permanent or seasonal coverings of snow on mountain peaks.

The term also refers to small chocolate candies with white tops resembling snowy peaks.

In slang, snow caps can mean cocaine sprinkled on marijuana before smoking.

Related

chill · glaciers · ice field · cirques · summit · permafrost · high altitude · hoarfrost · frozen tundra · meltwater · ridges · winter · snowline · fresh powder · ski resort · valleys · alpine · mountain

Categories
Opposites
elevation/topography

snow capslowlands

Low-elevation flat terrain

sea level · basins · plains · foothills · flatlands

temperature/climate

snow capsdesert dunes

Wind-shaped arid landforms

sand dunes · volcanic craters · lava fields · tropical canopy · scorched earth

permanence of ice/snow

snow capsbare rock

Exposed stone surface

glacial retreat · snowmelt · volcanic craters · treeline · alpine meadows

Family

snowcapped, snowcaps

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G