snowcaps
Frozen mountain tops
Snowcaps are the permanent or seasonal coverings of snow on mountain peaks: The snowcaps of the Himalayas are visible for hundreds of miles.
The term evokes high altitude and cold—mountains tall enough to retain snow year-round.
Snowcap also names a species of hummingbird with white crown feathers.
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- alpineOf high elevations
- elevationHeight above reference point
altitude · ridge · pinnacle · crest · sierra · cordillera · massif · icefield
Perpetually frozen earth layer
- meltwaterWater from melted ice
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
shrinking · seasonal · runoff · watershed · freshwater · thaw · frozen · polar
Absence of pigment
- glisteningReflecting light softly
- pristinePure and untouched
- frostedCovered with icy film
- dustedRemoved surface particles
sparkling · powdered · gleaming · majestic · distant · panorama · silhouette · horizon
Sweet from cacao seeds
- marshmallowSpongy sugar confection
- nonpareilsUnrivaled persons or things
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
- treatSomething pleasantly special
cocoa · truffle · sprinkles · coating · sweet · morsels · baking · dollop
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
elevation · altitude · ridge · pinnacle · crest · sierra · cordillera · massif · icefield · prominence
permafrost
Perpetually frozen earth layer
warming · shrinking · seasonal · runoff · watershed · freshwater · thaw · frozen · polar · arctic
white
Absence of pigment
- glisteningReflecting light softly
- pristinePure and untouched
- frostedCovered with icy film
dusted · sparkling · powdered · gleaming · majestic · distant · panorama · silhouette · horizon · vista
chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
- marshmallowSpongy sugar confection
- nonpareilsUnrivaled persons or things
- confectionElaborate sweet preparation
treat · cocoa · truffle · sprinkles · coating · sweet · morsels · baking · dollop · topping
- AlpsAlps, Swiss Alps, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Austrian Alps
- Swiss sceneryAlps, Matterhorn, Eiger, chalets, alpine meadows
- Nordic Terrainfjords, glacial valleys, glacial lakes, mountains, peaks
- South American climatetropical climate, El Nino, La Nina, Humboldt Current, rainy season
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
snowcapsdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
sand dunes · tropical beaches · scorched earth · lava fields · hot springs
snowcapsdesert sands
Granular arid terrain
volcanic craters · lava flows · scorched earth · parched land
- snowcapped peaksMountains topped with frozen precipitation