steep slope
Nearly vertical hillside
A steep slope is terrain that rises or falls sharply—a hillside, mountainside, or embankment with a pronounced angle.
The phrase appears in hiking, skiing, geology, and engineering contexts where the grade of incline matters: The trail becomes a steep slope near the summit.
In mathematics and economics, steep slope describes a line or curve with a high rate of change.
- inclineAngled rising surface
- gradientRate of change across space
- cliffVertical rock wall
- cliff edgeSheer drop's boundary
- precipiceSteep rock face
rock face · descent · hillside · mountainside · drop · plunge · vertiginous · scramble · switchback · ravine · escarpment · grade · pitch · ski run · bunny hill · black diamond · bluff · scree
- slopesincline, inclines, grade, gradient, grades
- slope featuresgradient, grade, pitch, angle, incline
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski lift, ski lifts
- Backcountry Skiingskins, skinning, ski mountaineering, transceiver, avalanche risk
- hillslopemidslope, hillside, gradient, incline, grade
steep slopegentle slope
Gradual land elevation
flat ground · level ground · flat surface · flat terrain · plain
steep, slope, steeply, steepness, steepen, steepened, steepening, steeper, steepest