Mountain Terms

Front

bottom/lowest part of a mountain

Back

Base

Front

low area between two mountains

Back

Valley

Front

broad rounded cliff hanging over a valley or water

Back

Bluff

Front

a slowly moving "river" of ice on a mountain

Back

Glacier

Front

relating to high mountains

Back

Alpine

Front

imaginary line on a mountain that marks the level above which trees do not grow

Back

Timberline

Front

low ridge between two mountain peaks

Back

Saddle

Front

long steep slope/the edge of a plateau

Back

Escarpment

Front

a lofty elevation on the earth's surface

Back

Mountain

Front

hills at the base of a mountain

Back

Foothills