Synonyms and antonyms of Parts and features of mountains, hills and cliffs in British Thesaurus

brae (noun)

Scottish a slope or the side of a hill

brink (noun)

literary the top of a very steep cliff

the brow (noun)

the highest part of a hill, where the ground starts to become flat

cairn (noun)

a pile of stones that marks the top of a mountain or some other special place

cap (noun)

literary the top part of a mountain

col (noun)

a pass between high places in mountains

crag (noun)

a very steep rough part of a cliff or mountain

crest (noun)

the top of a hill or mountain

crown (noun)

the round top part of a hill

divide (noun)

American a watershed

escarpment (noun)

a steep slope that forms the edge of a long area of high land

face (noun)

a side of a mountain or building that is high and very steep

flank (noun)

one side of a large structure such as a mountain or building

fold (noun)

Britishliterary an area of low land between hills

gap (noun)

a low area between mountains that people use to cross them

hillside (noun)

the land on a hill below the top

hilltop (noun)

the top of a hill

landslide (noun)

a heavy fall of earth and rocks down the side of a mountain or steep slope

landslip (noun)

British a small fall of earth or rocks down the side of a hill

ledge (noun)

a narrow surface that continues out from the side of a cliff, wall, or other surface

lee (noun)

the side of a hill, wall, or other solid structure that provides shelter from the wind

lip (noun)

the edge of a high piece of land

mountainside (noun)

the side of a mountain

mountaintop (noun)

the area at the top of a mountain

mudslide (noun)

a large amount of wet earth that falls down a hill and may cause damage and kill people

pass (noun)

a path or road that goes through an area of mountains

peak (noun)

the top of a mountain

pinnacle (noun)

literary the top of a very high mountain

ridge (noun)

the long narrow top of a mountain or group of mountains

scree (noun)

small loose pieces of broken rock at the bottom of a cliff or along the slopes of a mountain

scree (noun)

a slope covered with small pieces of rock

shelf (noun)

a narrow piece of rock or ice that sticks out from a mountain or under water

shoulder (noun)

the part of a hill where it curves towards the top

side (noun)

the part of a hill that slopes and is between the top and the bottom

slide (noun)

a sudden fall of rock, earth etc from the side of a mountain

slope (noun)

the side of a hill or a mountain

the snow-line (noun)

on a mountain, the level above which the land is covered with snow, usually permanently

summit (noun)

the top of a mountain

the treeline (noun)

the level of a mountain above which there are no trees

watershed (noun)

a high piece of land that divides the flow of water in a particular area