Hills, Mountains, and Valleys Description

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Knoll, Hillock, Barrow (British)

small and rounded hill

Downs

Rolling grassy upland with few trees

Plateau

Extensive flat-topped land elevation that rises steeply on at least one side.

Mesa, Butte

Isolated steep hill or small mountain

Pike, Peak, Summit

Top of a mountain

Glacial horn, Horn of the Mountain, Pyramidal peak

An angular sharply pointed mountain peak which results from the cirque erosion due to multiple glaciers diverging from a central point

Aerie, Eyrie

Elevated place

Palisade, Palisades

Cliff formation or line of cliffs

Deli, Glen

Small and nestled (Usually wooded) valley

Hollow, Combe

Deep and narrow valley

Vale, dale

Valley

Scree

Rocky debris on a mountain slope

Furmarole

Volcanic vapor hole

Maar

Extinct volcano crater often containing a lake or marsh



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