mountain

Elevated landform characterized by steep slopes; it is usually part of a chain.

valley

Elongated depression shaped by a watercourse or glacier and bounded by the slopes of the surrounding land.

kettle

Cavity formed as a mass of melting ice detaches from the tongue of a receding glacier; some kettles fill with water to form a lake.

drumlin

Low hill sculpted by a moving glacier and formed of glacial drift; drumlins are usually found in parallel groupings.

forest

Vast expanse of land covered with trees.

hill

Moderately high landform whose slopes follow a gentle incline.

lake

Body of water completely surrounded by land; it varies in size and depth.

plateau

Vast expanse of relatively flat land, higher than the surrounding region and bounded by deep valleys with sheer cliffs.

mountain torrent

Watercourse flowing steeply with irregular flow; it is subject to violent floods when the snow melts.

mountain slope

A mountain face that reaches down into the valley.

ridge

Long narrow section at the highest point on a mountain.

peak

Mountain whose summit forms a cone or point.

cliff

A steep and fairly smooth slope.

spur

A lower mountain chain bordering a principal chain.

pass

Depression in a mountain landscape that creates a passage.

crest

Line intersecting two mountain slopes; a crest can run all the way into the valley.

perpetual snows

Accumulations of snow on the highest reaches of a mountain that never melt.

summit

The highest point on the mountain.