sierra /siˈerə/ sierra Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in southeastern Spain.
massif /mæsˈiːf, ˈmæsiːf/ macizo
mount /maʊnt/ monte [usado casi siempre delante de un nombre propio] Mount Everest ^ Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.
(mountain) range /(ˈmaʊntɪn) reɪnʤ/ cordillera a range of mountains
peak /piːk/ pico snow-capped mountain peaks picos nevados
pass /pɑːs/ puerto, paso The mountain pass had been closed. ^ Yellowhead Pass
hill /hɪl/ monte, colina She gazed at the hills of Málaga ^ a steep/wooded hill
hillock /ˈhɪlək/ (especially British English) altozano, montículo I reached the top of the hillock.
mound / knoll /maʊnd, nəʊl/ montículo, loma They went over the mound. ^ a wooded/grassy knoll
rise /raɪz/ loma, pendiente
hillside / mountainside /ˈhɪlsaɪd, ˈmaʊntɪnsaɪd/ ladera (de monte) / ladera (de montaña) hillside farms
foothills /ˈfʊthɪlz/ estribaciones on the foothills of en las estribaciones de a village on the foothills of the Pyrenees
cliff /klɪf/ precipicio; acantilado sheer cliffs ^ He fell off a cliff.
precipice /ˈpresɪpɪs/ precipicio His house stood on the edge of a precipice.
bluff /blʌf/ risco The bluff overlooked the river.
bank /bæŋk/ terraplén a grassy/steep bank
scree /skriː/ pedregal [en una ladera]
crag /kræg/ peñasco, pared rocosa craggy /ˈkrægi/ rocoso,-sa, escarpado,-da a granite crag ^ craggy peaks ^ a craggy coastline
outcrop /ˈaʊtkrɒp/ (also outcropping /ˈaʊtkrɒpɪŋ/) afloramiento rocoso
rugged /ˈrʌgɪd/ accidentado,-da, escabroso,-sa, agreste rugged terrain
escarpment /ɪˈskɑːpmənt/ escarpa [una pendiente larga y pronunciada]
ridge /rɪʤ/ cresta
crest /krest/ cima (de la cresta) We were approaching the crest of the hill.
heath /hiːθ/ (also heathland /ˈhiːθlənd/) brezal
moor /mɔː, mʊə/; moorland /ˈmɔːlənd, ˈmʊələnd/ (also moorlands plural) páramo [paisaje parecido a heath, aunque con un aspecto más desolador] The Brontë sisters lived in the Yorkshire moors.
canyon /ˈkænjən/ cañón Last year, we visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
gorge /gɔːʤ/ garganta, cañón, desfiladero Bart Simpson once tried to jump the Springfield gorge on his skateboard.
defile /dɪˈfaɪl, ˈdiːfaɪl/ desfiladero [más estrecho que gorge]
ravine /rəˈviːn/ barranco [estrecho, hondo y con paredes casi verticales] The car plunged into a ravine. ^ a deep ravine
gully /ˈgʌli/ cañada, barranco The body was found in a gully.
glen /glen/ valle estrecho, cañada [sobre todo en Escocia e Irlanda]
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