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A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides. The sides of a ridge slope away from a narrow top, the crest or ridgecrest , with the terrain dropping down on either side.
Headland – Landform extending into a body of water, often with significant height and drop; Highland – Area of high elevation such as a mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau; Hill – Landform that extends above the surrounding terrain; Hillock – Small hill; Hogback – Long, narrow ridge
Defile (geography) – Narrow pass or gorge between mountains or hills; Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil; Mountain pass – Route through a mountain range or over a ridge; Riparian zone – Interface between land and a river or stream
A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge. [1] [2] It can also be defined as another hill or mountain range which projects in a lateral direction from a main hill or mountain range. [3] Examples of spurs include:
Dinosaur Ridge is only a short segment of the Dakota Hogback that extends the length of the Front Range from Wyoming to southern Colorado. [6] The Grand Hogback is a 70-mile long (110 km) ridge located in western Colorado. [7] It marks part of the boundary between the Colorado Plateau to the west and the Southern Rocky Mountains to the east. [8]
A landform is a natural or anthropogenic [1] [2] land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. Landforms together make up a given terrain , and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography .
An arête (/ ə ˈ r ɛ t / ə-RET; French:) [1] is a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequently this results in a saddle-shaped pass, called a col. [2]
An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an asar, osar, or serpent kame, [1] [2] is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North America.