Mountain Elements



Element | Icon | Description | Sub-Elements | ||
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Alpine Forest | ![]() | a | Simplified | Hearty trees | |
Alpine Town | ![]() | a, b | Simplified | Is it abandoned or inhabitated? | Explore |
Alpine Tree | ![]() | s | A single tree | ||
Avalanche | ![]() | e | How large? | ||
Avalanche Chute | ![]() | a | A corridor where an avalanche has moved through | ||
Base Camp | ![]() | b | A place to prepare | ||
Boulder | ![]() | s | Where did it come from? | ||
Box Canyon | ![]() | a | A short, narrow canyon enclosed on three sides | Explore | |
Bridge | ![]() | b | Simplified | Is it safe to cross? | |
Buttress | ![]() | a | A large rock feature that juts out from a mountainside | ||
Canyon | ![]() | a | Simplified | A large gorge formed by running water | Explore |
Cave | ![]() | a | How extensive are the caverns? | Explore | |
Cirque | ![]() | a | A bowl-shaped valley high on a mountain | ||
Cliff | ![]() | a | A steep face of rock | Explore | |
Cliffside Pathway | ![]() | b | Simplified | A narrow and treacherous trail up the mountain | Explore |
Cliffside Settlements | ![]() | b | Simplified | Home to those not afraid of heights | Explore |
Col | ![]() | a | The lowpoint between two peaks | ||
Corpse | ![]() | s | A climber that did not make it | ||
Dale | ![]() | a | Another term for valley | Explore | |
Escarpment | ![]() | a | A steep slope between two flat areas at different elevations | Explore | |
Face | ![]() | a | A steep side to a mountain | ||
Fire Tower | ![]() | b | To watch for forest fires | ||
Gorge | ![]() | a | A narrow chasm with steep walls, smaller than a canyon | Explore | |
Gulch | ![]() | a | A small ravine | ||
Hidden Pass | ![]() | b | Who knows about this? | Explore | |
Hidden Tunnel | ![]() | b | Where is the entrance? | Explore | |
Hidden Valley | ![]() | a | What is down there? | Explore | |
Inselberg | ![]() | a | A single mountain with no others nearby | Explore | |
Jagged Rocks | ![]() | a, s | Sharp and pointy | Explore | |
Krummholz | ![]() | a | The twisted, growth-stunted trees found at the treeline | ||
Mine | ![]() | b | Simplified | What were they mining? | Explore |
Monastery | ![]() | b | Who is cloistered here? | ||
Mountain | ![]() | a | A large rocky outcropping protruding from the earth | ||
Mountain Flowers | ![]() | a, s | Some flowers only grow at great heights | ||
Mountain Range | ![]() | a | Simplified | A chain of mountains | Explore |
Mountain Stream | ![]() | a | Simplified | Fed by snow or by spring | |
Mudslide | ![]() | e | Has it been raining recently? | ||
Needle | ![]() | a | A tall, thin, spire of rock | ||
Observation Tower | ![]() | b | Watching for what? | ||
Pass | ![]() | a | Simplified | A low point in a ridge which allows passage from one side to the other. | Explore |
Peak | ![]() | a | Any point which is higher than the surrounding points, may or may not be the mountain summit | Explore | |
Plateau | ![]() | a | An elevated, level area | ||
Quarry | ![]() | b | Simplified | What were they digging for? | |
Ravine | ![]() | a | A narrow gorge formed by running water | ||
Ridge | ![]() | a | Simplified | A continuous elevated crest | |
Rockslide | ![]() | e | Simplified | Watch out below | |
Saddle | ![]() | a | A saddle-shaped area between two mountains, ranges, or peaks | ||
Scree | ![]() | a, s | A collection of loose rock that collects at the base of a cliff | ||
Snow Storm | ![]() | e | Simplified | Hope you came prepared | |
Spire | ![]() | a | A tall and narrow rock formation | ||
Summit | ![]() | a | The highest peak of a mountain | Explore | |
Talus | ![]() | a | A collection of boulders at a base of a cliff | ||
Tarn | ![]() | a | A small mountain lake | ||
Temple | ![]() | b | To what religion or creed? | Explore | |
Thunderstorm | ![]() | e | Mountain tops can be dangerous places for lightning strikes | ||
Trail | ![]() | s, b | Where does it lead? | ||
Train Tracks | ![]() | b | Where do they lead? | ||
Tunnel | ![]() | b | Simplified | How long? Is it safe? | Explore |
Valley | ![]() | a | Simplified | A lowland between two mountain ranges | Explore |
Watchtower | ![]() | b | Simplified | How long ago was it built? | Explore |
Water Gap | ![]() | a | A gap in a mountain or mountain range where water has carved through | ||
Waterfall | ![]() | a | Simplified | How far does the water fall? | Explore |
Wind Gap | ![]() | a | A water gap that no longer carries water |