Mountain Landscape Terms. An isolated rock hill or mountain with a generally small flat top a mesa is similar to a butte except it has a large flat top. It is nearly impossible for a layperson to become fully versed in landscaping vernacular but most of us do not really need to know all of those big words to create functional outdoor living areas and attractive gardens.

An isolated rock hill or mountain with a generally small flat top a mesa is similar to a butte except it has a large flat top. It is nearly impossible for a layperson to become fully versed in landscaping vernacular but most of us do not really need to know all of those big words to create functional outdoor living areas and attractive gardens. Landscaping is a field that is as diverse as a landscape itself.
The highest point of a mountain.
Mountain landform that rises prominently above its surroundings generally exhibiting steep slopes a relatively confined summit area and considerable local relief. A deep narrow valley with steep rocky sides small canyons are called chasms gorges or ravines. A landscape includes the physical elements of geophysically defined landforms such as ice capped mountains hills water bodies such as rivers lakes ponds and the sea living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation human elements including. It encompasses many sub fields including landscape design botany soil science plant care arboriculture etc carpentry building decks pergolas etc masonry and pest control.