Foothills
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A region of steeply sloping hills that fringes a mountain range or high-plateau escarpment. The hills have relief of as much as 1,000 feet (300 meters). [Source: NRCS Glossary]
« Back to Glossary IndexA region of steeply sloping hills that fringes a mountain range or high-plateau escarpment. The hills have relief of as much as 1,000 feet (300 meters). [Source: NRCS Glossary]
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