Mountains (Alpine)

High elevation terrain above the treeline — bare rock, scree, and snow dominate over any vegetation, since trees simply cannot survive the cold and thin soil at this elevation. Diagnostic features are the treeline itself (a visible boundary where forest stops and bare slope begins) and jagged, angular peak profiles rather than the rounded shapes erosion produces at lower elevation.

Bare Rock / Non-Vegetated

Bare rock and scree above the treeline, jagged peak profiles.

Continental

Setting: Inland

Candidate: The Dolomites, Italy — unverified, for your own research and confirmation before use.

Coniferous / Boreal Forest

Evergreen forest climbing to the treeline, giving way to bare rock above.

Continental

Setting: Inland

Candidate: The Canadian Rockies near Banff, Alberta — unverified, for your own research and confirmation before use.

Tundra

Low alpine tundra just below the true summit rock, above continuous forest but below permanent snow.

Continental

Setting: Inland

Candidate: The alpine tundra along Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado — unverified, for your own research and confirmation before use.