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timberline::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | timber line, tree line |
| Type of | line |
Examples of timberline
timberline
Timberline High senior Cameron Peck plays his second shot from the 17th fairway.
From the thenewstribune.com
He is well above timberline, and there is not a tree for several hundred yards.
From the denverpost.com
This is high above timberline, so even if it's dry, expect strong, cold winds.
From the kentucky.com
Timberline Resort is a mountain design that mimics a southern Vermont ski mountain.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The geographical northern timberline lies approximately 100 km further north.
From the sciencedaily.com
The Great Basin rattlesnake is widespread and can occur up to the timberline.
From the sacbee.com
This is serious backpacking, with long days above timberline and strenuous climbing.
From the sacbee.com
Timberline survived a scare in the bottom of the seventh against Blanchet.
From the thenewstribune.com
Timberline also is the only ski area in North America open year-round.
From the thenewstribune.com
- Timber line: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
- The maximum elevation at which trees can survive -- the end of the trees -- because the cold and wind are too severe for trees to survive. Around Las Vegas, timberline forms the boundary between the Bristlecone Pine Forest and the Alpine life zones.
- Region in high mountains where subalpine forests give way to treeless alpine vegetation.
- (1) The upper altitude or latitude at which erect, marketable trees grow; not synonomous with tree limit. (2) Any altitudinal or latitudinal limit of forest growth. ...
- In mountains, the highest-altitude edge of forest that marks the beginning of the treeless alpine tundra.
- The elevation where trees stop growing. It is usually between 9,000 and 10,500 feet.
- (1983). True North TN-54
