What is ridge?

Ridge

A ridge is a geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:

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    “All sound heard at the greatest possible distance produces one and the same effect, a vibration of the universal lyre, just as the intervening atmosphere makes a distant ridge of earth interesting to our eyes by the azure tint it imparts to it.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The light passes
    from ridge to ridge,
    from flower to flower—”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “The light passes
    from ridge to ridge,
    from flower to flower.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)