ridgeline

plural ridgelines

1. The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.

   To either side there are beautiful views from the trail along the ridgeline.

   5 more examples

   a. 2007, Federal Aviation Administration, Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, →ISBN, Skyhorse Publishing, 2007, p. 10-8 http://books.google.com/books?id=Bk9fOM4zsKwC&pg=PT97&dq=ridgeline&sig=9rt5EdI_M39hmj7A4pxbJZ8PX-k A ridgeline is a long area from which the surface drops away steeply on one or two sides, such as a bluff or precipice.

   As the trail flattens out, it follows the draw up right to a saddle in the ridgeline.

   1999, Stewart M. Green, Rock Climbing Arizona, Globe Pequot, →ISBN, page 77

   Surface runoff from ridgeline development can contaminate rivers and streams that supply drinking water downstream.

   2003, John R. Nolon, Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources, Environmental Law Institute, →ISBN, page 29

   These ridgelines and hilltops are exceptional aesthetic and ecological resources, visible from many perspectives and distances.

   a. 2003, Zoning regulations of the Town of Clinton, New York, §2.5, cited in http://books.google.com/books?id=SYoFGy1C8_sC&pg=PA29&dq=ridgeline&sig=9jjYsFMKwaHt989-hGPuHVCl0Y4

   Standing atop the ridgeline, King Edward watched the nightmare scenario he himself had predicted.

   2005, Margaret Weis, chapter 34, in Master of Dragons, Macmillan, →ISBN

2. architectureThe topmost edge along a roof, where its sloping sides meet.