Stand on a hill in the Peak District on a bright morning after a light snowfall and look across the valley. One slope is already patchy brown and green; the opposite slope is still white. Nobody planted that pattern. The sun did, in a few hours, and it will repeat it on every hillside you can see. The ground itself is a sundial and a weather vane, and on a…
In this lesson
Slope aspect: how vegetation and ground differ by direction
What it is
When to use it
How
Common mistakes
Puddles, mud and paths drying on the sunny side
Why the wet side is the sunny side's bank
Snow and frost lingering in the shade
Snow drifts, cornices and wind-carved snow
Sand ripples and dunes
Natural navigation in the mountains
Check yourself
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