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Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
. They are generally larger than hill
Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. Hills often have a distinct Summit , although in areas with Escarpment a hill may refer to a particular section of scarp slope without a well-defined summit ....
s, but not as tall as nearby mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
s. Many neighborhoods and communities
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 found in such a location are termed "the foothills".

Areas where foothills exist, or areas commonly referred to as the foothills, include:



Another word for a foothill region is "piedmont".






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Foothills
Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
. They are generally larger than hill
Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. Hills often have a distinct Summit , although in areas with Escarpment a hill may refer to a particular section of scarp slope without a well-defined summit ....
s, but not as tall as nearby mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
s. Many neighborhoods and communities
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 found in such a location are termed "the foothills".

Areas where foothills exist, or areas commonly referred to as the foothills, include:

  • The Foothills of California
    Foothills of California

    The foothills of California are groups of foothills that are located along and around San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County, California. They roughly follow the path of Interstate 210 , giving it the name "Foothill Freeway"....
     in San Gabriel Valley
    San Gabriel Valley

    The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, California, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire ....
     in Los Angeles County, California
    California

    California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
  • The Colorado Front Range
    Colorado Front Range

    The Colorado Front Range is a colloquial geographic term for the most populous region of the State of Colorado in the United States which are just east of the foothills of the Front Range, from which the region takes its name....
     along the Rocky Mountains
    Rocky Mountains

    The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometre from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States....
     in Colorado
    Colorado

    The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
  • The Wasatch Front
    Wasatch Front

    The Wasatch Front is an urban area in the north-central part of the United States state of Utah. It consists of a chain of cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Santaquin, Utah in the south to Brigham City, Utah in the north....
     along the Wasatch Mountains in Utah
    Utah

    The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....
  • The foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta
    Alberta

    Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  • The Alpine foothills
    Alpine foothills

    The Alpine foothills, or Prealps can refer generally to any area of foothills in the Alps of EuropeIt can also refer specifically to:*The French Prealps, a group of mountain ranges in France...
     around the European Alps
  • The Silesian Foothills
    Silesian Foothills

    Silesian Foothills are foothills located in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland....
     in Silesia
    Silesia

    Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in present-day Poland, with parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas....
  • The Siwalik Hills
    Siwalik Hills

    The Sivalik Hills or Shiwalik Range, also known as the Sivalik mountains and sometimes called Churia or Chure Hills or Outer Himalaya are the southernmost and geologically youngest east-west mountain chain of the Himalayas....
     along the Himalayas
    Himalayas

    The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short , meaning "abode of snow" ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau....
     in the Indian subcontinent
    Indian subcontinent

    The Indian subcontinent is a large section of the Asian continent consisting of the land lying substantially on the Indian Plate. The subcontinent includes parts of various countries in South Asia, including those on the continental crust , an Island#Continental islands country on the continental shelf , and an Island#Oceanic islands countr...
  • The Catalina Foothills
    Catalina Foothills, Arizona

    Catalina Foothills is a census-designated place located north of Tucson, Arizona in Pima County, Arizona, Arizona, United States. Situated in the southern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Catalina Foothills had a population of 53,794 at the United States Census, 2000....
     in Tucson, Arizona
    Arizona

    The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
  • The Foothills in western North Carolina
    Western North Carolina

    Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geography as the state's Mountain Region....
  • The Margalla hills


Another word for a foothill region is "piedmont". The Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
 region of Italy lies in the foothills of the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
, and several other foothills in other parts of the world go by similar names; see piedmont (disambiguation)
Piedmont (disambiguation)

A piedmont is a foothill, and "piedmont" has become a generic designation for foothill regions in geography.Places and things known as Piedmont include:...
.