1) Hills 2) Lower slopes 3) View from a range 1) Short-range 
Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range. In terms of elevation it is opposite to a peak (summit). They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills to the adjacent topographically high mountains. They constitute one of the four kinds of hills, the others being sand dunes, ...[electoral district] Foothills is a future federal electoral district in Alberta. It will encompass a portion of Alberta now included in the electoral district Macleod plus very small parts of Lethbridge and Calgary Southwest. Foothills was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and is to be legally defined in the 2...
[n] - hilly land on the lower slopes of mountains
the small hills at the base of a mountain