Gradient is a measure of how steep a slope is. The greater the gradient the steeper a slope is. The smaller the gradient the shallower a slope is. Gradient is usually expressed as a simplified ...

Slope measures the rate of change in the dependent variable as the independent variable changes. The greater the slope the steeper the line. Consider the linear function: y = a + bx b is the slope of ...

if you avoid slopes steeper than 30 degrees (that aren't connected to another steeper slope), you'll be safe in most cases. Personally, this has been my approach to backcountry travel. I took an ...

A hiker from Belgium was rescued by park rangers last Wednesday in Death Valley National Park after getting stranded in an ...