| French | English |
| aigle | eagle |
| aiguille | needle-like peak |
| alpage | summer pasture |
| arbre | tree |
| arête | ridge |
| au bout de | at the end of (something) |
| balade | short walk |
| bas | low |
| batons | trekking poles |
| bolet | type of mushroom |
| borne | boundary marker (usually concrete) |
| boucle | circle or loop (used to describe a round trip) |
| bouquetin | ibex |
| bourg | market town |
| brouillard | fog |
| buvette | small café |
| cailloux | stones, rocks |
| carrefour | crossroads |
| carte | map |
| cascade | waterfall |
| chambre d’hôte | bed and breakfast |
| champignon | mushroom |
| chapelle | chapel |
| chemin | path |
| cheval | horse |
| chèvre | goat |
| chute de pierre | rockfall |
| ciel | sky |
| clairière | clearing, glade |
| col | pass, saddle |
| combe | shallow valley |
| commune | district (small) |
| couloir | corridor or narrow passageway through rocks |
| coup de soleil | sunstroke |
| crête | ridge |
| croix | cross |
| danger (dangereux) | danger (dangerous) |
| descendre | to go down |
| église | church |
| entrée interdite | no entry |
| est | east |
| étang | pond |
| falaise | cliff |
| ferme | farm |
| fleur | flower |
| foudre | lightning |
| gouffre | large hole, chasm |
| grimper | to climb |
| grotte | grotto |
| hameau | hamlet |
| haut/e | high |
| herbe | grass |
| là-bas | down there |
| là-haut | up there |
| lac | lake |
| mairie | town hall |
| marcher (se promener) | to walk |
| météo | weather forecast |
| montagne | mountain |
| monter | to go up |
| moraine | debris (rocks) carried down by a glacier |
| moulin | mill |
| mouton | sheep |
| neige | snow |
| névé | snow patch |
| nord | north |
| nuage (nuageux) | cloud (cloudy) |
| oiseau | bird |
| orage | thunderstorm |
| oratoire | wayside shrine |
| ouest | west |
| papillon | butterfly |
| parcours vita | exercise route (usually in woods) |
| pèlerin | pilgrim |
| pente | slope, gradient |
| pic | peak or summit (also means woodpecker) |
| pierre | stone |
| piste | track (usually meaning a man-made path for skiers) |
| pluie | rain |
| pointe | point or peak (eg Pointe de la Gay) |
| pont | bridge |
| poteau (indicateur) | signpost |
| pré/praz | meadow |
| propriété privée | private property |
| randonnée | long walk |
| ravin | ravine, gully |
| refuge | mountain hut |
| renard | fox |
| rivière | river |
| rocher | rock |
| route | road |
| ruisseau | stream or rivulet |
| sac à dos | rucksack |
| sac de couchage | sleeping bag |
| sanctuaire | sanctuary |
| sapin | fir tree |
| sentier | marked path |
| serpent | snake |
| soleil | sun |
| sommet | summit |
| source | spring (water) |
| sud | south |
| taureau | bull |
| télécabine | cable car |
| télésiège | chairlift |
| téléski | drag, tow or pommel lift |
| tempête | thunderstorm |
| temps | weather |
| tonnerre | thunder |
| trou | hole |
| vache | cow |
| vallée | valley |
| versant | side (of a mountain) |