A
homoclinal ridge or
strike ridge is a
hill or
ridge with a moderate, generally between 10° to 30°, sloping backslope. Its backslope is a
dip slope, that conforms with the
dip of a resistant
stratum or
strata, called
caprock. On the other side of The other slope, which is its frontslope, of a homoclinal ridge is a steeper or even cliff-like frontslope (
escarpment) that is formed by the outcrop of the caprock. The escarpment cuts through the
dipping strata that comprises the homoclinal ridge.