This geologic feature south of Troy, in Pike County, is called cuesta, a ridge that slopes gently down one side and sharply down the other. It is the Spanish word for "slope."
Pike County Cuesta

Photograph by Mike Neilson

This geologic feature south of Troy, in Pike County, is called cuesta, a ridge that slopes gently down one side and sharply down the other. It is the Spanish word for "slope."