The area between the mountains is mostly pastureland.
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The alpine pastureland is home to herds of goats and cows and small families of shepherds who have worked the land for lifetimes.—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2026 Planned in the sweeping open pasturelands of rural Colusa County, near the town of Maxwell, if completed Sites would be the largest new reservoir built in California since 1979, when the federal government opened New Melones Lake in the Sierra Foothills between Sonora and Angels Camp.—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026 Take a leisurely walk through the bucolic pastureland and enjoy watching these beautiful gentle creatures enjoy their home.—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025 Penwortham’s transformers, circuits, and protective relays are spread over 15 hectares, sandwiched between pastureland and suburban homes near Preston, a small city north of Manchester.—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pastureland