Meanings (ES + gloss)
alto • elevado • majestuoso • sublime
High, tall, having great height or stature.
On my left was a river, which came roaring down from a range of lofty mountains right before me to the south-east.
When the night was half spent, I rose and walked on, till the day broke in all its beauty and the sun rose over the heads of the lofty hills and athwart the low gravelly plains.