Tommy, there are some elevation changes, but the clubhouse is on the ridge, so the holes you see from an aerial that run perpendicular to this play uphill or downhill.
7 is the Par 3 that plays along the ridge.
There is a definite big scale to this course; there is a term I have used to describe some Ross courses as "Small Ross" or "Big Ross". I am specifically referring to the scale of the course and size of the features, green contours and overall feel, and I am only speaking for courses where I have been on the ground. A good example of "Small Ross" would be Seaview Bay (Yes, yes, I know...). Lulu feels smaller medium, Riverton, Torresdale, Schuylkill, Gulph Mills fit somewhere in the middle, although parts of GMGC have a "big" feel to it. Plainfield and Aronimink are other good examples of the "Big Ross" scale. I was at Pine Needles and Mid Pines most recently in 2005, I remember Mid Pines having a more medium scale, Pine Needles bigger. My understanding is PN and MP have been renovated since this time.
Mountain Ridge is well worth a drive for you.