highest peak
Topmost mountain point
Highest peak refers to the tallest mountain or summit in a given area—a range, country, or the world: Everest is the highest peak on Earth, Mount Whitney is California's highest peak.
The phrase can extend figuratively to mean the ultimate achievement or maximum point: Her career reached its highest peak in the 1990s.
- Mount EverestEarth's highest summit
- top of the worldState of supreme happiness
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- K2Earth's second-highest peak
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highest peaklowest point
Minimum possible position
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