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.

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mountain top · altitude · above sea level · apogee · summit · zenith · death zone · pinnacle · lofty heights · crowning achievement · maximum · elevation · climax · ridge · crest · culmination · mountaineering · extremum

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Minimum possible position

sea level · foothills · lowlands · valley floor · ocean floor

topographic prominence

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Most profound geological cleft

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G