mountain summit
Top of peak
The highest point of a mountain—where all routes up converge and there's nowhere higher to climb.
Summit emphasizes the peak as a destination or achievement: After six hours of climbing, we finally reached the mountain summit.
The phrase is somewhat redundant, since summit alone typically means a mountain's top.
- alpine tundraTreeless high-elevation ecosystem
- ascentUpward movement
- final approachLanding's concluding flight path
- peakUtmost height attained
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
rocky outcrop · panoramic view · apex · crampons · expedition · zenith · pinnacle · permafrost · massif · prominence · snowline · altitude sickness · oxygen tanks · endemic species · thin air · bivouac · elevation · crest
- vantage pointslookout, overlook, lookout tower, vantage, observation deck
- mountain zonesalpine meadow, alpine tundra, alpine zone, treeline, timberline
- frozen landstundra, glacier, iceberg, ice sheet, ice cap
- viewpointsviewpoint, standpoint, perspective, point of view, outlook
- Peak experiencesflow state, epiphany, enlightenment, euphoria, ecstasy
- scenic railwaysscenic railway, scenic train, tourist railway, tourist train, heritage railway
mountain summitbase
Supporting bottom structure
bottom · valley floor · sea level · base camp · foothills
mountain summitvalley
Low ground between heights
canyon floor · nadir · ocean floor · ocean depths · gorge
mountain summitrock bottom
Lowest possible level
lowest point · starting point · depths · failure · defeat
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