mountaintops
Highest terrain features
Mountaintops are the highest points or summits of mountains.
The word typically appears in contexts emphasizing elevation, remoteness, or dramatic scenery: Snow covered the mountaintops.
Figuratively, mountaintops suggest achievement or transcendence: He felt like he was standing on the mountaintop after his victory.
Measured height above reference
- heightVertical extent upward
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- ascentUpward movement
climb · rise · crest · ridge · prominence · highland · upland · plateau
Utmost height attained
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- crestHighest point or tuft
ridge · spire · horn · col · saddle · cirque · arete · massif
High-altitude peak climbing
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- ascentUpward movement
- climberOne who scales
alpinist · summiteer · basecamp · acclimatization · crampon · rappel · belay · ropes
Impressively dignified and beautiful
- toweringOf imposing height
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
awe-inspiring · breathtaking · imposing · monumental · pristine · untouched · serene · picturesque
altitude
Measured height above reference
ascent · climb · rise · crest · ridge · prominence · highland · upland · plateau · mesa
peak
Utmost height attained
crest · ridge · spire · horn · col · saddle · cirque · arete · massif · range
alpinism
High-altitude peak climbing
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- ascentUpward movement
climber · alpinist · summiteer · basecamp · acclimatization · crampon · rappel · belay · ropes · carabiner
majestic
Impressively dignified and beautiful
sublime · awe-inspiring · breathtaking · imposing · monumental · pristine · untouched · serene · picturesque · dramatic
panorama
Unobstructed wide-angle view
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
viewpoint · overlook · perspective · expansive · sweeping · vastness · skyline · terrain · outlook · birdseye
mountaintopsvalleys
Low areas between hills
valley floors · sea level · ocean floor · lowlands · ravines
- mountaintop removalExtracting coal by flattening summits