mountaintop

noun

moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇n-tᵊn-ˌtäp How to pronounce mountaintop (audio)
: the summit of a mountain

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This is especially problematic for state-of-the-art facilities such as the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which uses giant mirrors and the world’s largest digital camera to capture ultrahigh-resolution panoramic views of the sky from a remote mountaintop in Chile. Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025 On the heels of successful concepts that got their starts as a homebound ideas during the pandemic, Small’s eatery began as a backyard operation in Huntington Beach by way of snowcapped mountaintops. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 18 July 2025 There are about 3,600 bunkers on Sazan, armored cement mushrooms emerging from the vegetation or perched on mountaintops like lookouts against phantom American aircraft carriers or Soviet frigates. Marzio Mian, The Dial, 12 June 2025 There’s no tactile joy to dress up the rudimentary chase — no random rainstorms ripping through camp, no snowy mountaintops on summer days, no campfires, no canoe trips, no sense of the wild. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountaintop

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First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountaintop was circa 1522

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“Mountaintop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaintop. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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mountaintop

noun
moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌtäp How to pronounce mountaintop (audio)
: the peak of a mountain

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