mountaintop

noun

moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇n-tᵊn-ˌtäp 

: the summit of a mountain

Examples of mountaintop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sunset from my favorite East County mountaintop was truly spectacular this week. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

This year, after Sitake turned down Penn State, the Cougars climb the mountaintop. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The centerpiece attraction is a roller coaster that will include an encounter with Maleficent atop her mountaintop fortress. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Instead of feet of snow covering the landscape, mountaintops remained bare. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mountaintop

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• photoshop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop

Kids Definition

mountaintop

noun

moun·​tain·​top ˈmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˌtäp 

: the peak of a mountain