mountaintop

noun

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

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Ski resorts from Colorado to Scandinavia have turned their après-ski moments into mountaintop DJ sets. Olivia Reid, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025 Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Nov. 2025 Make a long, slow right turn to circle the mountaintop and line up into the middle of the valley. Will Rice, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025 Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s mountaintop home, is holding Feasts of Reason—dinner parties intended to spark civic dialogue. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 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 25 Nov. 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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