mountaintop

noun

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

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Up on the mountain, skiers and riders can find one of the best hills in the east, and non-skiers can enjoy a gondola ride to a mountaintop meal. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026 The damage threatens one of the Bay Area’s most significant scientific landmarks — a telescope that helped shape modern astronomy and still draws thousands of visitors each year to the mountaintop east of San Jose. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025 Ladis and Jess Hoefkens, both 37, tied the knot on a snowy mountaintop in France on March 28 — and the bride made a dramatic entrance on skis, with her father leading her down the slope. Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 Long, epic, and ambitious in scale, the series turns living rooms into coral reefs, arctic circles, and mountaintops. Tomris Laffly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountaintop

Word History

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 6 Jan. 2026.

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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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