mountaintop

noun

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

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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 Off-Piste Après Garden promises mountaintop ski-in fun with firepits, a variety of beverages and hot-off-the smoker delectables. Stephanie Stephens, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 Famed hotspots like Aspen, Vail, Telluride, and Breckenridge offer everything from world-class skiing to five-star spas and mountaintop restaurants. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025 There is also pretty but not always energetic imagery filmed in different referenced parts of the current American wilderness — snow gathering in fields, mist rising above mountaintops — and never-energetic shots of re-enactors loading muskets or preparing for battle. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 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 22 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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