: a covering cap of snow (as on a mountain peak)
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This is especially apparent in shadow highlights like mountain reflections in water, where some details like a snowcap on the top are harder to make out.
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Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
It has been sourced from the pristine volcanic snowcaps of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, and cycled through over 14,000 feet of porous volcanic rock to slowly filter and provide naturally alkaline water full of essential minerals.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2023
Nepal disagreed, maintaining its position that the snowcap covering the peak should be accounted for in the final number.
—Ryan Van Bibber, Outside Online, 27 May 2020
After the Chinese completed their 2005 survey, Nepal and China announced a joint agreement to recognize both the new Chinese survey of the highest point of rock and the 1954 Survey of India elevation, which included the snowcap.
—Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic, 28 Sep. 2020
The mid-winter snowcap scatters the sun’s warming rays in the infrared portion of the spectrum.
—Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
Anderson pulled to a stop at wooded intersection, the full moon illuminating pale birch trees and distant snowcaps.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 5 Dec. 2019
Studies suggest that if the mountain's snowcap continues to evaporate at its current rate, it could be gone in 15 years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 20 Nov. 2019
In the past, geologists have disagreed about what to include in their calculations: Should the summit’s snowcap be included?
—New York Times, 3 Feb. 2018
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Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
It has been sourced from the pristine volcanic snowcaps of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, and cycled through over 14,000 feet of porous volcanic rock to slowly filter and provide naturally alkaline water full of essential minerals.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2023
Nepal disagreed, maintaining its position that the snowcap covering the peak should be accounted for in the final number.
—Ryan Van Bibber, Outside Online, 27 May 2020
After the Chinese completed their 2005 survey, Nepal and China announced a joint agreement to recognize both the new Chinese survey of the highest point of rock and the 1954 Survey of India elevation, which included the snowcap.
—Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic, 28 Sep. 2020
The mid-winter snowcap scatters the sun’s warming rays in the infrared portion of the spectrum.
—Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
Anderson pulled to a stop at wooded intersection, the full moon illuminating pale birch trees and distant snowcaps.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 5 Dec. 2019
Studies suggest that if the mountain's snowcap continues to evaporate at its current rate, it could be gone in 15 years.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 20 Nov. 2019
In the past, geologists have disagreed about what to include in their calculations: Should the summit’s snowcap be included?
—New York Times, 3 Feb. 2018
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“Snowcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowcap. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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