Mountain peak
Encyclopedia
A mountain peak is the highest part (peak
) of a mountain
; a mountaintop; the summit
.
Mountain Peak may also refer to:
Pyramidal peak
A pyramidal peak, or sometimes in its most extreme form called a glacial horn, is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation and frost weathering...
) of a mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
; a mountaintop; the summit
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
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Mountain Peak may also refer to:
- Blue Mountain PeakBlue Mountain PeakBlue Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in Jamaica at 2,256 metres . It is the home of Blue Mountain coffee and their famous tours. Blue Mountain Peak is the second highest peak in the Caribbean after Pico Duarte of the Dominican Republic...
, Jamaica - Hole in the Mountain PeakHole in the Mountain PeakHole in the Mountain Peak is in the East Humboldt Range in northeastern Nevada, and is located east of Elko and southwest of Wells. The East Humboldts are separated from the Ruby Mountains to the south by Secret Valley. Hole in the Mountain Peak is the highest point in the East Humboldt...
, Nevada, USA