Summit
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Summit may refer to:
- Summit (topography)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...
, the highest point of a mountain, hill, road, or railway.
Locations
United States- Summit, ArizonaSummit, ArizonaSummit is a census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,702 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summit is located at ....
- Summit, ArkansasSummit, ArkansasSummit is a city in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summit is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Summit, CaliforniaSummit, CaliforniaSummit is a small unincorporated community more frequently referred to by locals as the Loma Prieta Community located predominantly in Santa Cruz County, California, in the mountain ranges of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It lies at the summit along Highway 17 from which is gets its name...
- Summit, Butte County, CaliforniaSummit, Butte County, CaliforniaSummit is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located east of Oroville Junction on the Sacramento Northern Railroad....
- Summit, Kern County, CaliforniaSummit, Kern County, CaliforniaSummit is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.It is located on the railroad east of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 4039 feet .It is at the summit of Tehachapi Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains....
- Summit, Mendocino County, California
- Summit, Placer County, California
- Summit, Plumas County, CaliforniaSummit, Plumas County, CaliforniaSummit is a former settlement in Plumas County, California. It was located on the summit of the Beckwourth Pass east-southeast of Chilcoot.A post office operated at Summit from 1864 to 1897.-References:...
- Summit, San Bernardino County, California
- Summit, San Luis Obispo County, California
- Summit, Santa Cruz County, California
- Summit, Butte County, California
- Summit, IllinoisSummit, IllinoisSummit is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,637 at the 2000 census. The village is best known as the setting to Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story "The Killers".-Geography:...
- Summit, DeKalb County, IndianaSummit, DeKalb County, IndianaSummit is an unincorporated community in Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana....
- Summit, Greene County, IndianaSummit, Greene County, IndianaSummit is an unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana. It was named for the former Summit Mine located there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
- Summit, Kentucky
- Summit (Catonsville, Maryland)Summit (Catonsville, Maryland)Summit is a historic home located at Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. It a large brick house, once part of a country estate. It features a three-story Italianate tower and large wing extending to the rear. The main façade is three stories and five bays wide, with the tower located on the...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Summit Avenue (St. Paul), MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
- Summit, New JerseySummit, New JerseySummit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
- Summit (NJT station)Summit (NJT station)Summit Station is a train station located in Summit, New Jersey, which is served by New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines . The station is located between Union Place on the north and Broad Street on the south, with station access via either side, and between Summit Avenue on the east and Maple...
, the train station serving this community
- Summit (NJT station)
- Summit, New YorkSummit, New YorkSummit is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,123 at the time of the 2000 census. The name is derived from a peak Summit is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,123 at the time of the 2000 census. The name is derived...
- Summit, South DakotaSummit, South DakotaSummit is a town in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 288 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Summit is located at ....
- Summit, WisconsinSummit, WisconsinSummit is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:*Summit, Douglas County, Wisconsin, a town*Summit, Juneau County, Wisconsin, a town*Summit, Langlade County, Wisconsin, a town*Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, a town...
, the name of several towns in Wisconsin - The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, the Boy Scouts of America's new site for its National Jamborees
- The Summit, later known as Compaq Center, an indoor arena in Houston that is now the Lakewood Church Central Campus
- Summit ArenaSummit ArenaThe Summit Arena is a 6,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. It hosts local sporting events, concerts, and assorted other engagements such as the Miss Arkansas Pageant. It was opened in 2003. The arena can seat 6,000 for sporting events and the circus...
, an indoor arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas - An alternate name for the neighborhood of Hope, Providence, Rhode IslandHope, Providence, Rhode IslandHope is a neighborhood on the northern border of Providence, Rhode Island. To the west, it is bounded by North Main Street, the North Burial Ground, and Interstate 95, while Rochambeau Ave, Hope Street, and the Providence-Pawtucket city line roughly delineate its boundaries to the south, east, and...
- Summit County (disambiguation)
- Summit Township (disambiguation)
Schools, companies and organizations
- The Summit League, a U.S. college athletic conference
- Summit Middle School (disambiguation)
- Summit Brewing CompanySummit Brewing CompanySummit Brewing Company is a regional craft brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota that brews a wide selection of popular beers. It is sometimes mistakenly believed to be a microbrewery, even though Summit's output is in the top 50 of breweries in the United States, approximately 80,000 barrels of beer per...
, a craft brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota - Summit CollegeSummit CollegeSummit College was a Canadian Bible college, founded in 1996 by Kaj Ballantyne as a place where a small number of students could come each year for intense, indoor Bible classes, a strong, supportive community structure, and a variety of extreme outdoor sports and experiences. In 2007, the...
, a Bible college in Ontario, Canada - Summit Ministries, an evangelical Christian organization
- Summit Preparatory Charter High School, a school in California
- Summit EntertainmentSummit EntertainmentSummit Entertainment LLC is an independent film studio headquartered in Santa Monica, California with international offices in London.-History:...
, a movie production company - SUMMIT, biennial technical festival conducted by the College of Engineering, Chengannur, India
- Summit Systems, a financial software editor, now part of the MisysMisysMisys plc is a business that makes and sells software to banking, investment, and, formerly, to medical businesses. The company merged its healthcare information technology division with Allscripts in 2008...
group - Summit Game Studio a norwegian, indie game developer.
Other uses
- Summit (meeting)Summit (meeting)A summit meeting is a meeting of heads of state or government, usually with considerable media exposure, tight security and a prearranged agenda.Notable summit meetings include those of Franklin D...
, a meeting of heads of state or government - Summit (game)Summit (game)Summit is a Cold War board wargame introduced in 1961 by Milton Bradley as "The Top Level Game of Global Strategy", with an updated release in 1971...
, a boardgame based on the Cold War - Summit, an episode from season five of the television series Stargate
- Summit Candy BarSummit Candy BarSummit Candy Bar was manufactured in the early 1980s by Mars in the United States. The candy bar consisted of two wafers covered with peanuts, all coated in chocolate....
, a candy bar that is no longer produced - Summit, an interlibrary loan service offered by the Orbis Cascade AllianceOrbis Cascade AllianceThe Orbis Cascade Alliance is a library consortium serving libraries in the Northwest U.S. The consortium was formed through the 2003 merger of two previous consortia: Orbis and Cascade...
- a muscadineMuscadineMuscadines are a grapevine species native to the present-day southeastern United States that has been extensively cultivated since the 16th Century. It differs from Vitis spp. in its number of chromosomes and its morphology...
(Vitis rotundifolia) cultivar - Summit Series (disambiguation)Summit Series (disambiguation)There have been two Summit Series in ice hockey* 1972 Summit Series* 1974 Summit Series* 2007 Super Series is sometimes referred to the 2007 Summit SeriesSummit Series may also represent:* Summit Series Conference, a business conference...
, competitions between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players - Summit (groups)Summit (groups)The Summit format is used in jazz to bring together performers on a particular musical instrument. Though these recording often feature other musicians , the main instrument is focused upon in a celebratory way....
, a series of Jazz music collaborations
See also
- All pages starting with "Summit"
- Pat SummittPat SummittPatricia "Pat" Head Summitt is an American women's college basketball coach. She is currently the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team. She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history of either a men's or women's team in any division...
(born 1952), American basketball coach