# mountaintop

/ˈmaʊntənˌtɑp/ (US) · /mˈaʊntɪntˌɒp/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/mountaintop
Updated: 2026-05-30

## Definition

the very top of a mountain. You use this to describe the highest point you can reach on a mountain peak.

For teachers: the summit or highest point of a mountain. Often used in the plural to refer to the uppermost regions of a mountain range.

## Examples

- We spent the night at the mountaintop.
- The hikers reached the mountaintop just as the sun began to rise over the valley.
- From the mountaintop, the landscape stretched out in every direction, revealing a patchwork of forests, rivers, and distant peaks that seemed to merge with the horizon.

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