mountaintop

noun

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

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Snipers looked down from the mountaintops, where there was a sign for Medora, styled like the Hollywood sign. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 3 July 2026 Perched on a Chilean mountaintop, the telescope will point its eye at the southern sky for the next 10 years, taking hundreds of images per night. ABC News, 30 June 2026 The observatory started initial operation last year and is perched on a mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert, where dry air and clear skies make for optimal viewing conditions. Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 The highest of highs and the lowest of lows could be felt at the end of the game that's arguably considered the NFL mountaintop for any football player, and no one knows that better than the person who is married to one. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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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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