English > mountain peak: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | The summit of a mountain. |
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| Instances | Aconcagua | The highest mountain in the western hemisphere |
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| Adam's Peak, Samanala | A mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high) |
| Adams, Mount Adams | A mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high) |
| Ancohuma | A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high) |
| Annapurna, Anapurna | A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high) |
| Ararat, Mount Ararat, Mt. Ararat | The mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded |
| Bonete | A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high) |
| Cachi | A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high) |
| Changtzu | A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high) |
| Chimborazo | A mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high) |
| Communism Peak, Mount Communism, Stalin Peak, Mount Garmo | The highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains |
| Coropuna | A mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high) |
| Dhaulagiri | A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high) |
| El Libertador | A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high) |
| El Muerto | A mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high) |
| Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. Everest | A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal |
| Galan | A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high) |
| Gasherbrum | A mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high) |
| Gosainthan | A mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high) |
| Grand Teton | A mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming |
| Handies Peak | A mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado (14,048 feet high) |
| Huascaran | A mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high) |
| Hubbard, Mount Hubbard | A mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high) |
| Illampu | A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high) |
| Illimani | A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high) |
| K2, Godwin Austen, Mount Godwin Austen, Dapsang | A mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir |
| Kamet | A mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high) |
| Kanchenjunga, Mount Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga, Kinchinjunga | A mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high) |
| Kilimanjaro, Mount Kilimanjaro | The highest peak in Africa |
| Laudo | A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high) |
| Lhotse | A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high) |
| Llullaillaco | A mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high) |
| Logan, Mount Logan | A mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high) |
| Makalu | A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high) |
| Matterhorn | A mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high) |
| McKinley, Mount McKinley, Mt. McKinley, Denali | A mountain in south central Alaska |
| Mercedario | A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high) |
| Mont Blanc, Monte Bianco | The highest mountain peak in the Alps |
| Mount Bartle Frere | The highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia |
| Mount Elbert | The highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high) |
| Muztag, Muztagh | A highest mountain peak in the Kunlun Shan in China |
| Nacimiento | A mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high) |
| Nanda Devi | A mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high) |
| Nanga Parbat | A mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high) |
| North Peak | 19,370 feet high |
| Nuptse | A mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high) |
| Ojos del Salado | A mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high) |
| Olympus, Mount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos | A mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast |
| Parnassus, Mount Parnassus, Liakoura | (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived |
| Pike's Peak | A mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high) |
| Pissis | A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high) |
| Pobeda Peak, Pobedy Peak | A mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high) |
| Rainier, Mount Rainier, Mt. Rainier, Mount Tacoma | A mountain peak in central Washington |
| Rakaposhi | A mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high) |
| Rushmore, Mount Rushmore, Mt. Rushmore | A mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota |
| Sajama | A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high) |
| Shasta, Mount Shasta | A volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high) |
| Sherman, Mount Sherman | A peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high) |
| Sinai, Mount Sinai | A mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high) |
| Tirich Mir | A mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high) |
| Tupungato | A mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high) |
| Ulugh Muztagh, Ulugh Muz Tagh | A mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high) |
| Uncompahgre Peak | The highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high) |
| Weisshorn | A mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high) |
| Wheeler Peak | A mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains |
| Whitney, Mount Whitney | The highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high) |
| Wilson, Mount Wilson | A peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high) |
| Yerupaja | A mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high) |
| Part of | mountain, mount | A land mass that projects well above its surroundings |
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| Broader | peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit | The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
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| Spanish | cumbre |
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| Catalan | cim |
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