A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme , apex , peak ( mountain peak ), and zenith are synonymous .
5-625: Dairy Hill is a 1,844-foot-tall (562 m) summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Norway in Herkimer County , southeast of Norway . The mountain is the former location of a 79-foot-6-inch-tall (24.23 m) steel fire lookout tower. In 1934, the CCC built a 79-foot-6-inch-tall (24.23 m) International Derrick tower on the mountain. It was provided to
10-469: A highest point is classified as a summit, a sub peak or a separate mountain is subjective. The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation 's definition of a 4,000 m peak is that it has a prominence of 30 metres (98 ft) or more; it is a mountain summit if it has a prominence of at least 300 metres (980 ft). Otherwise, it is a subpeak. In many parts of the Western United States ,
15-400: Is an exaggerated form produced by ice erosion of a mountain top. Summit may also refer to the highest point along a line, trail, or route. The highest summit in the world is Mount Everest with a height of 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) above sea level . The first official ascent was made by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary . They reached the mountain's peak in 1953. Whether
20-398: The nearest point of higher elevation. For example, a big, massive rock next to the main summit of a mountain is not considered a summit. Summits near a higher peak, with some prominence or isolation , but not reaching a certain cutoff value for the quantities, are often considered subsummits (or subpeaks ) of the higher peak, and are considered part of the same mountain. A pyramidal peak
25-474: The state by the United States Forest Service . The tower was first staffed in 1935, reporting 6 fires and 568 visitors. The tower ceased fire lookout operations in 1986. The tower and cabin were later removed because of extreme vandalism of the tower and the site. Summit The term top ( mountain top ) is generally used only for a mountain peak that is located at some distance from
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