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 .
5-555: Mount Royal Chalet is a building located near the summit of Mount Royal in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The chalet was constructed in 1932 under the mayoralty of Camillien Houde as a make-work project during the Great Depression . The French Beaux Arts structure was designed by Montreal architect Aristide Beaugrand-Champagne (1876-1950). The building can host various events with room for 300 to 700 patrons. The southside of
10-556: 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 , the term summit can also be used for the highest point along a road, highway, or railroad, more commonly referred to as a pass . For example, the highest point along Interstate 80 in California
15-424: The building is a bricked courtyard and lookout with a view of Montreal's skyline from Mont-Royal. This Montreal -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Summit (topography) The term top ( mountain top ) is generally used only for a mountain peak that is located at some distance from the nearest point of higher elevation. For example, a big, massive rock next to
20-474: 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 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
25-412: 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 is an exaggerated form produced by ice erosion of a mountain top. Summit may also refer to
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