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the top of a mountain
In most cases it is called the mountain peak. However, it could also be called the summit or top.
22,837.3 ft. Now that's truly high. Aconcagua, is the highest mountain. I would like to see that. It is also known as the Summit. Argentina, is where it calls home, nestled deep into the Mendoza province mountain range. There is no proof the the top of the mountain was ever climbed.
These days with GPS. They used to use an altimeter, or geometry (lines of sight from known locations (typical surveyor's work)).
In 1953 and as of today the tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. It stands at 8,848 meters or 29,029 feet high. You will find it on the border of Tibet and Nepal. Being the tallest mountain on earth it is very popular with climbers to reach its lofty summit.
The summit of the mountain is at the top.
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the summit is high
The Pyrenees isn't a mountain, it's a mountain range. And mountain ranges doesn't have one specific summit.
Summit! The Summit of the mountain is the highest point, also the peak.
Summit can mean: the top of a mountain, or a meeting
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In a helicopter.