A Summit
- (countable) A peak; the topmost point or surface, as of a mountain.
- (countable) A gathering or assembly of leaders.
Usage notes
Colloquially summit is used for only the highest point of a mountain, while in mountaineering any point that is higher than surrounding points is a summit, such as the South Summit of Mount Everest. These are distinguished by topographic prominence as subsummits (low prominence) or independent summits (high prominence).