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 .
8-774: Mount Pitt is a 2,487-metre (8,159-foot) summit in British Columbia , Canada. Mount Pitt is located in the McBride Range of the Coast Mountains , and 32 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Whistler in Garibaldi Provincial Park . The remote peak is the fourth-highest point of the McBride Range and 37th-highest peak within the park. Precipitation runoff and glacial meltwater from this mountain's north and east slopes drains to
16-469: 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 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
24-593: 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 is referred to as Donner Summit and the highest point on Interstate 5 is Siskiyou Mountain Summit . This can lead to confusion as to whether
32-661: Is located near the head of Pitt River, which is named after William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), and the mountain's toponym was officially adopted August 14, 1952, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada . Based on the Köppen climate classification , Mount Pitt is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean move east toward
40-591: The Lillooet River via Tuwasus Creek, whereas the south and west slopes drain to the Pitt River . Mount Pitt is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,487 metres (4,880 ft) above Tuwasus Creek in three kilometres (1.9 mi) and the west aspect rises approximately 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) in 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi). This mountain
48-540: The Coast Mountains where they are forced upward by the range ( orographic lift ), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow. As a result, the Coast Mountains experience high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Solitude Glacier on
56-464: The east slopes. The months of July and August offer the most favorable weather for climbing Mount Pitt. Summit 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 the main summit of a mountain is not considered a summit. Summits near a higher peak, with some prominence or isolation , but not reaching
64-453: 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 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
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