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The term "summit" is generally only used for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain mountain] peak with some significant amount of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_prominence topographic prominence] (height above the lowest point en route to the nearest higher peak) or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_isolation topographic isolation] ([[distance]] from the nearest point of higher elevation); for example, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder boulder] 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 these [[quantities]], are often considered subsummits (or subpeaks) of the higher peak, and are [[considered]] as part of the same [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain mountain]. The UIAA definition is that a summit is [[independent]] if it has a prominence of 30 metres or more; it is a mountain if it has a prominence of at least 300 metres.  

The term "summit" is generally only used for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain mountain] peak with some significant amount of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_prominence topographic prominence] (height above the lowest point en route to the nearest higher peak) or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographic_isolation topographic isolation] ([[distance]] from the nearest point of higher elevation); for example, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder boulder] 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 these [[quantities]], are often considered subsummits (or subpeaks) of the higher peak, and are [[considered]] as part of the same [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain mountain]. The UIAA definition is that a summit is [[independent]] if it has a prominence of 30 metres or more; it is a mountain if it has a prominence of at least 300 metres.  

 

A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramidal_peak pyramidal peak] is an exaggerated [[form]] produced by ice [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion erosion] of a mountain top.

A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramidal_peak pyramidal peak] is an exaggerated [[form]] produced by ice [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion erosion] of a mountain top.