A word for "reaching the top of a hill or mountain"

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Is there a word that specifically refers to reaching the top of a hill or mountain?

I want to describe the action of reaching the top of a hill and finally being able to see what is on the other side. Sorry if my explanation is not clear enough.


Solution 1:

You could use summit as suggested by John D, or you could use "crest".

Whether you use summit or crest could be influenced by whether you are climbing a mountain or walking up a hill. It is more usual to talk about the summit of a mountain, and the crest of a hill (compare the previous reference with this).

"We crested the hill..." or "We summited the mountain..." .

I think crest would be better for the context you describe. "Summiting" tends to suggests that getting to the top was the ultimate goal, whereas cresting does not seem to suggest that.

Solution 2:

The transitive verb "summit" refers to reaching the top of a hill or mountain.

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