false summits

A form of false summit — A minor peak or shoulder on a mountain which appears, when approached from below, to be the principal summit.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of false summit
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APA

false summits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20summits

MLA

“false summits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20summits. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false summits,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20summits.

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