noun
summit of a peak
Rare literary term for the top of a mountain peak. In modern Japanese, 山頂 or 頂上 are far more common.
古い紀行文に「峰頭に立ちて四方を望む」とある。
An old travelogue says, 'Standing on the summit of the peak and looking out in all directions.'
Compound of 峰 (peak) and 頭 (head, top). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'summit of a peak'.