mountain summit; peak
Literary or poetic term for a mountain top; in everyday language 山頂 (さんちょう) is far more common.
See also: 山頂 (さんちょう)
In the poem, it is written 'standing on the mountain summit'.
In an old travelogue, the expression 'looking out from the mountain peak' appears.
The standard, everyday word for 'mountain summit'. 山巓 is a rare literary synonym.
Rare kanji spelling; 巓 is not a jōyō kanji. The word itself is literary and uncommon.
Variant kanji form; 顛 is an older character for 'summit'.
Archaic variant using 顚, a kyūjitai form of 顛.
Compound of 山 (mountain) and 巓/顛 (summit, top). The second character is rare and not in common use.