The phrase "alpine summits" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the peaks or high points of the Alps or similar mountainous regions.
Example: "The climbers set their sights on the challenging alpine summits, eager to reach the top before sunset."
Alternatives: "mountain peaks" or "high-altitude summits".
The gap has been stretched to 8min 15sec with three Alpine summits and 116 kilometres to go.
Offering two nights of lodging, the $143 price $1322 for club members) also includes two breakfasts, two dinners, a shuttle ride and a 2006 edition of the AMC Field Guide to the New England Alpine Summits (www.outdoors.org).org
Most resorts have mountain lifts to take you up, almost all the way to the peaks, and from there, not all trails are difficult - some are actually fairly level, and you can climb some proper Alpine summits such as the Rasciesa (the Raschötz, 2170 m high and marked by a proper summit cross) without getting out of breath.
Limestone glades, coastal dunes, serpentine pavements, basalt ridges, shale barrens and alpine summits are already the focus of conservation on several continents in a variety of climates.
Here, we use community trait-weighted means (CTWMs) to explore the driving mechanisms of temporal change in vegetation composition across an elevation gradient of alpine summits.
We used data from a repeat vegetation survey on five alpine summits and measured plant height, leaf area, leaf dry matter content and specific leaf area (SLA) for every species recorded in the surveys.
Wild boars still roam the Alpine region below the summit, and there are some dense woods of beech and pine.
Mauna Kea can be ecologically divided into three sections: an alpine climate at its summit, a Sophora chrysophylla Myoporum sandwicense (or māmane naio) forest on its flanks and an Acacia koa Metrosideros polymorpha (or koa ōhia) forest, now mostly cleared by the former sugar industry, at its base.
Last weekend Gaylord was one of 2,743 runners who took part in the North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (ultratrailmb.com), a single-stage race that begins in Chamonix and takes in 100 miles of Alpine scenery, three countries, 400 summits and almost 10,000m of altitude gain.
For northbound thru-hikers, it is the beginning of the main challenges that go beyond enduring distance and time: in New Hampshire and Maine, rough or steep ground are more frequent and alpine conditions are found near summits and along ridges.
Mount Elgon reaches into the Afro-Alpine zone, as do the summits of the Aberdare Range.
