Peak or The Peak may refer to:

Basic meanings

Geology

Mountain peak A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...

Pyramidal peak A pyramidal peak, sometimes called a glacial horn in extreme cases, is an angular, sharply pointed mountain peak which results from the cirque erosion due to multiple glaciers diverging from a central point. Pyramidal peaks are often examples ...

, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point

Mathematics

Peak hour A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour (Australian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice every weekday: on ...

or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-dimensional element of a polytope * Peak electricity demand or peak usage * Peak-to-peak, the highest (or sometimes the highest and lowest) points on a varying waveform *

Peak (pharmacology) Cmax is the maximum (or peak) serum concentration that a drug achieves in a specified compartment or test area of the body after the drug has been administered and before the administration of a second dose. It is a standard measurement in pha ...

, the time at which a drug reaches its maximum plasma concentration * Peak experience, psychological term for a euphoric mental state

Resource production

In terms of resource production, the peak is the moment when the production of a resource reaches a maximum level, after which it declines; in particular see: *

Peak oil Peak oil is the hypothetical point in time when the maximum rate of global oil production is reached, after which it is argued that production will begin an irreversible decline. It is related to the distinct concept of oil depletion; whil ...

* Peak car * Peak coal * Peak copper * Peak farmland * Peak gas * Peak gold *

Peak minerals Peak minerals marks the point in time when the largest production of a mineral will occur in an area, with production declining in subsequent years. While most mineral resources will not be exhausted in the near future, global extraction and pro ...

Peak phosphorus Peak phosphorus is a concept to describe the point in time when humanity reaches the maximum global production rate of phosphorus as an industrial and commercial raw material. The term is used in an equivalent way to the better-known term peak ...

Peak uranium Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. Over 50 thousand tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account f ...

* Peak water * Peak wheat * Peak wood

Other basic meanings

Visor A visor (also spelled vizor) is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects. Nowadays many visors are transparent, but before strong transparent substances such a ...

, a part of a hat, known as a "peak" in British English *

Peaked cap The peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments. I ...

Geography

Peak District The Peak District is an Highland, upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It includes the Dark Peak, whe ...

in the Midlands of England ** The Peak, summit of

Kinder Scout Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and national nature reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands; t ...

, the highest point in the Peak District * Ravenscar, North Yorkshire, a village in England formerly known as "Peak" and "The Peak" *

The Peak (Hong Kong) Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of , it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island, ranked 29 in terms of elevation in H ...

, also known as Victoria Peak * Victoria Peak (disambiguation) * Peak, a village in Ya Tung, Cambodia

People

* Bob Peak (1927–1992), American commercial illustrator *

Howard W. Peak Howard W. Peak (born 1948) is an American politician who served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas from 1997 to 2001. He was succeeded in office by Ed Garza. Prior to serving as mayor of the city, Peak served as a member of the San Antonio City ...

(b. 1948), American politician * Jill Peak, British dog breeder and Crufts judge

Products and brands

BIAS Peak Peak is a digital audio editing application for the Macintosh, used primarily for stereo/mono recording, sample editing, loop creation, and CD mastering. It is commonly used by amateur and professional audio and video editors, mastering engine ...

, a professional audio editing program on the Apple platform *

GeeksPhone Peak The GeeksPhone Peak is a low-end smartphone released by GeeksPhone in April 2013. It is intended for software developers wanting to build and test mobile applications on the new Firefox OS, not for general consumers. The Peak and the entry-level ...

, a mobile phone * PEAKS, a software program for tandem mass spectroscopy *

Peak Sport Products Peak Sport Products Co., Limited () is a Chinese manufacturing company of sportswear and footwear based in Quanzhou. Founded in 1989 as a shoe manufacturer, the company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2009, however due to low perfo ...

, a Chinese sneaker brand * The Peak Twin Towers, an apartment building in Jakarta, Indonesia * Peak (automotive products), a manufacturer of automotive products * Healthpeak Properties, an American real estate company having stock that trades under the symbol PEAK

Transportation

* A nickname used to refer to the British Rail Class 44 diesel locomotives, and also classes 45 and 46 * The highest corner of a four-sided, fore-aft sail * PRS Peak, a German mountain descent paraglider design *

The Peak Terminus The Peak Terminus () is the upper terminus of the Peak Tram funicular railway line. It is located inside the Peak Tower at Victoria Gap, the Peak, Central and Western District, Hong Kong, 398m above sea level. History The station was ope ...

, Hong Kong

Media and entertainment

* ''The Peak'' (newspaper), a student newspaper of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada * ''The Peak'' (TV series), a TV series in Singapore *

CFBV CFBV is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a variety hits format and branded as The Moose at 870 AM in Smithers, British Columbia. The station is owned by Vista Radio. History CFBV originally began broadcasting in 1963 at 1230 AM under ...

, a radio station branded as The Peak based in Smithers, British Columbia *

98.7 The Peak The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 98.7 MHz: Argentina * Cristal in Olavarría, Buenos Aires * Cóndor in Villa de Merlo, San Luis * Del Mar in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut * Imperio in Río Cuarto, Córdoba * Estaci� ...

, a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona * 100.5 The Peak, a radio station based in Vancouver, British Columbia * 107.1 The Peak, a radio station based in White Plains, New York *

CKCB-FM CKCB-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.1 MHz in Collingwood, Ontario, with an adult contemporary format branded on-air as ''95.1 The Peak FM''. The station began broadcasting in 1965 on 1400 kHz, until it moved to its curr ...

, a radio station branded as 95.1 The Peak FM based in Collingwood, Ontario *

KPEK KPEK (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. KPEK airs a hot adult contemporary music format branded as "The Peak". Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel Communications), its studios are locate ...

, a radio station on 100.3 FM branded as The Peak based in Albuquerque, New Mexico * '' Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise'', a 2016 book * ''Peak'' (novel), by Roland Smith *

Peak Records Peak Records is an American record label that was founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman and Andi Howard in 1994. Peak is distributed by Bob Frank Entertainment. History *1994 Peak Records is co-founded by Russ Freeman a ...

, a record label *" Peak", song by Drake from ''Scorpion'' *" Peak", song by Anne-Marie from ''Speak Your Mind''

Other uses

* Peak Alternative High School, former school in Michigan, US