Also means
plateau
Usage Note
Gipfelplateau is a flat or gently sloping area at or near a mountain summit. Found on block mountains (Mittelgebirge); the Brocken in the Harz has a famous Gipfelplateau.
Examples
"Auf dem Gipfelplateau des Brockens befindet sich eine Wetterstation."
Natural Translation
On the summit plateau of the Brocken there is a weather station.
Literal Translation
On the summit-plateau of-the Brocken is-located a weather-station.
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