Peak or The Peak may refer to:

Basic meanings

Geology

* Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point

Mathematics

* Peak hour 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 phar ...

, 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 car * Peak coal * Peak copper *

Peak farmland Peak farmland is the maximum usable amount of land needed for crop cultivation (agricultural land) for a given region (country or an entire world). Supporters of the peak farmland theory argue that even with the growing world population, the need ...

* Peak gas * Peak gold * Peak minerals * Peak phosphorus *

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

Geography

* Peak District in the Midlands of England ** The Peak, summit of Kinder Scout, 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), 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, a professional audio editing program on the Apple platform * GeeksPhone Peak, a mobile phone * PEAKS, a software program for tandem mass spectroscopy * Peak Sport Products, 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, 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, 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 * Estación ...

, a radio station in Phoenix, Arizona *

100.5 The Peak CKPK-FM (102.7 FM, ''102.7 Now! Radio'') is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. Owned by Pattison Media, it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. Its studios are located on West 8th Avenue in the Fairview neighbourhood of Vancouv ...

, a radio station based in Vancouver, British Columbia *

107.1 The Peak WXPK (107.1 MHz), branded as 107.1 The Peak, is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Briarcliff Manor, New York, and serving the northern suburbs of the New York metropolitan area. It is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and broadcasts an Ad ...

, a radio station based in White Plains, New York *

CKCB-FM CKCB-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 95.1 Hertz, MHz in Collingwood, Ontario, 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, ...

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