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 topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ...

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 o ...

, 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, Indian 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 e ...

or rush hour, in traffic congestion *

Peak (geometry) In solid geometry, a face is a flat surface (a planar region) that forms part of the boundary of a solid object. For example, a cube has six faces in this sense. In more modern treatments of the geometry of polyhedra and higher-dimensional polyto ...

, an (''n''-3)-dimensional element of a polytope *

Peak electricity demand Energy demand management, also known as demand-side management (DSM) or demand-side response (DSR), is the modification of consumer demand for energy through various methods such as financial incentives and behavioral change through education. Us ...

or peak usage *

Peak-to-peak The amplitude of a Periodic function, periodic Variable (mathematics), variable is a measure of its change in a single Period (mathematics), period (such as frequency, time or Wavelength, spatial period). The amplitude of a non-periodic signal is ...

, the highest (or sometimes the highest and lowest) points on a varying waveform * Peak (pharmacology), the time at which a drug reaches its maximum plasma concentration *

Peak experience A peak experience is an altered state of consciousness characterized by euphoria, often achieved by self-actualizing individuals. The concept was originally developed by psychologist Abraham Maslow in mid-1940s and term was coined by him in 1956 ...

, 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 point when global oil production reaches its maximum rate, after which it will begin to decline irreversibly. The main concern is that global transportation relies heavily on gasoline and diesel. Adoption of electric vehicles ...

Peak car Peak car (also peak car use or peak travel) is a hypothesis that motor vehicle distance traveled per capita, predominantly by private car, has peaked and will now fall in a sustained manner. The theory was developed as an alternative to the pre ...

Peak coal Use of coal is expected to peak in the mid-2020s. Historically, it was widely believed that the supply-side would eventually drive peak coal due to the depletion of coal reserves. However, since the increasing global efforts to limit climate chan ...

* Peak farmland *

Peak gas Peak gas is the point in time when the maximum global natural gas (fossil gas) production rate will be reached, after which the rate of production will enter its terminal decline. Although demand is peaking in the United States and Europe, it c ...

* Peak minerals *

Peak water Peak water is a concept that underlines the growing constraints on the availability, quality, and use of freshwater resources. Peak water was defined in 2010 by Peter Gleick and Meena Palaniappan. They distinguish between peak renewable, peak n ...

Peak wheat Peak wheat is the concept that agriculture, agricultural production, due to its high use of water and energy inputs, is subject to the peak oil, same profile as oil and other fossil fuel production. The central tenet is that a point is reached, t ...

* 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 A 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. It d ...

Geography

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

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

Kinder Scout Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National nature reserve (United Kingdom), 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 Distric ...

, the highest point in the Peak District *

Ravenscar, North Yorkshire Ravenscar is a coastal village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is within the civil parish of Staintondale and the North York Moors National Park, and is north of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Scarborough. From 1974 to 2023 it was ...

, a village in England formerly known as "Peak" and "The Peak" *

The Peak (Hong Kong) Victoria Peak ( zh, t=太平山, j=taai3 ping4 saan1) 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 tallest hill on Hong Kong Islan ...

, also known as Victoria Peak *

Victoria Peak (disambiguation) Victoria Peak may refer to: * Victoria Peak Victoria Peak ( zh, t=太平山, j=taai3 ping4 saan1) 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 ...

* Peak, a village in

Ya Tung Ya Tung () is a commune in Ou Ya Dav District in northeast Cambodia. It contains five villages and has a population of 1,751. In the 2007 commune council elections, four of the commune's five seats went to the Cambodian People's Party and one w ...

, Cambodia

People

Bob Peak Robert M. Peak (May 30, 1927 – August 1, 1992) was an American commercial illustrator. He is best known for his developments in the design of the modern film poster. His Cover art, artwork has been on the cover of Time (magazine), ''Time'' m ...

(1927–1992), American commercial illustrator * Howard W. Peak (b. 1948), American politician *

Jill Peak Jill Peak is a British dog breeder and Crufts dog show judge. She was born in Glasgow and Educated at Queens College London. She founded Bayard Beagles, who breed beagles. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peak, Jill Living people Year of birt ...

, British dog breeder and Crufts judge * Junius W. Peak (1845–1934), Confederate soldier and Texas Ranger

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 enginee ...

, 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-le ...

, a mobile phone *

PEAKS PEAKS is a proteomics software program for tandem mass spectrometry designed for peptide sequencing, protein identification and quantification. Description PEAKS is commonly used for peptide identification (Protein ID) through de novo peptide ...

, 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 Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in real estate related to the healthcare industry including senior housing, life science, and medical offices. It was organized in 2007 in Maryland and headqua ...

, 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, 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, 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 Peak Records is an American record label that was founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman and Andi Howard in 1994. History *1994 Peak Records is co-founded by Russ Freeman and Andi Howard in GRP Records. *1997 Peak trans ...

, a record label *"Peak", a song by Drake from ''

Scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...

'' *"Peak", a song by Anne-Marie from ''

Speak Your Mind ''Speak Your Mind'' is the debut studio album by English singer Anne-Marie, released on 27 April 2018 by Major Tom's and Asylum Records. Anne-Marie announced the album on 21 February 2018 and it was made available for pre-order two days later ...

Other uses

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