Summitclan

Located to the north of the Mirror Lake territory, Summitclan cats make their homes in the cliffs leading up to the nearby mountains. They are known to be hardy, stoic and isolated.
=== Territory ===
Summitclan roams the pine forests of the cliffs to the northernmost point of the cat’s territory. The slopes are littered with conifers and thick roots breaking through the mossy ground, with more sheer cliffs lining the back of the territory. The ground is jagged and sharp, thorny brambles making just traversing the area precarious. Towards the southeastern part of the territory the slopes drop into sheer cliffs, with a river leading into a gushing waterfall that surges from the territory and eventually meanders into Mirror Lake itself.
There are a few notable threats on Summitclan territory. Most notably, the cliffs are home to brown bears. To combat this, the cats stash their fresh kill deep within the cave systems, or at the top of the pine trees. Secondly, there are a number of foxes and elk on the slopes. While foxes will purposefully hunt the cats, elk are more of a problem due to their huge size and tendency to trample the warriors when fleeing. Finally, there are a few twolegs that come to the larger cliffs to climb up and down in the summer. Cats new to the territory may struggle with the steepness and instability of the earth, but Summitclan are very well adapted to surviving in these conditions.
Summitclan camp is back against a sheer cliff face with several cave mouths that lead into many shallow caves and some tunnels connecting them. The warriors den and apprentices den are outside the cliff in dens made from the mossy inside of several clumped boulders. Meanwhile, the leader’s den, elder’s den, medicine cat’s den and nursery are all placed into the cave system. The medicine cat den in particular has a separate, smaller cave connected by a small tunnel that leads into an open space further into the system where patients can rest.
=== Customs ===
Summitclan cats are notable scavengers and will remove skins and antlers from dead elk, bears, foxes and other creatures found in the slopes. They will use these to line their nests, decorate their cave dens. Summitclan cats also use their adept climbing to their advantage to scale trees and cliffs to hide their prey high up. Kits are taught from a young age to keep their food high above the ground to protect from bears. 
=== Traits ===
Summitclan cats are thick-furred and large, with very dense coats and large paws. They are very heavily muscled and are essentially walls of bulk for bracing against the wind and scaling cliffs. Their huge paws allow them to be more sure-footed on near-vertical surfaces, as well as traverse the ground easily in snowy conditions. They are typically gruff and stoic, rarely connecting with other clans due to their isolationist nature. They are often considered grumpy and old-fashioned by other clans, and are frequently out of the loop due to the distance between Summitclan and the rest of the clans. They typically have quite good relationships with their neighbours, Gladeclan, because they just get on with their lives and don’t pry or bother them.
=== Hierarchy ===
Currently, Summitclan is lead by Bearstar, with Rookfrost as deputy and Beetlebounce acting as the sole medic.
Bearstar was preceded by Grizzlystar, and Beetlebounce by Pinestep.
=== Leader history ===
* Bearstar
* Grizzlystar
* Brindlestar
* Froststar
* Soaringstar
* Shadestar
* Summitstar
=== List of living cats ===
* Bearstar
* Beetlebounce
* Birchfang
* Blair
* Chickenpaw
* Cinderkit
* Cricketkit
* Fallenmoon
* Finchlight
* Flickerflame
* Frostwing
* Goatpaw
* Magpiewallow
* Morningheart
* Mothshade
* Pepperspark
* Rainsprout
* Rookfrost
* Snowbriar
* Stagpaw
* Sunnypaw
* Warblerkit
* Woolpaw
=== Notable Locations ===
* The Cliffs
* Elk Territory
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