culminate

/ˈkəl-mə-ˌnāt/

Medieval Latin culminatus, past participle of culminare, from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top

verb

  1. to reach its highest altitude; also : to be directly overhead

  2. to rise to or form a summit

  3. to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point

During the summer solstice, the sun culminates over the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere.