The 'height' of the ceiling is eight feet. [=the ceiling is eight feet above the floor; the ceiling is eight feet high]
It was 'the height of' stupidity to quit the team. [=it was extremely stupid to quit the team]
He was 'at the height of' his fame when he died. [=he died when he was most famous]
(..) Do you know how far the fall is? No. It's fascinating what happens to bodies when they hit the rocks from such a height. The impact breaks them right apart. Like eggs dropped on the floor. Sometimes pieces (..)2014 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Mockingbird Season: 4 Episode 7