| Official Name: | Summit Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bates |
| Area Total Km2: | 92.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.83 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.89 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.84 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.15 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 317 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.4 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 8.8 |
| Elevation M: | 285 |
| Elevation Ft: | 935 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2603°N -94.2392°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 64730 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0766309 |
Summit Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 317.[1]
Summit Township was so named on account of the relatively elevated prairies within its borders.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Summit Township covers an area of 35.89 square miles (92.97 square kilometers); of this, 35.84 square miles (92.83 square kilometers, 99.85 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.14 square kilometers, 0.15 percent) is water.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Elizabeth Chapel and Glass.