List of highest

mountains on
Earth
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Aerial view of Mount Everest from the south. The

peak rises over Lhotse, while Nuptse is the ridge on
the left.
There are at least 109 mountains on
Earth with elevations greater than 7,200
metres (23,622 ft) above sea level. The
vast majority of these mountains are
located on the edge of the Indian
subcontinent and Tibet, with some peaks
in Central Asia. Only those summits are
included that, by an objective measure,
may be considered individual mountains
as opposed to subsidiary peaks.

Considerations

Figure demonstrating the concept of topographic

prominence: The prominence of a peak is the height
of the peak’s summit above the lowest contour line
of the peak’s summit above the lowest contour line
encircling it and no higher summit. For example,
vertical arrows show the topographic prominence of

three peaks on an island. A dotted horiz ontal line

links each peak (except the highest) to its key col.

The dividing line between a mountain

with multiple peaks and separate
mountains is not always clear (see also
Highest unclimbed mountain). A popular
and intuitive way to distinguish
mountains from subsidiary peaks is by
their height above the highest saddle
connecting it to a higher summit, a
measure called topographic prominence
or re-ascent (the higher summit is called
the "parent peak"). A common definition
of a mountain is a summit with 300 m
(980 ft) prominence. Alternatively, a
relative prominence (prominence/height)
is used (usually 7–8%) to reflect that in
higher mountain ranges everything is on
a larger scale. The table below lists the
highest 100 summits with at least 500 m
(1,640 ft) prominence, approximating a
7% relative prominence. A drawback of a
prominence-based list is that it may
exclude well-known or spectacular
mountains that are connected via a high
ridge to a taller summit, such as Eiger or
Nuptse. A few such peaks and
mountains with nearly sufficient
prominence are included but not
numbered in this list.
It is very unlikely that all given heights are
correct to the nearest metre; indeed, the
sea level is often problematic to define
when a mountain is remote from the sea.
Different sources often differ by many
metres, and the heights given below may
well differ from those elsewhere in this
encyclopedia. As an extreme example,
Ulugh Muztagh on the north Tibetan
Plateau is often listed as 7,723 m
(25,338 ft) to 7,754 m (25,440 ft), but
appears to be only 6,973 m (22,877 ft) to
6,987 m (22,923 ft). Some mountains
differ by > 100 m (330 ft) on different
maps, while even very thorough current
measurements of Mount Everest range
from 8,840 m (29,003 ft) to 8,850 m
(29,035 ft). These discrepancies serve to
emphasize the uncertainties in the listed
heights.

Though some parts of the world,

especially the most mountainous parts,
have never been thoroughly mapped, it is
unlikely that any mountains this high
have been overlooked, because synthetic
aperture radar can and has been used to
measure elevations of most otherwise
inaccessible places. Still, heights and/or
prominences may be revised, so that the
order of the list may change and even
"new" mountains could enter the list over
time. To be safe, the list has been
extended to include all 7,200 m
(23,622 ft) peaks.

The highest mountains above sea level

are generally not the highest above the
surrounding terrain. There is no precise
definition of surrounding base, but
Denali, Mount Kilimanjaro and Nanga
Parbat are possible candidates for the
tallest mountain on land by this measure.
The bases of mountain islands are below
sea level, and given this consideration
Mauna Kea (4,207 m (13,802 ft) above
sea level) is the world's tallest mountain
and volcano, rising about 10,203 m
(33,474 ft) from the Pacific Ocean floor.
Ojos del Salado has the greatest rise on
Earth—13,420 m (44,029 ft) from the
summit to the bottom of the Atacama
Trench about 560 km (350 mi) away,
though most of this rise is not part of the
mountain.

The highest mountains are also not

generally the most voluminous. Mauna
Loa (4,169 m or 13,678 ft) is the largest
mountain on Earth in terms of base area
(about 2,000 sq mi or 5,200 km2) and
volume (about 10,000 cu mi or
42,000 km3), although, due to the
intergrade of lava from Kilauea, Hualalai
and Mauna Kea, the volume can only be
estimated based on surface area and
height of the edifice. Mt. Kilimanjaro is
the largest non-shield volcano in terms of
both base area (245 sq mi or 635 km2)
and volume (1,150 cu mi or 4,793 km3).
Mount Logan is the largest non-volcanic
mountain in base area (120 sq mi or
311 km2).

The highest mountains above sea level

are also not those with peaks farthest
from the centre of the Earth, because the
figure of the Earth is not spherical. Sea
level closer to the equator is several
kilometres farther from the centre of the
Earth. The summit of Chimborazo,
Ecuador's tallest mountain, is usually
considered to be the farthest point from
the Earth's centre, although the southern
summit of Peru's tallest mountain,
Huascarán, is another contender.[1] Both
have elevations above sea level more
than 2 km less than that of Everest.

Geographical distribution
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Almost all mountains in the list are

located in the Himalaya and Karakoram
ranges to the south and west of the
Tibetan plateau. In fact, all 7,000 m
(23,000 ft) peaks in the world are located
in the centre of Asia (East Asia, Central
Asia and South Asia) in a rectangle
edged by Noshaq (7,492 m or 24,580 ft)
on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in
the West, Jengish Chokusu, (Tuōmù'ěr
Fēng) (7,439 m or 24,406 ft) on the
Kyrgyzstan – Xinjiang border to the
North, Gongga Shan (Minya Konka)
(7,556 m or 24,790 ft) in Sichuan to the
East, and Kabru (7,412 m or 24,318 ft) on
the Sikkim (India) – Nepal border to the
South.

The highest mountain outside of Asia is

Aconcagua (6,962 m or 22,841 ft), which
one list has ranking 189th in the world
amongst mountains with a 500 m or
1,640 ft prominence cutoff.[2]

List
 Height[3]
Parent
Prominence
Rank Mountain Range Coordinates[5] mountain
(m)[4]
m ft

Mount Everest /
Mahalangur 27°59′17″N
1 Sagarmatha / 8,848[8] 29,029 8,848 none
Himalaya 86°55′31″E
Chomolungma

K2 / Qogir / Baltoro 35°52′53″N Mount

2 8,611 28,251 4,020
Godwin Austen Karakoram 76°30′48″E Everest

Kangchenjunga 27°42′12″N
3 Kangchenjunga 8,586 28,169 3,922 Mount Everest
Himalaya 88°08′51″E *

Mahalangur 27°57′42″N
4 Lhotse 8,516 27,940 610 Mount Everest
Himalaya 86°55′59″E

Mahalangur 27°53′23″N
5 Makalu 8,485 27,838 2,378 Mount Everest
Himalaya 87°05′20″E

Mahalangur 28°05′39″N
6 Cho Oyu [10] 8,188 26,864 2,340 Mount Everest
Himalaya 86°39′39″E

Dhaulagiri 28°41′48″N
7 Dhaulagiri I 8,167 26,795 3,357 K2
Himalaya 83°29′35″E

Manaslu 28°33′00″N
8 Manaslu 8,163 26,781 3,092 Cho Oyu
Himalaya 84°33′35″E

Nanga Parbat 35°14′14″N

9 Nanga Parbat 8,126 26,660 4,608 Dhaulagiri
Himalaya 74°35′21″E

Annapurna 28°35′44″N
10 Annapurna I 8,091 26,545 2,984 Cho Oyu
Himalaya 83°49′13″E

Gasherbrum I / Baltoro 35°43′28″N

11 8,080 26,509 2,155 K2
Hidden Peak / K5 Karakoram 76°41′47″E

Baltoro 35°48′38″N
12 Broad Peak 8,051 26,414 1,701 Gasherbrum I
Karakoram 76°34′06″E

Gasherbrum II / Baltoro 35°45′28″N

13 8,035 26,362 1,524 Gasherbrum I
K4 Karakoram 76°39′12″E

Shishapangma / 28°21′12″N
14 8,027 26,335 2,897 Jugal Himalaya Cho Oyu
Gosainthān 85°46′43″E

15 Gyachung Kang 7,952 26,089 672 Mahalangur 28°05′53″N Cho Oyu

 Himalaya 86°44′42″E

Gasherbrum III / Baltoro 35°45′33″N

7,946 26,070 355 Gasherbrum II
K3a Karakoram 76°38′30″E

Annapurna 28°32′05″N
16 Annapurna II 7,937 26,040 2,437 Annapurna I
Himalaya 84°07′19″E

Gasherbrum IV / Baltoro 35°45′38″N

17 7,932 26,024 712 Gasherbrum III
K3 Karakoram 76°36′58″E

Manaslu 28°26′12″N
18 Himalchuli 7,893 25,896 1,633 Manaslu
Himalaya 84°38′23″E *

Hispar 36°19′33″N
19 Distaghil Sar 7,884 25,866 2,525 K2
Karakoram 75°11′16″E

Manaslu 28°30′12″N
20 Ngadi Chuli 7,871 25,823 1,011 Manaslu
Himalaya 84°34′00″E

Mahalangur 27°58′03″N
Nuptse 7,864 25,801 305 Lhotse
Himalaya 86°53′13″E

Hispar 36°12′19″N
21 Khunyang Chhish 7,823 25,666 1,765 Distaghil Sar
Karakoram 75°12′28″E *

Masherbrum 35°38′28″N
22 Masherbrum / K1 7,821 25,659 2,457 Gasherbrum I
Karakoram 76°18′21″E

Garhwal 30°22′33″N
23 Nanda Devi 7,816 25,643 3,139 Dhaulagiri
Himalaya 79°58′15″E

Mahalangur 27°55′50″N
24 Chomo Lonzo 7,804 25,604 590 Makalu
Himalaya 87°06′28″E

Batura 36°30′37″N
25 Batura Sar 7,795 25,574 3,118 Distaghil Sar
Karakoram 74°31′21″E

Hispar 36°12′20″N Khunyang

26 Kanjut Sar 7,790 25,558 1,660
Karakoram 75°25′01″E Chhish

Rakaposhi-
36°08′33″N Khunyang
27 Rakaposhi 7,788 25,551 2,818 Haramosh
74°29′22″E Chhish
Karakoram

Assam 29°37′52″N
28 Namcha Barwa 7,782 25,531 4,106 Kangchenjunga
Himalaya 95°03′19″E

Garhwal 30°55′12″N
29 Kamet 7,756 25,446 2,825 Nanda Devi
Himalaya 79°35′30″E *
30 Dhaulagiri II 7,751 25,430 2,397 Dhaulagiri 28°45′46″N Dhaulagiri
Himalaya 83°23′18″E

Saltoro Kangri / Saltoro 35°23′57″N

31 7,742 25,400 2,160 Gasherbrum I
K10 Karakoram 76°50′53″E *

Kumbhakarna / Kangchenjunga 27°40′56″N

32 7,711 25,299 1,036 Kangchenjunga
Jannu Himalaya 88°02′40″E *

36°15′19″N
33 Tirich Mir 7,708 25,289 3,910 Hindu Kush Batura Sar
71°50′30″E *

Langtang 28°21′18″N
Molamenqing 7,703 25,272 433 Shishapangma
Himalaya 85°48′35″E

Nalakankar 30°26′19″N
34 Gurla Mandhata 7,694 25,243 2,788 Dhaulagiri
Himalaya 81°17′48″E

Saser Kangri I / Saser 34°52′00″N

35 7,672 25,171 2,304 Gasherbrum I
K22 Karakoram 77°45′09″E

Masherbrum 35°36′47″N
36 Chogolisa 7,665 25,148 1,624 Masherbrum
Karakoram 76°34′29″E

Dhaulagiri 28°44′09″N
Dhaulagiri IV 7,661 25,135 469 Dhaulagiri II
Himalaya 83°18′55″E

Kongur Shan
38°35′36″N
37 Kongur Tagh 7,649 25,095 3,585 (Eastern Distaghil Sar
75°18′48″E
Pamirs)

Dhaulagiri 28°44′02″N
Dhaulagiri V 7,618 24,993 340 Dhaulagiri IV
Himalaya 83°21′41″E *

Batura 36°26′26″N
38 Shispare 7,611 24,970 1,240 Batura Sar
Karakoram 74°40′51″E

Hispar 36°17′15″N
39 Trivor 7,577 24,859 997 Distaghil Sar
Karakoram 75°05′06″E *

Gangkhar Kula Kangri 28°02′50″N

40 7,570 24,836 2,995 Kangchenjunga
Puensum Himalaya 90°27′19″E *

Daxue Shan
Gongga Shan / 29°35′43″N
41 7,556 24,790 3,642 (Hengduan Mount Everest
Minya Konka 101°52′47″E
Shan)

Annapurna 28°35′06″N
42 Annapurna III 7,555 24,787 703 Annapurna I
Himalaya 83°59′24″E

43 Skyang Kangri 7,545 24,754 1,085 Baltoro 35°55′35″N K2

 Karakoram 76°34′03″E

Mahalangur 28°01′29″N
44 Changtse 7,543 24,747 514 Mount Everest
Himalaya 86°54′51″E

Kula Kangri 28°13′37″N Gangkhar

45 Kula Kangri 7,538 24,731 1,654
Himalaya 90°36′59″E Puensum

Kongur Shan
38°36′57″N
46 Kongur Tiube 7,530 24,705 840 (Eastern Kongur Tagh
75°11′45″E
Pamirs)

Mamostong Rimo 35°08′31″N

47 7,516 24,659 1,803 Gasherbrum I
Kangri Karakoram 77°34′39″E

Saser 34°48′17″N
48 Saser Kangri II E 7,513 24,649 1,458 Saser Kangri
Karakoram 77°48′24″E

Muztagata
38°16′33″N
49 Muztagh Ata 7,509 24,636 2,698 (Eastern Kongur Tagh
75°06′58″E
Pamirs)

Pamir
Ismoil Somoni (Academy of 38°56′35″N
50 7,495 24,590 3,402 Muztagh Ata
Peak Sciences 72°00′57″E
Range)

Saser 34°50′44″N
51 Saser Kangri III 7,495 24,590 835 Saser Kangri
Karakoram 77°47′06″E

36°25′56″N
52 Noshaq 7,492 24,580 2,024 Hindu Kush Tirich Mir
71°49′43″E

Hispar 36°12′41″N Khunyang

53 Pumari Chhish 7,492 24,580 884
Karakoram 75°15′01″E Chhish

Batura 36°29′16″N
54 Passu Sar 7,476 24,528 647 Batura Sar
Karakoram 74°35′16″E

Yukshin Gardan Hispar 36°15′04″N

55 7,469 24,505 1,374 Pumari Chhish
Sar Karakoram 75°22′29″E

Siachen 35°34′48″N
56 Teram Kangri I 7,462 24,482 1,703 Gasherbrum I
Karakoram 77°04′42″E

Kangchenjunga 27°52′54″N
57 Jongsong Peak 7,462 24,482 1,298 Kangchenjunga
Himalaya 88°08′09″E

58 Malubiting 7,458 24,469 2,193 Rakaposhi- 36°00′12″N Rakaposhi

Haramosh 74°52′31″E
 Karakoram

Annapurna 28°36′18″N
59 Gangapurna 7,455 24,459 563 Annapurna III
Himalaya 83°57′49″E

Jengish Chokusu
/ 42°02′05″N Ismail Samani
60 7,439 24,406 4,148 Tian Shan
Tömür / Pk 80°07′47″E Peak
Pobeda

Sunanda Devi / Garhwal 30°22′00″N

7,434 24,390 229 Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi East Himalaya 79°59′40″E

Saltoro 35°17′45″N
61 K12 7,428 24,370 1,978 Saltoro Kangri
Karakoram 77°01′20″E

Yangra / Ganesh 28°23′29″N

62 7,422 24,350 2,352 Manaslu
Ganesh I Himalaya 85°07′38″E

Siachen 35°39′48″N
63 Sia Kangri 7,422 24,350 642 Gasherbrum I
Karakoram 76°45′42″E

Hispar 36°19′04″N
64 Momhil Sar 7,414 24,324 907 Trivor
Karakoram 75°02′11″E *

Kangchenjunga 27°38′02″N
65 Kabru N 7,412 24,318 720 Kangchenjunga
Himalaya 88°07′00″E

Baltoro 35°51′03″N
66 Skil Brum 7,410 24,311 1,152 K2
Karakoram 76°25′43″E

Rakaposhi-
35°50′24″N
67 Haramosh Peak 7,409 24,308 2,277 Haramosh Malubiting
74°53′51″E
Karakoram

36°22′32″N
68 Istor-o-Nal 7,403 24,288 1,043 Hindu Kush Noshaq
71°53′54″E

Saltoro 35°31′04″N
69 Ghent Kangri 7,401 24,281 1,493 Saltoro Kangri
Karakoram 76°48′02″E

Batura 36°23′27″N
70 Ultar 7,388 24,239 688 Shispare
Karakoram 74°43′00″E

Rimo 35°21′18″N
71 Rimo I 7,385 24,229 1,428 Teram Kangri
Karakoram 77°22′08″E

Dhaulagiri 28°44′05″N
72 Churen Himal 7,385 24,229 650 Dhaulagiri IV
Himalaya 83°13′03″E

73 Teram Kangri III 7,382 24,219 520 Siachen 35°35′59″N Teram Kangri
 Karakoram 77°02′53″E

Saltoro 35°27′58″N
74 Sherpi Kangri 7,380 24,213 1,320 Ghent Kangri
Karakoram 76°46′53″E *

Labuche 28°18′15″N
75 Labuche Kang 7,367 24,170 1,957 Cho Oyu
Himalaya 86°21′03″E

Kangchenjunga 27°47′16″N
76 Kirat Chuli 7,362 24,153 1,168 Kangchenjunga
Himalaya 88°11′43″E

Garhwal 30°55′57″N
Abi Gamin 7,355 24,131 217 Kamet
Himalaya 79°36′09″E

Gimmigela / The Kangchenjunga 27°44′27″N

7,350 24,114 432 Kangchenjunga
Twins Himalaya 88°09′31″E

Mahalangur 28°04′24″N
Nangpai Gosum 7,350 24,114 427 Cho Oyu
Himalaya 86°36′51″E

36°32′51″N
77 Saraghrar 7,349 24,111 1,979 Hindu Kush Noshaq
72°06′54″E

Jomolhari / Jomolhari 27°49′36″N Gangkhar

78 7,326 24,035 2,065
Chomo Lhari Himalaya 89°16′04″E * Puensum

Mahalangur 27°46′30″N
79 Chamlang 7,321 24,019 1,241 Lhotse
Himalaya 86°58′47″E

Baltoro 35°54′55″N
80 Chongtar 7,315 23,999 1,295 Skil Brum
Karakoram 76°25′45″E

Masherbrum 35°38′21″N
81 Baltoro Kangri 7,312 23,990 1,200 Chogolisa
Karakoram 76°40′24″E

Mahalangur 28°08′50″N
82 Siguang Ri 7,309 23,980 669 Cho Oyu
Himalaya 86°41′06″E

The Crown / Yengisogat 36°06′24″N

83 7,295 23,934 1,919 Skil Brum
Huang Guan Karakoram 76°12′21″E

Assam 29°48′52″N
84 Gyala Peri 7,294 23,930 2,942 Mount Everest
Himalaya 94°58′07″E

Langtang 28°23′22″N Shisha

85 Porong Ri 7,292 23,924 512
Himalaya 85°43′12″E Pangma

Baintha Brakk / Panmah 35°56′51″N

86 7,285 23,901 1,891 Kanjut Sar
The Ogre Karakoram 75°45′12″E *

87 Yutmaru Sar 7,283 23,894 680 Hispar 36°13′35″N Yukshin

 Karakoram 75°22′02″E Gardan Sar

Baltistan Peak / Masherbrum 35°25′06″N

88 7,282 23,891 1,962 Chogolisa
K6 Karakoram 76°33′06″E

Kangpenqing / 28°33′03″N Shisha

89 7,281 23,888 1,345 Baiku Himalaya
Gang Benchhen 85°32′44″E Pangma

Baltoro 35°49′40″N
90 Muztagh Tower 7,276 23,871 1,710 Skil Brum
Karakoram 76°21′40″E

Garhwal 30°52′50″N
91 Mana Peak 7,272 23,858 732 Kamet
Himalaya 79°36′55″E

Dhaulagiri 28°42′31″N
Dhaulagiri VI 7,268 23,845 488 Dhaulagiri IV
Himalaya 83°16′27″E

Rakaposhi-
36°07′13″N
92 Diran 7,266 23,839 1,329 Haramosh Malubiting
74°39′42″E
Karakoram

Labuche Kang III Labuche 28°18′05″N

93 [13]
7,250 23,786 570 Labuche Kang
/ East Himalaya 86°23′02″E

Dhaulagiri 28°44′52″N
94 Putha Hiunchuli 7,246 23,773 1,151 Churen Himal
Himalaya 83°08′46″E

Apsarasas Siachen 35°32′19″N

95 7,245 23,770 607 Teram Kangri
Kangri Karakoram 77°08′55″E

Garhwal 30°56′57″N
96 Mukut Parbat 7,242 23,760 683 Kamet
Himalaya 79°34′12″E

Rimo 35°22′31″N
97 Rimo III 7,233 23,730 613 Rimo I
Karakoram 77°21′42″E

Langtang 28°15′22″N Shisha

98 Langtang Lirung 7,227 23,711 1,534
Himalaya 85°31′01″E Pangma

Kula Kangri 28°15′27″N

99 Karjiang 7,221 23,691 895 Kula Kangri
Himalaya 90°38′49″E

Annapurna Annapurna 28°31′06″N

100 7,219 23,684 769 Annapurna
Dakshin Himalaya 83°48′22″E

Mahalangur 28°03′49″N
101 Khartaphu 7,213 23,665 712 Mount Everest
Himalaya 86°58′39″E

Lunana 28°11′12″N Gangkar

102 Tongshanjiabu[14] 7,207 23,645 1,757
Himalaya 89°57′27″E Puensum
103 Malangutti Sar 7,207 23,645 507 Hispar 36°21′47″N Distaghil Sar
Karakoram 75°08′57″E

Noijin Kangsang
Nagarze 28°56′48″N Gangkar
104 / 7,206 23,642 2,160
Himalaya 90°10′42″E Puensum
Norin Kang

Langtang 28°22′53″N Shisha

105 Langtang Ri 7,205 23,638 665
Himalaya 85°41′01″E Pangma

Lunana 28°09′20″N
106 Kangphu Kang 7,204 23,635 1,244 Tongshanjiabu
Himalaya 90°03′48″E

Siachen 35°35′59″N Teram Kangri

107 Singhi Kangri 7,202 23,629 730
Karakoram 76°59′01″E III

Hispar 36°21′01″N
108 Lupghar Sar 7,200 23,622 730 Momhil Sar
Karakoram 75°02′13″E *

1. In Pakistan's disputed Gilgit-Baltistan

region, claimed by India as a part of its
Jammu and Kashmir state.
2. In the Trans-Karakoram or Shaksgam
Tract, ceded by Pakistan from its disputed
Gilgit-Baltistan region to China's Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region, claimed by
India as a part of its Jammu and Kashmir
state.
3. On the border of the Siachen Glacier
area, which is controlled by India, but is
also claimed by Pakistan.
4. Wholly claimed by China as a part of its
Tibet Autonomous Region; on the border
with Bhutan according to Bhutan
5. The Rimo mountains are in the Siachen
Glacier region controlled by India, but
claimed by Pakistan
6. Wholly claimed by Bhutan, but on the
border of the Tibet Autonomous Region
according to China.

Data plots
By country
The following graph ranks the countries
by number of mountain peaks over 7,200
metres (23,622 ft) above sea level. Note
that 38 peaks are on de facto borders
and two (Jongsong Peak and Sia Kangri)
are on tripoints.

Stem and leaf plot

The following is a stem and leaf plot of

the above data. The two digits to the left
of the line are the first two digits of the
mountain's height (metres), and each
digit to the right of the line represents the
third digit of the mountain's height. Each
number on the right is linked to the
corresponding mountain's article. For
example, the height of one of the
mountains (namely Mount Everest) is
8848 meters. Also, it is apparent that
there are five mountains above 8,200
metres.

88 | 4
87 |
86 | 1
85 | 8 1
84 | 8
83 |
82 |
81 | 8 6 6 2
80 | 9 8 5 3 2
79 | 5 4 3 3
78 | 9 8 7 6 2 2 1 0
77 | 9 9 8 8 5 5 4 1 0 0
76 | 9 7 6 6 4 1 1
75 | 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 1 1
74 | 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
0
73 | 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 0
72 | 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1
0000000

Gallery
  

1. The summit of Mount Everest, the

highest point on Earth

2. K2, the highest summit of the Karakoram

  

3. Kangchenjunga, the second-highest

mountain of the Himalaya

4. Lhotse, the third-highest mountain of the

Himalaya
  

5. Makalu in the Himalaya

6. Cho Oyu in the Himalaya

  

7. Dhaulagiri in the Himalaya

8. Manaslu in the Himalaya

  

9. Nanga Parbat in the Himalaya

10. Annapurna I in the Himalaya

  

11. Gasherbrum I, the second-highest

mountain of the Karakoram

12. Broad Peak, the third-highest mountain

of the Karakoram
  

13. Gasherbrum II in the Karakoram

14. Shishapangma in the Himalaya

See also
List of Himalayan peaks of
Uttarakhand
 List of elevation extremes by country
List of mountains
List of mountains by elevation
List of mountain ranges of the world
List of peaks by prominence
List of past presumed highest
mountains
Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain
on any planet in the solar system
Rheasilvia crater's central peak, the
tallest mountain in the solar system
Seven Summits, the tallest
mountains on each continent
Table of the highest major summits
of North America
 List of tallest mountains in the Solar
System
List of mountains on Mars by height
List of unclimbed mountains of
Nepal

References
1. Krulwich, Robert (April 7, 2007). "The
'Highest' Spot on Earth?" . Retrieved 21
March 2009.
2. "High Asia summits over 6,750 metres
high with 500 metres of re-ascent" .
viewfinderpanoramas.org. Retrieved
January 10, 2014.
3. For Nepal, the heights indicated on the
Nepal Topographic Maps are followed.
For China and the Baltoro Karakoram, the
heights are those of "The Maps of Snow
Mountains in China". For the Hispar
Karakoram the heights on a Russian
1:100,000 topo map "Archived copy" .
Archived from the original on 2008-04-
27. Retrieved 2008-07-15. seem to be
more accurate than the customarily
quoted heights probably based on US
army maps from the 50s [1] . Elsewhere,
unless otherwise indicated, heights are
those in Jill Neate's "High Asia".
4. Prominences over 1,500 m were copied
from the Ultra Project Prominence Lists ,
the remainder corresponds to those listed
in this table of all mountains above 6650
m
5. Coordinates were established by
comparing topographical maps with
satellite images and SRTM-derived terrain
maps. The terrain maps and satellite
images often don't match exactly. An
asterisk (*) indicates that the map and
image are shifted by more than 100 m (4")
and/or that the landscapes around the
summit don't match.
6. Here defined as the first higher
mountain beyond the key saddle with at
least 500 m prominence itself.
7. The number of ascents and failed
attempts up to 2004 is extracted from the
Club Himalayan index . These are the
number of expeditions (not individuals)
that announced their ascent or attempt in
a journal. They are probably quite
accurate for the rarely climbed peaks
(though omissions were noted), but
greatly underestimate the number of
ascending parties on the easier and/or
more popular mountains, like most eight-
thousanders. For instance, Mt Everest has
been scaled 2,251 times by individuals up
to 2004 [2] .
8. Given the large differences between
multiple "final" measurements of Mt
Everest, the traditional 8,848 m is listed.
For more information, see Mount
Everest#Measurement.
9. Everest IS parent to K2 by the definition
of topographic prominence. See also, the
discussion page.
10. Cho Oyu's height is 8,188 m according
to the Nepal Survey's 1996 topographical
map H8615 , which represents the best
known measurement to date. Previous
estimates have been 8,153 m and 8,201 m
11. The highest (Eastern) summit of
Saser Kangri II was climbed on August
24th, 2011 / p / steve-swenson-status .
The lower West peak, 2.5 km away, has
been climbed in 1984 and twice since.
12. According to the 1996 Himalayan
Journal (pp.29–36), the highest point of
the Kabru massif (the North summit) was
climbed by an Indian Army team in May
1994
13. The height is unknown, but over 7,200
meters on both Chinese and Russian
maps of the area.
14. The name and information about this
summit was extracted from the May 2003
edition of Japanese Alpine News.

Sources
"High Asia: An Illustrated History of
the 7,000 Metre Peaks" by Jill Neate
(Mountaineers Books 1990)
"The Maps of Snow Mountains in
China" by Mi Desheng (Chinese Academy
of Science, 1990s)
 "Nepal Topographic Maps" by the
Finnish Meteorological Inst. (Nepalese
Survey Dept., 1990s)
Soviet military 1:100,000
topographic maps (most from 1980–
1981)
The "High Mountain Info" section of
the "High Mountain Sports Magazine"
(1990–2005) (now Climb Magazine)
Some other topographic maps and
much from the external links listed
above.

External links
Summitpost (Currently with detailed
description of 30 of the top 100 peaks)
 Prominence lists (including all
mountains in the world with >1,450m
prominence)
Alpine Club Himalayan index
(Especially informative for history of
ascents and location of obscure peaks)
Discussion of frequently misquoted
elevations
BlankontheMap site on mountains of
Northern Kashmir
Digital elevation data, including all
the above peaks and many more
worldwide
Hispar area: expedition reports and
maps
 List of highest mountains down to
6750 metres
Google Earth Community (Google
Earth KMZ file of Wikipedia list of highest
mountains)

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