# List of highest features on Earth

This is a list of the highest feature on Earth for each category.
| Category | Highest feature | Altitude (MASL) | Photo | Notes | References |
| Point | Mount Everest, China/Nepal | 8,850 | Everest's north face from the Tibetan plateau | The altitude officially recognized for both China and Nepal is the former figure of 8,848 57°18′22″N 4°27′32″W﻿ / ﻿57.30611°N 4.45889°W﻿ / 57.30611; -4.45889 | |
| Glacier | Khumbu, Nepal | 8,000 | Khumbu Glacier | It begins on the west side of Lhotse at an elevation of 7,600 m (24,934 ft) to 8,000 m (26,247 ft) | . |
| Volcano | Ojos del Salado, Argentina/Chile | 6,893 | Ojos del Salado looming on the horizon | | |
| Archeological site | Summit of Llullaillaco volcano, Argentina/Chile (inca burial) | 6,739 | Johan Reinhard, discoverer of the site, at the summit of Volcán Llullaillaco, 1999 | | |
| Motorable attainable place | Slope of Ojos del Salado volcano, Chile | 6,688 | | | |
| Helipad | Sonam, Siachen Glacier, India | 6,400 | Satellite imagery of the Siachen Glacier | | |
| Lake/Lagoon | Lagoon at eastern side of Ojos del Salado, Chile | 6,390 | | 27°06′49″S 68°31′35″W﻿ / ﻿27.11361°S 68.52639°W﻿ / -27.11361; -68.52639 | |
| Road (dead end) | Aucanquilcha, Chile | 6,176 | A sulfur mine on Aucanquilcha | Mining road to summit of volcano, once usable by 20-ton mining trucks. The road is no longer usable. | |
| Continuously inhabited place (ever) | Aucanquilcha, Chile | 5,950 | | Miners slept lower, at Quilcha (5,334m) | |
| Habitable cabin | High Andes Rescue Unit, Ojos del Salado, Chile | 6,100 | | | |
| Astronomical observatory | University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO), Chile | 5,640 | Looking east towards Cerro Chajnantor, site of TAO | 22°59′12″S 67°44′32″W﻿ / ﻿22.98667°S 67.74222°W﻿ / -22.98667; -67.74222 | |
| Road (mountain pass) | Mana Pass, India/China | 5,610 | Mana Village, Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India | | |
| Ski lift (ever) | Chacaltaya, Bolivia | 5,422 | Enhanced image of Chacaltaya ski resort, November 2007 | The ski ended when the glacier disappeared, in 2009 | |
| City | La Rinconada, Peru | 5,100 | La Rinconada, Peru | Over 7,000 inhabitants, associated with a gold mine | |
| Railway | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa at Tanggula, China | 5,068 | Tanggula railway station building | | |
| Road (asphalted) | Ticlio, Peru | 4,818 | A signboard near the station of Ticlio. The green sign says, in Spanish: "TICLIO - TOURISTIC PLACE / 4818 amsl / World's highest railroad crossing", although it has been surpassed since | | |
| Ski lift (current) | Lijiang/Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China | 4,700 | | | |
| Commercial airport | Daocheng Yading Airport, Sichuan, China | 4,411 | | The proposed Nagqu Dagring Airport in Tibet, 4,436 m (14,554 ft), if built, will be higher. | |
| Golf course | Yak golf course, Sikkim, India | 3,970 | | | |
| National capital, de facto | La Paz, Bolivia | 3,650 | La Paz, Bolivia | Average elevation at the city centre. Bolivia is a country with multiple capitals - Sucre (constitutional capital) and La Paz (seat of government). | |
| National capital, official | Quito, Ecuador | 2,850 | View of Quito from the International Space Station | | |
| Point accessible by an oceangoing vessel (ever) | Whitehorse, Yukon Territory | 640 | Downtown Whitehorse and Yukon River, June 2008 | | |
| Point accessible by an oceangoing vessel (current) | Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, between Hilpoltstein and Bachhausen, Germany | 406 | Profile of the canal showing the locks | | |