List of highest mountains

This is a list of the highest mountains in the world. There are at least 109 mountains on Earth that are higher than  above sea level. Most of these are in central or southern Asia. It is hard to measure how tall a mountain is, so these measurements may not be exact. It is also hard to figure out if two peaks close to each other are part of the same mountain or are two different mountains.

List

RankMountain Height (m)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   seem to be more accurate than the customarily quoted heights probably based on US army maps from the 50s  . Elsewhere, unless otherwise indicated, heights are those in Jill Neate's "High Asia".Height (ft)RangeCoordinatesThe region is beautifully covered by Terraserver.com and Google Maps Satellite imagery. Coordinates were established by comparing topographical maps with these satellite images.Prominence (m)The prominence data were extracted from a combination of maps and computer aided analysis of NASA's 3" SRTM data. Prominences over 1,450 m were copied from this website.Parent mountainHere defined as the first higher mountain beyond the key saddle with at least 500 m prominence itself.First ascentAscents (attempts) bef.2004 The number of ascents and failed attempts up to 2004 is extracted from the Alpine 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  .1Mount Everest/Sagarmatha /Chomolungma8,848Given the large differences between multiple "final" measurements of Mt Everest, the traditional 8,848 m is listed. For more information, see Mount Everest#Measurement.29,029Mahalangur Himalaya8,848none1953145 (121)2K2/Qogir/Godwin Austen8,61128,251Baltoro Karakoram4,017Mount Everest Everest IS parent to K2 by the definition of topographic prominence. See also, the discussion page.195445 (44)3Kangchenjunga8,58628,169Kangchenjunga Himalaya3,922Mount Everest195538 (24)4Lhotse8,51627,940Mahalangur Himalaya610Mount Everest195626 (26)5Makalu8,48527,838Mahalangur Himalaya2,386Mount Everest (Lhotse)195545 (52)6Cho Oyu8,188 26,864Mahalangur Himalaya2,340Mount Everest195479 (28)7Dhaulagiri I8,16726,795Dhaulagiri Himalaya3,357K2196051 (39)8Manaslu8,16326,781Manaslu Himalaya3,092Cho Oyu195649 (45)9Nanga Parbat8,12626,660Nanga Parbat Himalaya4,608Dhaulagiri195352 (67)10Annapurna I8,09126,545Annapurna Himalaya2,984Cho Oyu195036 (47)11Gasherbrum I8,08026,509Baltoro Karakoram2,155K2195831 (16)12Broad Peak8,05126,414Baltoro Karakoram1,701Gasherbrum I195739 (19)13Gasherbrum II8,03426,362Baltoro Karakoram1,523Gasherbrum I195654 (12)14Shishapangma8,02726,335Jugal Himalaya2,897Cho Oyu196443 (19)15Gyachung Kang7,95226,089Mahalangur Himalaya700Cho Oyu19645 (3)Gasherbrum III7,94626,070Baltoro Karakoram355Gasherbrum II19752 (2)16Annapurna II7,93726,040Annapurna Himalaya2,437Annapurna I19606 (19)17Gasherbrum IV7,93226,024Baltoro Karakoram715Gasherbrum III19584 (11)18Himalchuli7,89325,896Manaslu Himalaya1,633Manaslu19606 (12)19Distaghil Sar7,88425,866Hispar Karakoram2,525K219603 (5)20Ngadi Chuli7,87125,823Manaslu Himalaya1,020Manaslu19702 (6)Nuptse7,86425,801Mahalangur Himalaya319Lhotse19615 (12)21Khunyang Chhish7,82325,666Hispar Karakoram1,765Distaghil Sar19712 (6)22Masherbrum7,82125,659Masherbrum Karakoram2,457Gasherbrum I19604 (9)23Nanda Devi7,81625,643Garhwal Himalaya3,139Dhaulagiri193614 (12)24Chomo Lonzo7,80425,604Mahalangur Himalaya590Makalu19543 (1)25Batura Sar7,79525,574Batura Karakoram3,118Distaghil Sar19764 (6)26Kanjut Sar7,79025,558Hispar Karakoram1,690Khunyang Chhish19592 (1)27Rakaposhi7,78825,551Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram2,818Khunyang Chhish19588 (13)28Namcha Barwa7,78225,531Assam Himalaya4,106Kangchenjunga19921 (2)29Kamet7,75625,446Garhwal Himalaya2,825Nanda Devi193123 (14)30Dhaulagiri II7,75125,430Dhaulagiri Himalaya2,396Dhaulagiri19714 (11)31Saltoro Kangri7,74225,400Saltoro Karakoram2,160Gasherbrum I19622 (1)32Jannu7,71125,299Kangchenjunga Himalaya1,036Kangchenjunga196217 (12)33Tirich Mir7,70825,289Hindu Kush3,910Batura Sar195020 (11)Molamenqing7,70325,272Langtang Himalaya430Shishapangma19811 (0)34Gurla Mandhata7,69425,243Nalakankar Himalaya2,788Dhaulagiri19856 (4)35Saser Kangri I7,67225,171Saser Karakoram2,304Gasherbrum I19736 (4)36Chogolisa7,66525,148Masherbrum Karakoram1,624Masherbrum19754 (2)Dhaulagiri IV7,66125,135Dhaulagiri Himalaya469Dhaulagiri II19752 (10)37Kongur Tagh7,64925,095Kongur Shan Kunlun3,585Distaghil Sar19812 (4)Dhaulagiri V7,61824,993Dhaulagiri Himalaya340Dhaulagiri IV19752 (3)38Shispare7,61124,970Batura Karakoram1,240Batura Sar19743 (1)39Trivor7,57724,859Hispar Karakoram980Distaghil Sar19602 (5)40Gangkhar Puensum7,57024,836Kula Kangri Himalaya2,995Kangchenjungaunclimbed0 (3)41Gongga Shan/Minya Konka7,55624,790Daxue Shan 3,642Mount Everest19326 (7)42Annapurna III7,55524,787Annapurna Himalaya703Annapurna I196110 (17)43Muztagh Ata7,54624,757Muztagata Kunlun2,735Kongur Tagh1956many44Skyang Kangri7,54524,754Baltoro Karakoram1,085K219761 (2)45Changtse7,54324,747Mahalangur Himalaya520Mount Everest19829 (9)46Kula Kangri7,53824,731Kula Kangri Himalaya1,650Gangkhar Puensum19863 (2)47Kongur Tiube7,53024,705Kongur Shan Kunlun840Kongur Tagh19562 (3)48Mamostong Kangri7,51624,659Rimo Karakoram1,803Gasherbrum I19845 (0)49Saser Kangri II E7,51324,649Saser Karakoram1,450Saser Kangri I20110 (0)50Ismoil Somoni Peak7,49524,590Pamir (Akademiya Nauk Range)3,402Muztagh Ata1933

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Footnotes

Related pages
 Mountain
 List of mountain peaks by prominence

Other websites
 Summitpost (Has details on 30 of the top 100 peaks)
 Prominence lists (lists all mountains in the world with more than 1,450m of prominence)
 Alpine Club Himalayan index  (Gives history of ascents and location of not well known peaks)
 Discussion of often misquoted heights
 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

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