There are at least 109
mountains on Earth with elevations greater than 7,200 meters above sea level. The vast majority of these mountains are located on the edge of the Indian and Eurasian continental plates. So Today In This Article We are Listing Out the
Top 10 Highest Mountain in The World. Check Out Full List.
Top 10 Highest Mountain in The World
1.Mount Everest /Sagarmatha /Chomolungma
- Height:8,848
- Prominence: 8,848
- Range: Mahalangur Himalaya
- Coordinates: 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E
- Parent Mountain: None
- First Accent: 1953
- Country: Nepal, China
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- Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. It is the First Highest Mountain in the World.
- The international border between Nepal and China runs across its summit point
- The current official elevation of 8,848 m recognized by China and Nepal, was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a Chinese survey in 1975.
- In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society, as recommended by Andrew Waugh, the British Surveyor General of India.
- who chose the name of his predecessor in the post, Sir George Everest.
- There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal and the other from the north in Tibet.
- The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers.
- The 1924 expedition resulted in one of the greatest mysteries on Everest to this day: George Mallory and Andrew Irvine made a final summit attempt on 8 June but never returned.
- Norgay had reached 8,595 m the previous year as a member of the 1952 Swiss expedition.
- The Chinese mountaineering team of Wang Fuzhou, Gonpo, and Qu Yinhua made the first reported ascent of the peak from the north ridge on 25 May 1960.
2.K2
- Height: 8,611
- Prominence: 4,020
- Range: Baltoro Karakoram
- Coordinates: 35°52′53″N 76°30′48″E
- Parent Mountain: Mount Everest
- First Accent: 1954
- Country: ChinaPakistan
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- K2, at 8,611 meters above sea level, is the second-highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 8,848 meters.
- It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.
- K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang.
- K2 is known as the Savage Mountain after George Bell, a climber on the 1953 American Expedition, told reporters "It's a savage mountain that tries to kill you."
- K2 is the deadliest where approximately one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit.
- K2 are The King of Mountains and The Mountaineers' Mountain, as well as The Mountain of Mountains.
- K2 is the only eight-thousand-meter peak that has never been climbed during winter or from its East Face.
- K2 is a more difficult and dangerous climb, due in part to its more inclement weather and comparatively greater height from base to peak.
- The summit was reached for the first time by the Italian climbers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni, on the 1954 Italian Karakoram expedition led by Ardito Desio.
3.Kangchenjunga
- Height: 8,586
- Prominence: 3,922
- Range: Kangchenjunga Himalaya
- Coordinates: 27°42′12″N 88°08′51″E *
- Parent Mountain: Mount Everest
- First Accent:1955
- Country: Nepal-India
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- Kangchenjunga, also spelled Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world.
- It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal.
- It lies between Nepal and Sikkim, India, with three of the five peaks directly on the border, and the remaining two in Nepal's Taplejung District.
- Kangchenjunga was first climbed on 25 May 1955 by Joe Brown and George Band, who were part of a British expedition.
4.Lhotse
- Height: 8,516
- Prominence: 610
- Range: Mahalangur Himalaya
- Coordinates: 27°57′42″N 86°55′59″E
- Parent Mountain: Mount Everest
- First Accent: 1956
- Country: NepalChina
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- Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 meters, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga.
- Lhotse is connected to the latter peak via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan.
- In addition to the main summit at 8,516 meters above sea level, the mountain comprises the smaller peaks Lhotse Middle (East) at 8,414 m, and Lhotse Shar at 8,383.
- The summit is on the border between Tibet of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal.
5.Makalu
- Height: 8,485
- Prominence: 2,378
- Range: Mahalangur Himalaya
- Coordinates:27°53′23″N 87°05′20″E
- Parent Mountain: Mount Everest
- First Accent: 1955
- Country: NepalChina
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- Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 meters.
- It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.
- Makalu has two notable subsidiary peaks.
- Kangchungtse or Makalu II (7,678 m) lies about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) north-northwest of the main summit.
- Rising about 5 km (3.1 mi) north-northeast of the main summit across a broad plateau, and connected to Kangchungtse by a narrow, 7,200 m saddle, is Chomo Lonzo (7,804 m).
6.Cho Oyu
- Height: 8,188
- Prominence: 2,340
- Range: Mahalangur Himalaya
- Coordinates: 28°05′39″N 86°39′39″E
- Parent Mountain: Mount Everest
- First Accent: 1954
- Country: NepalChina
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- Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 meters above sea level.
- Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan.
- The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest.
- The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border.
- Cho Oyu is considered the easiest 8,000-metre peak to climb.
- It is a popular objective for professionally guided parties.
7.Dhaulagiri I
- Height: 8,167
- Prominence: 3,357
- Range: Dhaulagiri Himalaya
- Coordinates: 28°41′48″N 83°29′35″E
- Parent Mountain: K2
- First Accent: 1960
- Country: Nepal
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- The Dhaulagiri massif in Nepal extends 120 km (70 mi) from the Kaligandaki River west to the Bheri.
- This massif is bounded on the north and southwest by tributaries of the Bheri River and on the southeast by the Myagdi Khola.
- Dhaulagiri I is the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8,167 meters (26,795 ft) above sea level and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country (Nepal).
- It was first climbed on 13 May 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian/Nepali expedition.
- The Kali Gandaki River flows between the two in the Kaligandaki Gorge, said to be the world's deepest.
- The town of Pokhara is south of the Annapurnas, an important regional center and the gateway for climbers and trekkers visiting both ranges as well as a tourist destination in its own right.
8.Manaslu
- Height: 8,163
- Prominence: 3,092
- Range: Manaslu Himalaya
- Coordinates: 28°33′00″N 84°33′35″E
- Parent Mountain: Cho Oyu
- First Accent: 1956
- Country: Nepal
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- Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,163 meters (26,781 ft) above sea level.
- It is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal.
- Its name, which means "mountain of the spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul".
- Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956, by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition.
- Manaslu has always been a Japanese mountain"
- Manaslu is the highest peak in the Gorkha District and is located about 64 km (40 mi) east of Annapurna.
- The Manaslu region offers a variety of trekking options.
- The popular Manaslu trekking route of 177 kilometers (110 mi) skirts the Manaslu massif over the pass down to Annapurna.
- The Nepalese Government only permitted trekking of this circuit in 1991.
- The trekking trail follows an ancient salt-trading route along the Burhi Gandak River.
- The highest point reached along the trek route is the Larkya La at an elevation of 5,106 meters.
- The Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP) was established in 1997 with the primary objective of achieving conservation and sustainable management of the delimited area, which includes Manaslu.
9. Nanga Parbat
- Height: 8,126
- Prominence: 4,608
- Range: Nanga Parbat Himalaya
- Coordinates: 35°14′14″N 74°35′21″E
- Parent Mountain: Dhaulagiri
- First Accent: 1953
- Country: Pakistan
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- Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 meters (26,660 ft) above sea level.
- Located in the Diamer District of Pakistan's Gilgit Baltistan region, Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas.
- The name Nanga Parbat is derived from the Sanskrit words nanga and parvata which together mean "Naked Mountain".
- The mountain is locally known by its Punjabi name Diamer or Deo Mir, meaning "huge mountain".
- Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders.
- Nanga Parbat is also a notoriously difficult climb.
10. Annapurna I
- Height: 8,091
- Prominence: 2,984
- Range: Annapurna Himalaya
- Coordinates: 28°35′44″N 83°49′13″E
- Parent Mountain: Cho Oyu
- First Accent: 1950
- Country: Nepal
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- Annapurna is a massif in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes one peak over 8,000 meters, thirteen peaks over 7,000 meters, and sixteen more over 6,000 meters.
- The massif is 55 kilometers (34 mi) long and is bounded by the Kali Gandaki Gorge on the west, the Marshyangdi River on the north and east, and by Pokhara Valley on the south.
- At the western end, the massif encloses a high basin called the Annapurna Sanctuary.
- Annapurna I Main, is the tenth highest mountain in the world at 8,091 meters above sea level.
- Maurice Herzog led a French expedition to its summit through the north face in 1950, making it the first of the eight-thousanders to be climbed and the only 8,000 meter-peak to be conquered on the first try.
- The entire massif and surrounding area are protected within the 7,629-square-kilometre (2,946 sq mi) Annapurna Conservation Area, the first and largest conservation area in Nepal.
- The Annapurna Conservation Area is home to several world-class treks, including Annapurna Sanctuary and Annapurna Circuit.
- This fatality-to-summit ratio (1:3.1, or 32%) is the highest of any of the eight-thousanders.
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