Highest Mountain Peaks of the World
Updated February 21, 2017 |Factmonster Staff
The following table lists the highest mountain peaks of the world including mountain name, mountain range, vertical height, and location, according to the National Geographic Society.
SeeNamed Summits in the U.S. Over 14,000 Feet Above Sea Levelfor U.S. Peaks.
See alsoClimbing the World's 14 8,000-meter Peaks,The Seven Summits,Mortals on Mount Olympus: A History of Climbing Everest, and theEverest Almanac.
| Mountain peak | Range | Location | Height | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ft. | m | |||
| Everest1 | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet | 29,035 | 8,850 |
| K2 (Godwin Austen) | Karakoram | Pakistan/China | 28,250 | 8,611 |
| Kanchenjunga | Himalayas | India/Nepal | 28,169 | 8,586 |
| Lhotse I | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet | 27,940 | 8,516 |
| Makalu I | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet | 27,766 | 8,463 |
| Cho Oyu | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet | 26,906 | 8,201 |
| Dhaulagiri | Himalayas | Nepal | 26,795 | 8,167 |
| Manaslu I | Himalayas | Nepal | 26,781 | 8,163 |
| Nanga Parbat | Himalayas | Pakistan | 26,660 | 8,125 |
| Annapurna | Himalayas | Nepal | 26,545 | 8,091 |
| Gasherbrum我 | Karakoram | Pakistan/China | 26,470 | 8,068 |
| Broad Peak | Karakoram | Pakistan/China | 26,400 | 8,047 |
| Gasherbrum我I | Karakoram | Pakistan/China | 26,360 | 8,035 |
| Shishma Pangma (Gosainthan) | Himalayas | Tibet | 26,289 | 8,013 |
| Annapurna II | Himalayas | Nepal | 26,041 | 7,937 |
| Gyachung Kang | Himalayas | Nepal | 25,910 | 7,897 |
| Disteghil Sar | Karakoram | Pakistan | 25,858 | 7,882 |
| Himalchuli | Himalayas | Nepal | 25,801 | 7,864 |
| Nuptse | Himalayas | Nepal | 25,726 | 7,841 |
| Nanda Devi | Himalayas | India | 25,663 | 7,824 |
| Masherbrum | Karakoram | Kashmir2 | 25,660 | 7,821 |
| Rakaposhi | Karakoram | Pakistan | 25,551 | 7,788 |
| Kanjut Sar | Karakoram | Pakistan | 25,461 | 7,761 |
| Kamet | Himalayas | India/Tibet | 25,446 | 7,756 |
| Namcha Barwa | Himalayas | Tibet | 25,445 | 7,756 |
| Gurla Mandhata | Himalayas | Tibet | 25,355 | 7,728 |
| Ulugh Muztagh | Kunlun | Tibet | 25,340 | 7,723 |
| Kungur | Muztagh Ata | China | 25,325 | 7,719 |
| Tirich Mir | Hindu Kush | Pakistan | 25,230 | 7,690 |
| Saser Kangri | Karakoram | India | 25,172 | 7,672 |
| Makalu II | Himalayas | Nepal | 25,120 | 7,657 |
| Minya Konka (Gongga Shan) | Daxue Shan | China | 24,900 | 7,590 |
| Kula Kangri | Himalayas | Bhutan | 24日,78年3 | 7,554 |
| Chang-tzu | Himalayas | Tibet | 24780年 | 7,553 |
| Muztagh Ata | Muztagh Ata | China | 24,757 | 7,546 |
| Skyang Kangri |
Himalayas | Kashmir | 24,750 | 7,544 |
| Ismail Samani Peak(formerly Communism Peak) | Pamirs | Tajikistan | 24,590 | 7,495 |
| Jongsong Peak | Himalayas | Nepal | 24,472 | 7,459 |
| Pobeda Peak | 天山山脉 | Kyrgyzstan | 24,406 | 7,439 |
| Sia Kangri | Himalayas | Kashmir | 24,350 | 7,422 |
| Haramosh Peak | Karakoram | Pakistan | 24,270 | 7,397 |
| Istoro Nal | Hindu Kush | Pakistan | 24,240 | 7,388 |
| Tent Peak | Himalayas | Nepal | 24,165 | 7,365 |
| Chomo Lhari | Himalayas | Tibet/Bhutan | 24040年 | 7,327 |
| Chamlang | Himalayas | Nepal | 24,012 | 7,319 |
| Kabru | Himalayas | Nepal | 24,002 | 7,316 |
| Alung Gangri | Himalayas | Tibet | 24,000 | 7,315 |
| Baltoro Kangri | Himalayas | Kashmir | 23,990 | 7,312 |
| Muztagh Ata (K-5) | Kunlun | China | 23,890 | 7,282 |
| Mana | Himalayas | India | 23,860 | 7,273 |
| Baruntse | Himalayas | Nepal | 23,688 | 7,220 |
| Nepal Peak | Himalayas | Nepal | 23500年 | 7,163 |
| Amne Machin | Kunlun | China | 23,490 | 7,160 |
| Gauri Sankar | Himalayas | Nepal/Tibet | 23,440 | 7,145 |
| Badrinath | Himalayas | India | 23,420 | 7,138 |
| Nunkun | Himalayas | Kashmir | 23,410 | 7,135 |
| Lenin Peak | Pamirs | Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan | 23,405 | 7,134 |
| Pyramid | Himalayas | Nepal | 23,400 | 7,132 |
| Api | Himalayas | Nepal | 23,399 | 7,132 |
| Pauhunri | Himalayas | India/China | 23,385 | 7,128 |
| Trisul | Himalayas | India | 23,360 | 7,120 |
| Korzhenevski Peak | Pamirs | Tajikistan | 23,310 | 7,105 |
| Kangto | Himalayas | Tibet | 23,260 | 7090年 |
| Nyainqentanglha | Nyainqentanglha Shan | China | 23,255 | 7,088 |
| Trisuli | Himalayas | India | 23,210 | 7,074 |
| Dunagiri | Himalayas | India | 23,184 | 7,066 |
| Revolution Peak | Pamirs | Tajikistan | 22,880 | 6,974 |
| Aconcagua | Andes | Argentina | 22,834 | 6,960 |
| Ojos del Salado | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 22,664 | 6,908 |
| Bonete | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 22,546 | 6,872 |
| Ama Dablam | Himalayas | Nepal | 22,494 | 6,856 |
| Tupungato | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 22310年 | 6,800 |
| Moscow Peak | Pamirs | Tajikistan | 22,260 | 6,785 |
| Pissis | Andes | Argentina | 22,241 | 6,779 |
| Mercedario | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 22,211 | 6,770 |
| Huascarán | Andes | Peru | 22,205 | 6,768 |
| Llullaillaco | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 22,057 | 6,723 |
| El Libertador | Andes | Argentina | 22,047 | 6,720 |
| Cachi | Andes | Argentina | 22,047 | 6,720 |
| Kailas | Himalayas | Tibet | 22,027 | 6,714 |
| Incahuasi | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 21,720 | 6,620 |
| Yerupaja | Andes | Peru | 21,709 | 6,617 |
| Kurumda | Pamirs | Tajikistan | 21,686 | 6,610 |
| Galan | Andes | Argentina | 21,654 | 6,600 |
| El Muerto | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 21,463 | 6,542 |
| Sajama | Andes | Bolivia | 21,391 | 6,520 |
| Nacimiento | Andes | Argentina | 21,302 | 6,493 |
| Illampu | Andes | Bolivia | 21,276 | 6,485 |
| Illimani | Andes | Bolivia | 21,201 | 6,462 |
| Coropuna | Andes | Peru | 21,083 | 6,426 |
| Laudo | Andes | Argentina | 20,997 | 6,400 |
| Ancohuma | Andes | Bolivia | 20,958 | 6,388 |
| Cuzco | Andes | Peru | 20,945 | 6,384 |
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| Toro | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 20,932 | 6,380 |
| Tres Cruces | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 20,853 | 6,356 |
| Huandoy | Andes | Peru | 20,852 | 6,356 |
| Parinacota | Andes | Bolivia/Chile | 20,768 | 6,330 |
| Tortolas | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 20,745 | 6,323 |
| Chimborazo | Andes | Ecuador | 20702年 | 6,310 |
| Ampato | Andes | Peru | 20702年 | 6,310 |
| El Condor | Andes | Argentina | 20,669 | 6,300 |
| Salcantay | Andes | Peru | 20,574 | 6,271 |
| Huancarhuas | Andes | Peru | 20,531 | 6,258 |
| Famatina | Andes | Argentina | 20,505 | 6,250 |
| Pumasillo | Andes | Peru | 20,492 | 6,246 |
| Solo | Andes | Argentina | 20,492 | 6,246 |
| Polleras | Andes | Argentina | 20,456 | 6,235 |
| Pular | Andes | Chile | 20,423 | 6,225 |
| Chañi | Andes | Argentina | 20,341 | 6,200 |
| McKinley (Denali) | Alaska | Alaska | 20,320 | 6,194 |
| Aucanquilcha | Andes | Chile | 20,295 | 6,186 |
| Juncal | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 20,276 | 6,180 |
| Negro | Andes | Argentina | 20,184 | 6,152 |
| Quela | Andes | Argentina | 20,128 | 6,135 |
| Condoriri | Andes | Bolivia | 20,095 | 6,125 |
| Palermo | Andes | Argentina | 20,079 | 6,120 |
| Solimana | Andes | Peru | 20,068 | 6,117 |
| San Juan | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 20,049 | 6,111 |
| Sierra Nevada | Andes | Argentina | 20,023 | 6,103 |
| Antofalla | Andes | Argentina | 20,013 | 6,100 |
| Marmolejo | Andes | 阿根廷和智利 | 20,013 | 6,100 |
1. The 1954 elevation of Everest, 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) was revised on Nov. 11, 1999, and now stands at 29,035 ft. (8,850 m).
2. Kashmir is divided between India, Pakistan, and China, and the three countries dispute the boundaries.
Source:National Geographic Society.
