Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World
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Measuring each mountain’s summit, or tallest point, by their height above sea level, the highest ten mountains on earth, including famous mountains such as Mount Everest and K2, are all located in Asia.
Researchers discover other hidden peaks other than the highest peaks in the world. Years of mountain research bring astounding facts about mountains around the world. The large landforms rise apart from their surroundings to form beautiful crevices, deadly steeps, and an overall mesmerizing snowy ambiance. Critically falling onto the South Asian belt, eight out of the ten highest peaks lie between Nepal's borders. Other peaks scatter over Pakistan, China, and India. Pakistan consists of even the second-highest mountain range in the world, Karakoram Range.
The List of 10 Highest Mountains in the World
1. Mount Everest (8848m), Nepal
2. Mount K2 (8611m), Pakistan
3. Mount Kanchenjunga (8586m), Nepal/India
4. Mount Lhotse (8511m), Nepal
5. Mount Makalu (8462m), Nepal
6. Mount Cho Oyu (8201m), Nepal
7. Mount Dhaulagiri (8167m), Nepal
8. Mount Manaslu (8163m), Nepal
9. Nanga Parbat (8125m), Pakistan
10. Mount Annapurna (8091m), Nepal
Which are the Highest Mountains in the World?
1. Mount Everest (8848m), Nepal
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First climbed by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953, Mount Everest is, of course, the highest mountain in the world. Everest has come under a lot of scrutiny recently. Photographs showing enormous queues near the summit have opened a huge debate about overcrowding on Everest.
One thing’s for sure though, the inherent draw of Mount Everest is not going to go away any time soon. Mankind is drawn to the mountain like moths to a flame. As well as those looking to take the route from Everest Base Camp to the summit, trekking to Everest Base Camp itself is also hugely popular. In fact, it’s become one of the world’s most famous multi-day treks.
| Elevation: 8,848 m (29,029 ft) Mountain range: Himalayas, Mahalangur Himal First ascent: 1953 First ascenders: Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary |
2. Mount K2 (8611m), Pakistan
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The second highest mountain in the world is K2. The mountain took its name from the notation used by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India. At the time, there wasn’t an apparent local name for the mountain, and so it stuck. K2 is also nicknamed the ‘Savage Mountain’, which is cool in a slightly Point Break, over-the-top extreme kind of way. It is fitting, though, too.
The mountain is typically considered one of the toughest mountains in the world to climb, notoriously harder than Mount Everest, despite being the second tallest mountain in the world. K2 actually has the second-highest fatality rate per summit attempt of all mountains over 8000m, with around 300 successful summits and 77 deaths. The highest fatality rate is that of the tenth highest mountain in the world (spoiler alert), Annapurna I in Nepal. Unlike Annapurna though, K2 had never been summited in winter - until it happened this winter.
3. Mount Kanchenjunga (8586m), Nepal/India
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So you knew Mount Everest was the highest mountain in the world. You even knew K2 was the second highest. But we’re betting if you asked most people what Kangchenjunga was, they’d guess it was some kind of street food. It is not. Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It can be found between Nepal and Sikkim in India, with three of the peaks on the border and the other two in the Taplejung District of Nepal.
This makes Kangchenjunga the highest peak in India. The mountain was actually thought to be the highest mountain in the world until 1852. This wasn’t because people didn’t know about Mount Everest, but because they had done their calculations wrong. After further homework by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, it was discovered that actually Kangchenjunga was the third highest mountain in the world, and children around the world breathed a sigh of relief that they would be primarily learning about Mount Everest instead, a mountain which is significantly easier to both say and spell.
4. Mount Lhotse (8511m), Nepal
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Lhotse, elevation – 8,511 meters, is the fourth highest mountain in the world. It neighbors Mount Everest and forms part of the Everest massif. The summit of Lhotse is on the border between the Khumbu region of Nepal and Tibet. It was first climbed to in 1956 when a Swiss team made up of Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger did the business.
Interestingly, Lhotse Middle (a subsidiary peak of Lhotse with an elevation of 8,410 meters) wasn’t summited until 2001. The Middle was the final 8000-meter peak to be summited and, despite being lower than the main Lhotse summit, is widely considered to be the most difficult climb over eight thousand meters in the world. This is, in large part, because of the intimidating tower-like shape on its upper reaches.
5. Mount Makalu (8462m), Nepal
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With an elevation of 8,462m, Makalu is officially the fifth highest mountain in the world. Situated 19km southeast of Everest, on the border between Nepal and China, Makalu is notable for its summit’s iconic pyramid shape. Makalu was first summited in 1955 by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy, who made up part of a French expedition.
Because of the mountain’s isolated position, which leaves it exposed to the elements, and numerous knife-edge ridges and pant-filling steep sections, Makalu is viewed by many in the mountaineering community as one of the world’s most difficult climbs. The latter stages of the ascent, in particular, involve some extremely technical rock and ice climbing.
| Elevation: 8,481 m (27,825 ft) Mountain range: Himalayas, Mahalangur Himal First ascent: 1955 First ascenders: Lionel Terray, Jean Couzy |
6. Mount Cho Oyu (8201m), Nepal
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Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world, located on the border of Tibet (China) and Nepal about 20 km (12.4 miles) to the west of Mount Everest. Just west of Cho Oyo, at about the location of Advanced Base Camp, is the Nangpa La, a 5500-meter glacier pass which is a major trade route between the Khumbu Sherpas and Tibet.
Cho Oyo, which means “Turquoise Goddess”, stands on the Chinese-Nepalese border. The first ascent was accomplished by Austrians Joseph Jöchler and Herbert Tichy, as well as Pasang Dawa Lama from Nepal, in 1954.
7. Mount Dhaulagiri (8167m), Nepal
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Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world. With an elevation of 8,167 meters, Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world. It’s located in Nepal and was first summited in 1960 by a combined Swiss/Austrian/Nepalese effort.
Dhaulagiri was /the World’s highest mountain in the record books in 1808 amongst the surveyed./Later in 1838, / It was registered as the world’s highest mountain until Kangchenjunga took the top spot in 1838, after which Everest went officially to number one in 1858.
8. Mount Manaslu (8163m), Nepal
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Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world, the name actually comes from the Sanskrit word ‘manasa’, which means “intellect” or “soul”.
Manaslu was first scaled by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, who were part of a Japanese expedition which reached the top of the mountain on 9 May 1956. Their ascent was controversial. Locals of the area had prevented a Japanese team from reaching the top in 1954, believing that previous attempts had displeased the Gods and caused avalanches that destroyed a monastery in the area, killing 18 people. The Japanese made a substantial donation to rebuild the monastery, but this didn’t restore goodwill towards the expeditions and as a result, the second ascent of Manaslu didn’t take place until 1971, when another Japanese team completed the ascent.
9. Nanga Parbat (8125m), Pakistan
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Nanga Parbat is the ninth-highest mountain of the world. It is in Gilgit Baltistan, between Chilas and Astore. Nanga Parbat means “Naked Mountain”. It is the ninth highest peak in the world, at 26,660 feet (8,130 m) high. In 1953, an Austrian German named Hermann Buhl was the first to climb it.
The mountain is situated in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It resides at the westernmost point of the Himalayas and is also the furthest west of all the world’s eight thousand meter peaks. In 1953, Hermann Buhl, who was part of a German/Austrian expedition team, became the first man to ascend Nanga Parbat.
Nanga Parbat is a notoriously dangerous hill to climb and has been labeled the “Killer Mountain” by those who deal in nicknames and the like. Locally speaking, the mountain is known as Deo Mir. Translated literally, this means “Huge Mountain.”
One of the standout features of Nanga Parbat is the Rupal Face, which rises 4,600 meters from bottom to top. The Rupal Face, located on the mountain’s south side, is often referred to as the highest mountain face in the world.
10. Mount Annapurna (8091m), Nepal
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It is the tenth highest mountain in the world. The Annapurna Region in northwestern Nepal has been touted as having the world’s best trekking routes. Annapurna Mountain is one of the most dangerous in the world. Only 191 people had successfully ascended Annapurna as of 2012, fewer than any other eight-thousands. With a fatality rate of 32 percent, no other eight-thousander is deadlier.
For the purposes of this article though, rest assured that whenever we say “Annapurna” we’re in fact referring to the only mountain in the massif with an elevation above 8,000 meters (Annapurna I – 8,091m). Historically speaking Annapurna, and the supporting peaks in the massif, are some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous mountains to climb.
The fatality-to-summit ratio on Annapurna, for example, is a truly terrifying 32%. The mountain is located in north-central Nepal and was first summited in 1950 by a French expedition led by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal.
| Elevation: 8,091 m (26,545 ft) Mountain range: Himalayas First ascent: 1950 First ascender: Maurice Herzog, Louis Lachenal. |
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