Top 20 Highest Mountains in the World
List of top 20 highest mountains in the world:
Mount Everest
Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha or Qomolangma, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow height) of 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 81⁄2 in) was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities.
K2 Mountain
K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level,
is the second-highest mountain on Earth,
after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres
(29,032 ft). It lies in the Karakoram
range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region
of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and
partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.
Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga, also spelled Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanghā and
Khangchendzonga, is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at
8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas, the Kangchenjunga Himal,
which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak
River and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the
border region between Koshi Province of Nepal and Sikkim state of India, with
the two peaks West and Kangbachen in Nepal's Taplejung District and the other
three peaks Main, Central and South directly on the border.
Lhotse
Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount
Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. At an elevation of 8,516 metres (27,940 ft)
above sea level, the main summit is on the border between Tibet Autonomous
Region of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal.
Makalu
Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit
at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) AMSL. It is located in the
Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the
China–Nepal border. One of the eight-thousanders, Makalu is an isolated peak
shaped as a four-sided pyramid.
Cho Oyu
Cho You is the sixth-highest mountain in the world
at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) 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, between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Koshi
Province.
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri, located in Nepal, is the seventh highest
mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) above sea level, and the
highest mountain within the borders of a single country. It was first climbed
on 13 May 1960 by a Swiss-Austrian-Nepali expedition. Annapurna I (8,091 m
(26,545 ft)) is 34 km (21 mi) east of Dhaulagiri. 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.
Manaslu
Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163
metres (26,781 ft) above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the
Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal. Manaslu means "mountain of the
spirit" and the word is derived 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.
It is said that, given the many unsuccessful attempts by the British to climb
Everest before Nepali Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary,
"just as the British consider Everest their mountain, Manaslu has always
been a Japanese mountain".
Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat known locally as Diamer, is the ninth-highest
mountain on Earth and its summit is at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level. Lying
immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the
Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Nanga Parbat is the
westernmost major peak of the Himalayas, and thus in the traditional view of
the Himalayas as bounded by the Indus and Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra rivers,
it is the western anchor of the entire mountain range.
Annapurna
Annapurna is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain
range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the 10th highest mountain
in the world at 8,091 metres (26,545 ft) above sea level and is well known for
the difficulty and danger involved in its ascent.
Gasherbrum I
Gasherbrum I, surveyed as K5 and also known as Hidden Peak,
is the 11th highest mountain in the world at 8,080 metres (26,510 ft) above sea
level. It is located between Shigar District in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan and Tashkurgan in the Xinjiang of
China. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum Massif, located in the Karakoram
region of the Himalaya. Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining
Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible face of the
neighboring peak Gasherbrum IV; but in fact, it comes from "rgasha"
(beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means
"beautiful mountain."
Broad Peak
Broad Peak is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located
in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China.
It is the 12th highest mountain in the world with 8,051 metres (26,414 ft)
elevation above sea level. The first ascent of this mountain was in June 1957,
accomplished by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and
Hermann Buhl as part of an Austrian expedition.
Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum II, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at
8,035 metres (26,362 ft) above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the
Gasherbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between
Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. The mountain was first climbed
on July 7, 1956, by an Austrian expedition which included Fritz Moravec, Josef
Larch, and Hans Willenpart.
Shishapangma
Shishapangma,or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma, is the
14th-highest mountain in the world, at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea
level. It is located entirely within Tibet. In 1964, it became the final
eight-thousander to be climbed.
Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section
of the Himalayas and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mount
Everest (8,848 m). It lies on the border between Nepal and China. As the 15th
highest peak in the world, it is also the co highest peak (with Gasherbrum III)
that is not an eight-thousander; hence, it is far less well-known than the
lowest of the eight-thousanders, which are only about 100 m (328 ft) higher.
The peak's lack of significant prominence (700 m) also contributes to its
relative obscurity.
Annapurna II
Annapurna II is the second-highest mountain of the Annapurna
range located in Nepal, and the eastern anchor of the range.
In terms of elevation, isolation (distance to a higher
summit, namely Annapurna I East Peak, 29.02 km or 18.03 mi) and prominence
(2,437 m or 7,995 ft), Annapurna II does not rank far behind Annapurna I Main,
which serves as the western anchor. It is a fully independent peak, despite the
close association with Annapurna I Main which its name implies; it is, however,
closely connected to the shorter Annapurna IV. Annapurna II is the 16th highest
mountain in the world, and the highest ultra-prominent peak on Earth under
eight-thousand meters.
Gasherbrum IV
Gasherbrum IV, surveyed as K3, is the 17th highest mountain
on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan, as well as the highest independent
mountain under eight thousand meters in Pakistan.
One of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif, its immense West
Face looms over the glacial junction of Concordia. The Name
"Gasherbrum" is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall",
presumably a reference to this face's tendency to reflect the rays of the
setting sun, but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) and
"brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful
mountain." Despite its lower height relative to the surrounding
eight-thousanders, Gasherbrum IV is a venerated challenge among mountaineers.
Himalchuli
Himalchuli (also sometimes written as two words, Himal
Chuli) is the second-highest mountain in the Mansiri Himal, part of the
Nepalese Himalayas, and the 18th-highest mountain in the world (using a cutoff
of 500 meters prominence, or re-ascent). It lies south of Manaslu, one of the
eight-thousanders. Himalchuli has three main peaks: East (7893 m), West (7540
m) and North (7371 m).
Himalchuli is also notable for its large vertical relief
over local terrain. For example, it rises 7,000 meters over the Marsyangdi
River to the southwest in about 27 km (17 mi) horizontal distance.
Distaghil Sar
Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in
the [Baltin Bar Nallah|Baltin Bar Nallah Shishkat Hunza]], part of the
Karakoram mountain range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the 19th-highest
mountain on Earth, the 7th-highest in Pakistan, and the first of the high peaks
after Shishapangma to be the tallest independent summit of its own subrange.
Disteghil sar is a Wakhi language word suggested by the Wakhi people of meaning
"above the inner ranch." The mountain has a 3-kilometre-long (1.9 mi)
top ridge above 7,400 meters elevation, with three distinct summits: Northwest,
7885 m; Central, 7760 m; and Southeast, 7696m or 7535m.
Nuptse
Nuptse or Nubtse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the
Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies 2 km (1.2 mi) WSW of Mount
Everest. The main peak, Nuptse I at an elevation of 7,861 m (25,791 ft), was
first climbed on May 16, 1961, by Dennis Davis and Sherpa Tashi. After a hiatus
of almost 20 years, Nuptse again became the objective of mountaineers, with
important routes being put up on its west, south, and north faces.