The World's Tallest Mountains

The Seven Summits (the highest mountains on the seven continents):
Asia: Mount Everest (Nepal) - 8,850 m
South America: Aconcagua (Argentina) - 6,962 m
North America: Mt. McKinley, a.k.a. Denali (United States of America) - 6,195 m
Africa: Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) - 5,963 m
Europe: Mount Elbrus (Russia) - 5,633 m
Antarctica: Vinson Massif (Ellsworth Range) - 4,897 m

The seventh summit is in dispute, depending on whether Australia is in itself a continent:

Australasia: Carstensz Pyramid (Indonesia) - 4,884 m
Australia: Mount Kosuizko (Australia) - 2,134 m



The 14 8,000ers all are located either in the Karakoram or Himilaya mountain ranges in Asia.

Karakoram* means "black gravel" in Turkic, as many of its glaciers are covered in rubble. The Karakoram range spans the borders between Pakistan, China, and India.

Himalaya means "the abode of snow" in Sanskrit. It contains over 100 separate mountains over 7,200 m. The Himalaya range stretches across six nations: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

1. Everest - 8,848 m
2. K2* a.k.a. Godwin Austen - 8,611 m (for every 3 climbers who summit, 1 dies trying)
3. Kangchenjunga - 8,586 m
4. Lhotse - 8,516 m
5. Makalu - 8,485 m
6. Cho Oyu - 8,188 m
7. Dhaulagiri - 8,167 m
8. Manaslu - 8,163 m
9. Nanga Parbat* - 8,125 m
10. Annapurna I - 8,091 m (mountaineer Ed Viesturs regards it as being seriously underrated, and the most deadly 8000er. For every 2 climbers who summit, 1 dies trying)
11. Gasherbrum I* - 8,080 m
12. Broad Peak* - 8,051 m
13. Gasherbrum II* - 8,034 m
14. Shishapangma - 8,027 m