Here is a list of the 10 highest mountains in the world, all of which are located in the Himalayas and Karakoram ranges. These peaks are measured by their elevation above sea level:
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1. Mount Everest
– Height: 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet)
– Location: Nepal/China (Tibet)
– Range: Mahalangur Himal (Himalayas)
– First Ascent: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa (1953)
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2. K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen)
– Height: 8,611 meters (28,251 feet)
– Location: Pakistan/China (Gilgit-Baltistan)
– Range: Karakoram
– First Ascent: Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni (1954)
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3. Kangchenjunga
– Height: 8,586 meters (28,169 feet)
– Location: Nepal/India (Sikkim)
– Range: Himalayas
– First Ascent: Joe Brown and George Band (1955)
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4. Lhotse
– Height: 8,516 meters (27,940 feet)
– Location: Nepal/China (Tibet)
– Range: Mahalangur Himal (Himalayas)
– First Ascent: Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss (1956)
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5. Makalu
– Height: 8,485 meters (27,838 feet)
– Location: Nepal/China (Tibet)
– Range: Mahalangur Himal (Himalayas)
– First Ascent: Jean Couzy and Lionel Terray (1955)
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6. Cho Oyu
– Height: 8,188 meters (26,864 feet)
– Location: Nepal/China (Tibet)
– Range: Mahalangur Himal (Himalayas)
– First Ascent: Herbert Tichy, Joseph Jöchler, and Pasang Dawa Lama (1954)
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7. Dhaulagiri I
– Height: 8,167 meters (26,795 feet)
– Location: Nepal
– Range: Dhaulagiri Himal (Himalayas)
– First Ascent: Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, and others (1960)
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8. Manaslu
– Height: 8,163 meters (26,781 feet)
– Location: Nepal
– Range: Mansiri Himal (Himalayas)
– First Ascent: Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu (1956)
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9. Nanga Parbat
– Height: 8,126 meters (26,660 feet)
– Location: Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan)
– Range: Himalayas
– First Ascent: Hermann Buhl (1953)
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10. Annapurna I
– Height: 8,091 meters (26,545 feet)
– Location: Nepal
– Range: Annapurna Himal (Himalayas)
– First Ascent: Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal (1950)
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Key Facts:
– All the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000 meters (known as the Eight-Thousanders) are located in the Himalayas and Karakoram ranges.
– Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world and is considered the ultimate challenge for mountaineers.
– K2 is often considered the most difficult and dangerous mountain to climb, with a high fatality rate.
– Annapurna I was the first 8,000-meter peak to be summited (1950) but has one of the highest fatality rates among the Eight-Thousanders
