TOP RATINGS : TOP 100 Highest Mountain Peaks In The World
September 11, 2007
See Named Summits in the U.S. Over 14,000 Feet Above Sea Level for U.S. Peaks.
See also Climbing the World’s 14 8,000-meter Peaks, The Seven Summits, Mortals on Mount Olympus: A History of Climbing Everest, and the Everest 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 I | Karakoram | Pakistan/China | 26,470 | 8,068 |
| Broad Peak | Karakoram | Pakistan/China | 26,400 | 8,047 |
| Gasherbrum II | 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 | 24,783 | 7,554 |
| Chang-tzu | Himalayas | Tibet | 24,780 | 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 | Tien Shan | 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 | 24,040 | 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 | 23,500 | 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 | 7,090 |
| 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 | Argentina/Chile | 22,664 | 6,908 |
| Bonete | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 22,546 | 6,872 |
| Ama Dablam | Himalayas | Nepal | 22,494 | 6,856 |
| Tupungato | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 22,310 | 6,800 |
| Moscow Peak | Pamirs | Tajikistan | 22,260 | 6,785 |
| Pissis | Andes | Argentina | 22,241 | 6,779 |
| Mercedario | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 22,211 | 6,770 |
| Huascarán | Andes | Peru | 22,205 | 6,768 |
| Llullaillaco | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 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 | Argentina/Chile | 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 | Argentina/Chile | 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 |
| (Ausangate) | ||||
| Toro | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 20,932 | 6,380 |
| Tres Cruces | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 20,853 | 6,356 |
| Huandoy | Andes | Peru | 20,852 | 6,356 |
| Parinacota | Andes | Bolivia/Chile | 20,768 | 6,330 |
| Tortolas | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 20,745 | 6,323 |
| Chimborazo | Andes | Ecuador | 20,702 | 6,310 |
| Ampato | Andes | Peru | 20,702 | 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 | Argentina/Chile | 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 | Argentina/Chile | 20,049 | 6,111 |
| Sierra Nevada | Andes | Argentina | 20,023 | 6,103 |
| Antofalla | Andes | Argentina | 20,013 | 6,100 |
| Marmolejo | Andes | Argentina/Chile | 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.
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TOP RATINGS : TOP 10 Mountain Ranges In The World
September 11, 2007
|
World Top 10 – Largest Mountain Ranges |
|
Sr. NO. |
Country |
| 1 | Andes ( 7242 KM ) |
| 2 | Rocky Mountains ( 6035 KM ) |
| 3 | Himalayas / Karakoram / Hindu Kush ( 3862 KM ) |
| 4 | Great Dividing Range ( 3621 KM ) |
| 5 | Trans Antarctic ( 3541 KM ) |
| 6 | Brazilian East Coast Range ( 3058 KM ) |
| 7 | Sumatran / Javan Range ( 2897 Km ) |
| 8 | Tien Shan ( 2253 KM ) |
| 9 | Estern Ghats ( 2092 KM ) |
| 10 | Altai ( 2012 Km ), Central New Guinean Range ( 2012 KM ), Urals ( 2012 KM ) |
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