List of highest mountains

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Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain

The following is a list of the world's 100 highest mountains per height above sea level, all of which are located in Asia. Only those summits are included that, by an objective measure, may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks.

Contents

1 Considerations
2 Geographical distribution
3 The list
4 Notes
5 See also
6 External links
7 Sources

Considerations

The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see Highest unclimbed mountain). A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak"). A common definition of a mountain is a summit with 300 m prominence (1,000 ft; also 10 traditional rope lengths). Alternatively, a relative prominence (prominence/height) is used (usually 7-8%) to reflect that in higher mountain ranges everything is on a larger scale. The table below lists the highest 100 summits with at least 500 m prominence, approximating a 7% relative prominence. A drawback of a prominence-based list is that it may exclude well-known or spectacular mountains that happen to be connected via a high ridge to a taller summit, like the Eiger or Nuptse. A few such peaks and mountains with nearly sufficient prominence are included but not numbered in the list.

It is very unlikely that all the heights given are correct to the nearest metre; indeed, problems of definition of sea level can arise when a mountain is remote from the sea. Different sources often differ by many metres, and the heights given below may well differ from those elsewhere in Wikipedia. As an extreme example, Ulugh Muztagh on the north Tibetan Plateau is often listed as 7,723-7,754 m, but appears to be only 6,973-6,987 m. Many mountains in the Karakoram differ by >100 m on different maps, while even extremely thorough current measurements of Mount Everest range from 8,844 to 8,850 m. These discrepancies serve to emphasise the uncertainties in the listed heights.

Though some parts of the world, especially the most mountainous parts, have never been thoroughly mapped, it is unlikely that any mountains this high have been overlooked, also because satellites can be used to measure altitudes of otherwise inaccessible places. Still, heights and/or prominences may be revised, so that the order of the list may change and even "new" mountains could enter the list over time. To be safe, the list has been extended to include all 7,200 m+ peaks.

Geographical distribution

Most mountains in the list are located in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges, in the border regions of India, China, Pakistan and Nepal. In fact, all 7,000 m peaks in the world are located in Central Asia, in a rectangle edged by Noshaq (7,492 m) on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the West, Peak Pobeda (Jengish Chokusu, Tomur Feng) (7,439 m) on the Kyrgyzstan - Xinjiang border to the North, Gongga Shan (Minya Konka) (7,556 m) in Sichuan to the East, and Kabru (7,412 m) on the Sikkim - Nepal border to the South.

The locations of the highest mountains are shown on the composite satellite image of High Asia below. The numbers refer to the ranking in the list. For clarity, lower peaks with labels overlapping higher peaks are left out of the main image. The boxed regions are those with the highest density of summits and are enlarged in two separate images to show all peaks.

Location of peaks in the Hindu Kush and Karakoram

Location of peaks in the Nepal Himalaya

The list

Rank Mountain Height (ft) Range First ascent
1 Mount Everest /
Chomolungma 8,848^{[#endnote_everest]} 29,028 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet |- |50 |Ismail Samani Peak |align=right|7,495 |align=right|24,590 |Pamir (Akademiya Nauk Range) |Tajikistan |[38°56′32″N, 72°00′57″E] |align=right|3,402 |Muztagh Ata |align=center|1933 | |- |51 |Saser Kangri III |align=right|7,495 |align=right|24,590 |Saser Karakoram |Kashmir (India) |[34°50′44″N, 77°47′06″E] |align=right|850 |Saser Kangri I |align=center|1986 |align=center|1 (0) |- |52 |Noshaq |align=right|7,492 |align=right|24,580 |Hindu Kush |Afghanistan / Pakistan |[36°26′00″N, 71°49′40″E] |align=right|2,024 |Tirich Mir |align=center|1960 |align=center|33 (3) |- |53 |Pumari Chhish |align=right|7,492 |align=right|24,580 |Hispar Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°12′40″N, 75°15′10″E] |align=right|890 |Khunyang Chhish |align=center|1979 |align=center|1 (2) |- |54 |Pasu Sar |align=right|7,476 |align=right|24,528 |Batura Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°29′16″N, 74°35′16″E] |align=right|645 |Batura Sar |align=center|1994 |align=center|1 (0) |- |55 |Yukshin Gardan Sar |align=right|7,469 |align=right|24,505 |Hispar Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°15′00″N, 75°22′30″E] |align=right|1,313 |Pumari Chhish |align=center|1984 |align=center|4 (1) |- |56 |Teram Kangri I |align=right|7,462 |align=right|24,482 |Siachen Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°34′48″N, 77°04′42″E] |align=right|1,702 |Gasherbrum I |align=center|1975 |align=center|2 (0) |- |57 |Jongsong Peak |align=right|7,462 |align=right|24,482 |Kangchenjunga Himalaya |Nepal / Tibet / India |[27°52′52″N, 88°08′05″E] |align=right|1,298 |Kangchenjunga |align=center|1930 |align=center|2 (3) |- |58 |Malubiting |align=right|7,458 |align=right|24,469 |Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°00′12″N, 74°52′31″E] |align=right|2,193 |Rakaposhi |align=center|1971 |align=center|2 (6) |- |59 |Gangapurna |align=right|7,455 |align=right|24,459 |Annapurna Himalaya |Nepal |[28°36′17″N, 83°57′51″E] |align=right|563 |Annapurna III |align=center|1965 |align=center|8 (13) |- |60 |Peak Pobeda |align=right|7,439 |align=right|24,406 |Tien Shan |Kyrgyzstan / Sinkiang |[42°02′06″N, 80°07′32″E] |align=right|4,148 |Ismail Samani Peak |align=center|1938 | |- |61 |K12 |align=right|7,428 |align=right|24,370 |Saltoro Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°17′42″N, 77°01′18″E] |align=right|1,978 |Saltoro Kangri |align=center|1974 |align=center|4 (2) |- |62 |Yangra (Ganesh I) |align=right|7,422 |align=right|24,350 |Ganesh Himalaya |Nepal / Tibet |[28°23′28″N, 85°07′38″E] |align=right|2,352 |Manaslu |align=center|1955 |align=center|1 (6) |- |63 |Sia Kangri |align=right|7,422 |align=right|24,350 |Siachen Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°39′48″N, 76°45′45″E] |align=right|640 |Gasherbrum I |align=center|1934 |align=center|6 (0) |- |64 |Momhil Sar |align=right|7,414 |align=right|24,324 |Hispar Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°19′04″N, 75°02′11″E] |align=right|980 |Trivor |align=center|1964 |align=center|2 (6) |- |65 |Kabru N |align=right|7,412 |align=right|24,318 |Kangchenjunga Himalaya |Nepal / India |[27°38′02″N, 88°07′00″E] |align=right|780 |Kangchenjunga |unclimbed |align=center|0 (1)^{[#endnote_kabru]} |- |66 |Skil Brum |align=right|7,410 |align=right|24,311 |Baltoro Karakoram |Pakistan / Sinkiang |[35°51′03″N, 76°25′45″E] |align=right|1,152 |K2 |align=center|1957 |align=center|2 (1) |- |67 |Haramosh |align=right|7,409 |align=right|24,308 |Rakaposhi Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[35°50′24″N, 74°53′51″E] |align=right|2,277 |Malubiting |align=center|1958 |align=center|4 (3) |- |68 |Istor-o-Nal |align=right|7,403 |align=right|24,288 |Hindu Kush |Pakistan |[36°22′35″N, 71°53′55″E] |align=right|1,040 |Noshaq |align=center|1969 |align=center|4 (5) |- |69 |Ghent Kangri |align=right|7,401 |align=right|24,281 |Saltoro Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°31′03″N, 76°48′01″E] |align=right|1,493 |Saltoro Kangri |align=center|1961 |align=center|4 (0) |- |70 |Ultar Sar |align=right|7,388 |align=right|24,239 |Batura Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°23′54″N, 74°42′32″E] |align=right|700 |Shispare |align=center|1996 |align=center|2 (5) |- |71 |Rimo I |align=right|7,385 |align=right|24,229 |Rimo Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°21′21″N, 77°22′05″E] |align=right|1,438 |Teram Kangri I |align=center|1988 |align=center|1 (3) |- |72 |Churen Himal |align=right|7,385 |align=right|24,229 |Dhaulagiri Himalaya |Nepal |[28°44′06″N, 83°12′58″E] |align=right|600 |Dhaulagiri IV |align=center|1970 |align=center|3 (0) |- |73 |Teram Kangri III |align=right|7,382 |align=right|24,219 |Siachen Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°35′59″N, 77°02′53″E] |align=right|520 |Teram Kangri I |align=center|1979 |align=center|1 (0) |- |74 |Sherpi Kangri |align=right|7,380 |align=right|24,213 |Saltoro Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[35°27′58″N, 76°46′53″E] |align=right|1,000 |Ghent Kangri |align=center|1976 |align=center|1 (1) |- |75 |Labuche Kang |align=right|7,367 |align=right|24,170 |Labuche Himalaya |Tibet |[28°18′15″N, 86°21′03″E] |align=right|1,957 |Cho Oyu |align=center|1987 |align=center|1 (0) |- |76 |Kirat Chuli |align=right|7,362 |align=right|24,153 |Kangchenjunga Himalaya |Nepal / India |[27°47′13″N, 88°11′40″E] |align=right|1,168 |Kangchenjunga |align=center|1939 |align=center|1 (6) |- | |Abi Gamin |align=right|7,355 |align=right|24,131 |Garhwal Himalaya |India / Tibet |[30°55′57″N, 79°36′09″E] |align=right|217 |Kamet |align=center|1950 |align=center|17 (2) |- |77 |Nangpai Gosum |align=right|7,350 |align=right|24,114 |Khumbu Himalaya |Nepal / Tibet |[28°04′20″N, 86°36′52″E] |align=right|500 |Cho Oyu |align=center|1996 |align=center|3 (1) |- | |Gimmigela (The Twins) |align=right|7,350 |align=right|24,114 |Kangchenjunga Himalaya |Nepal / India |[27°44′24″N, 88°09′28″E] |align=right|432 |Kangchenjunga |align=center|1994 |align=center|3 (1) |- |78 |Saraghrar |align=right|7,349 |align=right|24,111 |Hindu Kush |Pakistan |[36°32′51″N, 72°06′54″E] |align=right|1,979 |Noshaq |align=center|1959 |align=center|2 (3) |- |79 |Chamlang |align=right|7,321 |align=right|24,019 |Khumbu Himalaya |Nepal |[27°46′30″N, 86°58′47″E] |align=right|1,240 |Lhotse |align=center|1961 |align=center|7 (1) |- |80 |Chomolhari^{[#endnote_chomolhari]} |align=right|7,315 |align=right|24,000 |Chomolhari Himalaya |Bhutan / Tibet |[27°49′37″N, 89°16′28″E] |align=right|2,065 |Gangkhar Puensum |align=center|1937 |align=center|4 (0) |- |81 |Chongtar |align=right|7,315 |align=right|23,999 |Baltoro Karakoram |Kashmir (Sinkiang) |[35°54′46″N, 76°25′47″E] |align=right|1,300 |Skil Brum |align=center|1994 |align=center|1 (1) |- |82 |Baltoro Kangri |align=right|7,312 |align=right|23,990 |Masherbrum Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[35°38′21″N, 76°40′24″E] |align=right|1,200 |Chogolisa |align=center|1976 |align=center|1 (0) |- |83 |Siguang Ri |align=right|7,309 |align=right|23,980 |Khumbu Himalaya |Tibet |[28°08′49″N, 86°41′06″E] |align=right|650 |Cho Oyu |align=center|1989 |align=center|2 (1) |- |84 |The Crown |align=right|7,295 |align=right|23,934 |Yengisogat Karakoram |Kashmir (Sinkiang) |[36°06′22″N, 76°12′26″E] |align=right|1,919 |Skil Brum (K2) |align=center|1993 |align=center|1 (3) |- |85 |Gyala Peri |align=right|7,294 |align=right|23,930 |Assam Himalaya |Tibet |[29°48′47″N, 94°58′03″E] |align=right|2,942 |Mount Everest |align=center|1986 |align=center|1 (0) |- |86 |Porong Ri |align=right|7,292 |align=right|23,924 |Langtang Himalaya |Tibet |[28°23′22″N, 85°43′17″E] |align=right|520 |Shisha Pangma |align=center|1982 |align=center|5 (0) |- |87 |Baintha Brakk (The Ogre) |align=right|7,285 |align=right|23,901 |Panmah Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[35°56′51″N, 75°45′12″E] |align=right|1,891 |Kanjut Sar |align=center|1977 |align=center|3 (13) |- |88 |Yutmaru Sar |align=right|7,283 |align=right|23,894 |Hispar Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°13′40″N, 75°22′05″E] |align=right|620 |Yukshin Gardan Sar |align=center|1980 |align=center|1 (1) |- |89 |Baltistan Peak (K6) |align=right|7,282 |align=right|23,891 |Masherbrum Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[35°25′06″N, 76°33′08″E] |align=right|1,962 |Chogolisa |align=center|1970 |align=center|1 (3) |- |90 |Kangpenqing |align=right|7,281 |align=right|23,888 |Baiku Himalaya |Tibet |[28°33′03″N, 85°32′44″E] |align=right|1,340 |Shisha Pangma |align=center|1982 |align=center|1 (1) |- |91 |Muztagh Tower |align=right|7,276 |align=right|23,871 |Baltoro Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[35°49′38″N, 76°21′39″E] |align=right|1,710 |Skil Brum |align=center|1956 |align=center|4 (2) |- |92 |Mana Peak |align=right|7,272 |align=right|23,858 |Garhwal Himalaya |India |[30°52′51″N, 79°36′56″E] |align=right|730 |Kamet |align=center|1937 |align=center|7 (3) |- | |Dhaulagiri VI |align=right|7,268 |align=right|23,845 |Dhaulagiri Himalaya |Nepal |[28°42′29″N, 83°16′21″E] |align=right|485 |Dhaulagiri IV |align=center|1970 |align=center|5 (0) |- |93 |Diran |align=right|7,266 |align=right|23,839 |Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°07′19″N, 74°39′40″E] |align=right|1,325 |Malubiting |align=center|1968 |align=center|12 (8) |- |94 |Labuche Kang III / East^{[#endnote_LKIII]} |align=right|7,250 |align=right|23,786 |Labuche Himalaya |Tibet |[28°18′01″N, 86°23′03″E] |align=right|570 |Labuche Kang |align=center|unclimbed |align=center|0 (0) |- |95 |Putha Hiunchuli |align=right|7,246 |align=right|23,773 |Dhaulagiri Himalaya |Nepal |[28°44′50″N, 83°08′55″E] |align=right|1,151 |Churen Himal |align=center|1954 |align=center|11 (5) |- |96 |Apsarasas Kangri |align=right|7,245 |align=right|23,770 |Siachen Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°32′20″N, 77°08′59″E] |align=right|635 |Teram Kangri I |align=center|1976 |align=center|2 (0) |- |97 |Mukut Parbat |align=right|7,242 |align=right|23,760 |Garhwal Himalaya |India / Tibet |[30°57′01″N, 79°34′07″E] |align=right|840 |Kamet |align=center|1951 |align=center|2 (1) |- |98 |Rimo III |align=right|7,233 |align=right|23,730 |Rimo Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°22′29″N, 77°21′42″E] |align=right|615 |Rimo I |align=center|1985 |align=center|1 (0) |- |99 |Langtang Lirung |align=right|7,227 |align=right|23,711 |Langtang Himalaya |Nepal |[28°15′20″N, 85°31′02″E] |align=right|1,525 |Shisha Pangma |align=center|1978 |align=center|14 (13) |- |100 |Karjiang |align=right|7,221 |align=right|23,691 |Kula Kangri Himalaya |Tibet |[28°15′31″N, 90°38′43″E] |align=right|880 |Kula Kangri |align=center|unclimbed |align=center|0 (2) |- |101 |Annapurna Dakshin |align=right|7,219 |align=right|23,684 |Annapurna Himalaya |Nepal |[28°31′04″N, 83°48′27″E] |align=right|775 |Annapurna |align=center|1964 |align=center|10 (16) |- |102 |Khartaphu |align=right|7,213 |align=right|23,665 |Khumbu Himalaya |Tibet |[28°03′45″N, 86°58′39″E] |align=right|712 |Mount Everest |align=center|1935 |align=center|1 (0) |- |103 |Tongshanjiabu^{[#endnote_tongshanjiabu]} |align=right|7,207 |align=right|23,645 |Lunana Himalaya |Bhutan (/Tibet) |[28°11′12″N, 89°57′27″E] |align=right|1,757 |Gangkar Puensum |align=center|unclimbed |align=center|0 (0) |- |104 |Malangutti Sar |align=right|7,207 |align=right|23,645 |Hispar Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°21′51″N, 75°08′52″E] |align=right|515 |Distaghil Sar |align=center|1985 |align=center|1 (0) |- |105 |Norin Kang |align=right|7,206 |align=right|23,642 |Nagarze Himalaya |Tibet |[28°56′48″N, 90°10′42″E] |align=right|2,160 |Tongshanjiabu |align=center|1986 |align=center|4 (1) |- |106 |Langtang Ri |align=right|7,205 |align=right|23,638 |Langtang Himalaya |Nepal / Tibet |[28°22′53″N, 85°41′01″E] |align=right|650 |Porong Ri |align=center|1981 |align=center|4 (0) |- |107 |Kangphu Kang |align=right|7,204 |align=right|23,635 |Lunana Himalaya |Bhutan (/Tibet) |[28°09′18″N, 90°03′45″E] |align=right|1,200 |Tongshanjiabu |align=center|2002 |align=center|1 (0) |- |108 |Singhi Kangri |align=right|7,202 |align=right|23,629 |Siachen Karakoram |Kashmir |[35°35′56″N, 76°58′58″E] |align=right|790 |Teram Kangri III |align=center|1976 |align=center|2 (0) |- |109 |Lupghar Sar |align=right|7,200 |align=right|23,622 |Hispar Karakoram |Kashmir (Pakistan) |[36°20′54″N, 75°01′33″E] |align=right|730 |Momhil Sar |align=center|1979 |align=center|1 (0) |}

Notes

↑ For Nepal, the heights indicated on the Nepal Topographic Maps are followed. For China and the Baltoro Karakoram, the heights are those of "The Maps of Snow Mountains in China". For the Hispar Karakoram the heights on a Russian 1:100,000 topo map [link] seem to be more accurate than the customarily quoted heights probably based on US army maps from the 50s [link]. Elsewhere, unless otherwise indicated, heights are those in Jill Neate's "High Asia".
↑ This field is complicated by border line disputes. Mountains indicated to be on the Pakistan-Sinkiang border are all in the Kashmir region. Those indicated by "Kashmir" only are in the Siachen glacier area claimed by both Pakistan and India. The Bhutan / Tibet border is also disputed.
↑ The region is beautifully covered by Terraserver.com and Google Maps Satellite imagery. Coordinates were established by comparing topographical maps with these satellite images.
↑ The prominence data were extracted from a combination of maps and computer aided analysis of NASA's 3" SRTM data. Prominences over 1,450 m were copied from [this website].
↑ Here defined as the first higher mountain beyond the key saddle with 500 m prominence itself.
↑ The number of ascents and failed attempts up to 2004 is extracted from the [Alpine Club Himalayan index]. These are the number of expeditions (not individuals) that announced their ascent or attempt in a journal. They are probably quite accurate for the rarely climbed peaks (though omissions were noted), but greatly underestimate the number of ascending parties on the easier and/or more popular mountains, like most eight-thousanders. For instance, Mt Everest has been scaled 2,251 times by individuals up to 2004 [link].
↑ Given the large differences between multiple "final" measurements of Mt Everest, the traditional 8,848 m is listed.
↑ The highest (Eastern) summit of Saser Kangri II has not yet been climbed or attempted. The lower West peak, 2.5 km away, has been climbed in 1984 and twice since.
↑ The highest point of the Kabru massif (the North summit) has not been reached. Lower summits, 2-3 km to the South, have been climbed, the first time already in 1935.
↑ Chomolhari may be considerably lower than the official 7,315 m, which corresponds to exactly 24,000 ft [link]
↑ "Discovered" by Jonathan de Ferranti. The height is unknown, but over 7,200 meters on both Chinese and Russian maps of the area.
↑ The name and information about this summit was extracted from the May 2003 edition of Japanese Alpine News.

See also

List of mountains
List of mountain ranges of the world
List of peaks by prominence
Olympus Mons, the largest mountain in the solar system

External links

[Summitpost] (Currently with detailed description of 30 of the top 100 peaks)
[Prominence lists] (including all mountains in the world with >1,450m prominence)
[Alpine Club Himalayan index] (Especially informative for history of ascents and location of obscure peaks)
[Distinction of mountains and subsidiary peaks] (in German)
[Discussion of frequently misquoted elevations]
[BlankontheMap site on mountains of Northern Kashmir]
[Digital elevation data, including all the above peaks and many more worldwide]
[Hispar area: expedition reports and maps]
http://www.peakware.com/
[Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth]

Sources

"High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7,000 Metre Peaks" by Jill Neate (Mountaineers Books 1990)
"The Maps of Snow Mountains in China" by Mi Desheng (Chinese Academy of Science, 1990s)
"Nepal Topographic Maps" by the Finnish Meteorological Inst. (Nepalese Survey Dept., 1990s)
Soviet military 1:100,000 topographic maps (most from 1980-1981)
The "High Mountain Info" section of the "High Mountain Sports Magazine" (1990-2005) (now Climb Magazine)
Some other topographic maps and much from the external links listed above.

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