LIST OF HIGHEST MOUNTAINS

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

Considerations

Geographical distribution

The list

Stem and leaf plot

Notes

See also

External links

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.
By convention, when talking about the world's highest mountains, we always measure above sea level. However, the world's tallest mountains could include those from the sea bed itself, such as mountains in Hawaii. Mauna Kea - rising about 10,200 meters (33,500 feet) from the Pacific Floor, is the world's tallest mountain island.

Geographical distribution

Most mountains in the list are located in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges, in the border regions of Pakistan, China, Nepal and India. 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 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.

The list

Rank	Mountain	Height (m)[1]	Height (ft)	Range	Region[2]	Coordinates[3]	Prominence (m)[4]	Parent mountain[5]	First ascent	Ascents[6] (attempts)
1	Mount Everest/ SagarMatha / Chomolungma	8,848[7]	29,028	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		8,848	none	1953	145 (121)
2	K2/ Godwin Austen	8,611	28,251	Baltoro Karakoram	Pakistan / Xinjiang		4,017	Mount Everest	1954	45 (44)
3	Kangchenjunga	8,586	28,169	Kangchenjunga Himalaya	Nepal / India		3,922	Mount Everest	1955	38 (24)
4	Lhotse	8,516	27,940	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		610	Mount Everest	1956	26 (26)
5	Makalu	8,485	27,838	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		2,386	Mount Everest (Lhotse)	1955	45 (52)
6	Cho Oyu	8,188	26,864	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		2,340	Mount Everest	1954	79 (28)
7	Dhaulagiri	8,167	26,795	Dhaulagiri Himalaya	Nepal		3,357	Mount Everest	1960	51 (39)
8	Manaslu	8,163	26,781	Manaslu Himalaya	Nepal		3,092	Cho Oyu	1956	49 (45)
9	Nanga Parbat	8,125	26,657	Nanga Parbat Himalaya	Pakistan		4,608	Dhaulagiri	1953	52 (67)
10	Annapurna I	8,091	26,545	Annapurna Himalaya	Nepal		2,984	Cho Oyu	1950	36 (47)
11	Gasherbrum I	8,080	26,509	Baltoro Karakoram	Pakistan / Xinjiang		2,155	K2	1958	31 (16)
12	Broad Peak	8,051	26,414	Baltoro Karakoram	Pakistan / Xinjiang		1,701	Gasherbrum I	1957	39 (19)
13	Gasherbrum II	8,034	26,362	Baltoro Karakoram	Pakistan / Xinjiang		1,523	Gasherbrum I	1956	54 (12)
14	Shishapangma	8,027	26,335	Langtang Himalaya	Tibet		2,897	Cho Oyu	1964	43 (19)
15	Gyachung Kang	7,952	26,089	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		700	Cho Oyu	1964	5 (3)
	Gasherbrum III	7,946	26,070	Baltoro Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		355	Gasherbrum II	1975	2 (2)
16	Annapurna II	7,937	26,040	Annapurna Himalaya	Nepal		2,437	Annapurna I	1960	6 (19)
17	Gasherbrum IV	7,932	26,024	Baltoro Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		715	Gasherbrum III	1958	4 (11)
18	Himalchuli	7,893	25,896	Manaslu Himalaya	Nepal		1,633	Manaslu	1960	6 (12)
19	Distaghil Sar	7,884	25,866	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		2,525	K2	1960	3 (5)
20	Ngadi Chuli	7,871	25,823	Manaslu Himalaya	Nepal		1,020	Manaslu	1970	2 (6)
	Nuptse	7,864	25,801	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal		319	Lhotse	1961	5 (12)
21	Khunyang Chhish	7,823	25,666	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,765	Distaghil Sar	1971	2 (6)
22	Masherbrum	7,821	25,659	Masherbrum Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		2,457	Gasherbrum I	1960	4 (9)
23	Nanda Devi	7,816	25,643	Kumaon Himalaya	India		3,139	Dhaulagiri	1936	14 (12)
24	Chomo Lonzo	7,804	25,604	Mahalangur Himalaya	Tibet		590	Makalu	1954	3 (1)
25	Batura Sar	7,795	25,574	Batura Karakoram	Pakistan		3,118	Distaghil Sar	1976	4 (6)
26	Kanjut Sar	7,790	25,558	Hispar Karakoram	Pakistan		1,690	Khunyang Chhish	1959	2 (1)
27	Rakaposhi	7,788	25,551	Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram	Pakistan		2,818	Khunyang Chhish	1958	8 (13)
28	Namcha Barwa	7,782	25,531	Assam Himalaya	Tibet		4,106	Kangchenjunga	1992	1 (2)
29	Kamet	7,756	25,446	Garhwal Himalaya	India		2,825	Nanda Devi	1931	23 (14)
30	Dhaulagiri II	7,751	25,430	Dhaulagiri Himalaya	Nepal		2,396	Dhaulagiri	1971	4 (11)
31	Saltoro Kangri	7,742	25,400	Saltoro Karakoram	Kashmir		2,160	Gasherbrum I	1962	2 (1)
32	Jannu	7,711	25,299	Kangchenjunga Himalaya	Nepal		1,036	Kangchenjunga	1962	17 (12)
33	Tirich Mir	7,708	25,289	Hindu Kush	Pakistan		3,910	Batura Sar	1950	20 (11)
	Molamenqing	7,703	25,272	Langtang Himalaya	Tibet		430	Shishapangma	1981	1 (0)
34	Gurla Mandhata	7,694	25,243	Nalakankar Himalaya	Tibet		2,788	Dhaulagiri	1985	6 (4)
35	Saser Kangri I	7,672	25,171	Saser Karakoram	Kashmir (India)		2,304	Gasherbrum I	1973	6 (4)
36	Chogolisa	7,665	25,148	Masherbrum Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,624	Masherbrum	1975	4 (2)
	Dhaulagiri IV	7,661	25,135	Dhaulagiri Himalaya	Nepal		469	Dhaulagiri II	1975	2 (10)
37	Kongur Tagh	7,649	25,095	Kongur Shan Kunlun	Xinjiang		3,585	Distaghil Sar	1981	2 (4)
	Dhaulagiri V	7,618	24,993	Dhaulagiri Himalaya	Nepal		340	Dhaulagiri IV	1975	2 (3)
38	Shispare	7,611	24,970	Batura Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,240	Batura Sar	1974	3 (1)
39	Trivor	7,577	24,859	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		980	Distaghil Sar	1960	2 (5)
40	Gangkhar Puensum	7,570	24,836	Kula Kangri Himalaya	Bhutan / Tibet		2,995	Kangchenjunga	unclimbed	0 (3)
41	Minya Konka	7,556	24,790	Daxue Shan	Sichuan		3,642	Everest	1932	6 (7)
42	Annapurna III	7,555	24,787	Annapurna Himalaya	Nepal		703	Annapurna I	1961	10 (17)
43	Muztagh Ata	7,546	24,757	Muztagata Kunlun	Xinjiang		2,735	Kongur Tagh	1956	many
44	Skyang Kangri	7,545	24,754	Baltoro Karakoram	Pakistan / Xinjiang		1,085	K2	1976	1 (2)
45	Changtse	7,543	24,747	Mahalangur Himalaya	Tibet		520	Mount Everest	1982	9 (9)
46	Kula Kangri	7,538	24,731	Kula Kangri Himalaya	Tibet		1,650	Gangkhar Puensum	1986	3 (2)
47	Kongur Tiube	7,530	24,705	Kongur Shan Kunlun	Xinjiang		840	Kongur Tagh	1956	2 (3)
48	Mamostong Kangri	7,516	24,659	Rimo Karakoram	Kashmir (India)		1,803	Gasherbrum I	1984	5 (0)
49	Saser Kangri II E	7,513	24,649	Saser Karakoram	Kashmir (India)		1,450	Saser Kangri I	unclimbed	0 (0)[8]
50	Ismail Samani Peak	7,495	24,590	Pamir (Akademiya Nauk Range)	Tajikistan		3,402	Muztagh Ata	1933
51	Saser Kangri III	7,495	24,590	Saser Karakoram	Kashmir (India)		850	Saser Kangri I	1986	1 (0)
52	Noshaq	7,492	24,580	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan / Pakistan		2,024	Tirich Mir	1960	33 (3)
53	Pumari Chhish	7,492	24,580	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		890	Khunyang Chhish	1979	1 (2)
54	Pasu Sar	7,476	24,528	Batura Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		645	Batura Sar	1994	1 (0)
55	Yukshin Gardan Sar	7,469	24,505	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,313	Pumari Chhish	1984	4 (1)
56	Teram Kangri I	7,462	24,482	Siachen Karakoram	Kashmir		1,702	Gasherbrum I	1975	2 (0)
57	Jongsong Peak	7,462	24,482	Kangchenjunga Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet / India		1,298	Kangchenjunga	1930	2 (3)
58	Malubiting	7,458	24,469	Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		2,193	Rakaposhi	1971	2 (6)
59	Gangapurna	7,455	24,459	Annapurna Himalaya	Nepal		563	Annapurna III	1965	8 (13)
60	Peak Jengish Chokusu	7,439	24,406	Tien Shan	Kyrgyzstan / Xinjiang		4,148	Ismail Samani Peak	1938
61	K12	7,428	24,370	Saltoro Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan		1,978	Saltoro Kangri	1974	4 (2)
62	Yangra (Ganesh I)	7,422	24,350	Ganesh Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		2,352	Manaslu	1955	1 (6)
63	Sia Kangri	7,422	24,350	Siachen Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan		640	Gasherbrum I	1934	6 (0)
64	Momhil Sar	7,414	24,324	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		980	Trivor	1964	2 (6)
65	Kabru N	7,412	24,318	Kangchenjunga Himalaya	Nepal / India		780	Kangchenjunga	1994	1 (2)[9]
66	Skil Brum	7,410	24,311	Baltoro Karakoram	Pakistan / Xinjiang		1,152	K2	1957	2 (1)
67	Haramosh	7,409	24,308	Rakaposhi Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		2,277	Malubiting	1958	4 (3)
68	Istor-o-Nal	7,403	24,288	Hindu Kush	Pakistan		1,040	Noshaq	1969	4 (5)
69	Ghent Kangri	7,401	24,281	Saltoro Karakoram	Kashmir		1,493	Saltoro Kangri	1961	4 (0)
70	Ultar Sar	7,388	24,239	Batura Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		700	Shispare	1996	2 (5)
71	Rimo I	7,385	24,229	Rimo Karakoram	Kashmir		1,438	Teram Kangri I	1988	1 (3)
72	Churen Himal	7,385	24,229	Dhaulagiri Himalaya	Nepal		600	Dhaulagiri IV	1970	3 (0)
73	Teram Kangri III	7,382	24,219	Siachen Karakoram	Kashmir		520	Teram Kangri I	1979	1 (0)
74	Sherpi Kangri	7,380	24,213	Saltoro Karakoram	Kashmir (Pakistan)		1,000	Ghent Kangri	1976	1 (1)
75	Labuche Kang	7,367	24,170	Labuche Himalaya	Tibet		1,957	Cho Oyu	1987	1 (0)
76	Kirat Chuli	7,362	24,153	Kangchenjunga Himalaya	Nepal / India		1,168	Kangchenjunga	1939	1 (6)
	Abi Gamin	7,355	24,131	Garhwal Himalaya	India / Tibet		217	Kamet	1950	17 (2)
77	Nangpai Gosum	7,350	24,114	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		500	Cho Oyu	1996	3 (1)
	Gimmigela (The Twins)	7,350	24,114	Kangchenjunga Himalaya	Nepal / India		432	Kangchenjunga	1994	3 (1)
78	Saraghrar	7,349	24,111	Hindu Kush	Pakistan		1,979	Noshaq	1959	2 (3)
79	Chamlang	7,321	24,019	Mahalangur Himalaya	Nepal		1,240	Lhotse	1961	7 (1)
80	Chomolhari[10]	7,315	24,000	Chomolhari Himalaya	Bhutan / Tibet		2,065	Gangkhar Puensum	1937	4 (0)
81	Chongtar	7,315	23,999	Baltoro Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Xinjiang)		1,300	Skil Brum	1994	1 (1)
82	Baltoro Kangri	7,312	23,990	Masherbrum Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,200	Chogolisa	1976	1 (0)
83	Siguang Ri	7,309	23,980	Mahalangur Himalaya	Tibet		650	Cho Oyu	1989	2 (1)
84	The Crown	7,295	23,934	Yengisogat Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Xinjiang)		1,919	Skil Brum (K2)	1993	1 (3)
85	Gyala Peri	7,294	23,930	Assam Himalaya	Tibet		2,942	Mount Everest	1986	1 (0)
86	Porong Ri	7,292	23,924	Langtang Himalaya	Tibet		520	Shisha Pangma	1982	5 (0)
87	Baintha Brakk (The Ogre)	7,285	23,901	Panmah Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,891	Kanjut Sar	1977	3 (13)
88	Yutmaru Sar	7,283	23,894	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		620	Yukshin Gardan Sar	1980	1 (1)
89	Baltistan Peak (K6)	7,282	23,891	Masherbrum Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,962	Chogolisa	1970	1 (3)
90	Kangpenqing	7,281	23,888	Baiku Himalaya	Tibet		1,340	Shisha Pangma	1982	1 (1)
91	Muztagh Tower	7,276	23,871	Baltoro Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,710	Skil Brum	1956	4 (2)
92	Mana	7,272	23,858	Garhwal Himalaya	India		730	Kamet	1937	7 (3)
	Dhaulagiri VI	7,268	23,845	Dhaulagiri Himalaya	Nepal		485	Dhaulagiri IV	1970	5 (0)
93	Diran	7,266	23,839	Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		1,325	Malubiting	1968	12 (8)
94	Labuche Kang III / East[11]	7,250	23,786	Labuche Himalaya	Tibet		570	Labuche Kang	unclimbed	0 (0)
95	Putha Hiunchuli	7,246	23,773	Dhaulagiri Himalaya	Nepal		1,151	Churen Himal	1954	11 (5)
96	Apsarasas Kangri	7,245	23,770	Siachen Karakoram	Kashmir		635	Teram Kangri I	1976	2 (0)
97	Mukut Parbat	7,242	23,760	Garhwal Himalaya	India / Tibet		840	Kamet	1951	2 (1)
98	Rimo III	7,233	23,730	Rimo Karakoram	Kashmir		615	Rimo I	1985	1 (0)
99	Langtang Lirung	7,227	23,711	Langtang Himalaya	Nepal		1,525	Shisha Pangma	1978	14 (13)
100	Karjiang	7,221	23,691	Kula Kangri Himalaya	Tibet		880	Kula Kangri	unclimbed	0 (2)
101	Annapurna Dakshin	7,219	23,684	Annapurna Himalaya	Nepal		775	Annapurna	1964	10 (16)
102	Khartaphu	7,213	23,665	Mahalangur Himalaya	Tibet		712	Mount Everest	1935	1 (0)
103	Tongshanjiabu[12]	7,207	23,645	Lunana Himalaya	Bhutan (/Tibet)		1,757	Gangkar Puensum	unclimbed	0 (0)
104	Malangutti Sar	7,207	23,645	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		515	Distaghil Sar	1985	1 (0)
105	Norin Kang	7,206	23,642	Nagarze Himalaya	Tibet		2,160	Tongshanjiabu	1986	4 (1)
106	Langtang Ri	7,205	23,638	Langtang Himalaya	Nepal / Tibet		650	Porong Ri	1981	4 (0)
107	Kangphu Kang	7,204	23,635	Lunana Himalaya	Bhutan (/Tibet)		1,200	Tongshanjiabu	2002	1 (0)
108	Singhi Kangri	7,202	23,629	Siachen Karakoram	Kashmir		790	Teram Kangri III	1976	2 (0)
109	Lupghar Sar	7,200	23,622	Hispar Karakoram	Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)		730	Momhil Sar	1979	1 (0)

Stem and leaf plot

The following is a stem and leaf plot of the above data. Each digit to the right of the line represents one of the hundred mountains, you can see from the plot that there are only 5 mountains above 8,200 meters. Heights are given in tens of meters, and each height is rounded down to the nearest ten meters so e.g. ''88|4'' represents Everest at a height of 8,848 meters, while in the line ''80| 98532'', each digit to the right represents one of five mountains which reach between 8,000 and 8,099 meters.
88 | 4

87 |

86 | 1

85 | 81

84 | 8

83 |

82 |

81 | 8662

80 | 98532

79 | 5433

78 | 9876221Chomo Lonzo


77 | 99885541Tirich MirMolamenqing

76 |
9766411

75 | 77554443311

74 | 99997666553222111HaramoshIstor-o-NalGhent Kangri

73 | 888886655542111Siguang Ri

72 | 99988887766544432211TongshanjiabuMalangutti SarNorin KangLangtang RiKangphu KangSinghi KangriLupghar Sar

Notes

1. 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 [1] seem to be more accurate than the customarily quoted heights probably based on US army maps from the 50s [2]. Elsewhere, unless otherwise indicated, heights are those in Jill Neate's "High Asia".
2. This field is complicated by border line disputes. Mountains indicated to be on the Pakistan-Xinjiang 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.
3. The region is beautifully covered by Terraserver.com and Google Maps Satellite imagery. Coordinates were established by comparing topographical maps with these satellite images.
4. 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.
5. Here defined as the first higher mountain beyond the key saddle with 500 m prominence itself.
6. 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 [3].
7. Given the large differences between multiple "final" measurements of Mt Everest, the traditional 8,848 m is listed.
8. 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.
9. According to the 1996 Himalayan Journal (pp.29-36), the highest point of the Kabru massif (the North summit) was climbed by an Indian Army team in May 1994
10. Chomolhari may be considerably lower than the official 7,315 m, which corresponds to exactly 24,000 ft [4].
11. The height is unknown, but over 7,200 meters on both Chinese and Russian maps of the area.
12. 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

★ Himalayan Peaks of Uttarakhand

★ 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)

★ 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

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.