A List of Tallest Mountains in the World

The world’s tallest mountains are located in the Himalayas, a mountain range stretching over 4000 km in Asia’s far east. The range of mountains in the Himalayas is divided into the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan Plateau. The world’s highest peak is Mount Everest, at 8,848 m (29,029 feet). It is located in the Himalayas in the south of Nepal near the border with Tibet. 

The highest mountain in the Andes is Pico del Espejo at 7,612 m above sea level. The highest mountain in South America is Aconcagua, which is also the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere.

Tallest mountains in the world

The tallest mountains in the world are listed below:

• Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, with a height of 8,848 m, located in Nepal and China. 
• The second-highest mountain range, at a height of 8,611, is K2 located in Pakistan and China. 
• The third-highest mountain Kanchenjunga, at a height of 8,586, is located in Nepal and India. 
• The fourth is Lhotse with a height of 8,516 m located in Nepal and China. 
• Makalu is located in Nepal and China with a height of 8,485 m. Cho 
• Oyu with a height of 8,188 m is located in Nepal in China. 
• Dhaulagiri-1 with a height of 8,167 m is located in Nepal. 
• Manaslu with a  height of 8,163 m  is located in Nepal again. 
• The 9th tallest mountain range is the Nanga Parbat at a height of 8,126 m located in Pakistan
• The 10th largest mountain is called Annapurna with a height of 8,091 m in Nepal.

Highest Mountain in Europe

Mont Blanc is the highest mountain peak with a height of 4,807 m in Europe. It is located in the Alpine Range, which is the highest mountain range in Europe. It stretches on the border of Italy and France and reaches into Switzerland. Mont Blanc is surrounded by the Graian Alps in the south, the Chamonix valley and Savoy Alps in the west, the Pennine Alps in the northeast and the Valley of Courmayeur in the east. 

Forty square miles of Mont Blanc is covered by glaciers. The 11.7 km long Mont Blanc Tunnel connects Italy and France. The tunnel passes through Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe. 

The highest mountain peaks after Mont Blanc in the Alpine range are Monte Rosa, Dom, Lyskamm, Weisshorn, Matterhorn, Dent Blanche, and Grand Combin in the decreasing order with a difference in height of about 100 m on average.

Highest mountain in the Philippines

The Sierra Madre range is the highest mountain range in the Philippines covering an area of 540×56 km. It is surrounded by the province of Cagayan in the north, the province of Quezon in the south, Central Luzon in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east. The highest mountain peak in the Sierra Madre range is Mount Guiwan, with an elevation of 1,915 m. 

Other tallest peaks after Mount Guiwan are Mount Mingan, Mount Anacuao, Mount Cetaceo, Mt Dos Cuernos, Salakot peak, Mount Kiligantian in decreasing order with an average difference in height of about 300 m. 

Tallest Mountain in Hawaii

Mauna Kea is the highest mountain peak in Hawaii with an elevation of 4,207 m. This is the height when measured from the level of the ocean, if measured from the oceanic base, it is the highest mountain in the world, even higher than Mount Everest. This mountain is a dormant volcano. It is the second-highest mountain peak after Mount Everest in Nepal. The second highest peak in Hawaii is Mauna Loa. 

Mauna Kea has a volume of about 32,000 km³. Mauna Kea is surrounded by Kohala in the northwest and the base of Mauna Loa in the south. Lake Waiau is located in Mauna Kea and is the highest lake in the Pacific Basin. An Alpine climate is experienced in Mauna Kea, and not much temperature swings prevail due to its presence on the tropical latitude. The average temperature is commonly above the freezing temperatures the entire year, and frosts prevail occasionally. Snowing can be experienced anytime in the year, but the period in which Mount kea experiences heavy snow the most is from October to April, up to an altitude of 11,000 feet.

Conclusion

The highest mountains on the earth are found in the Himalayas, a chain of mountain ranges that runs through Asia from India to Tibet.  The Himalayas are home to numerous high peaks and mighty rivers. The tallest mountains in the world are part of the Himalayas – K2, Mount Everest and Cho-Oyu. 

The Himalayas are also the source of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Yangtze rivers. However, the highest mountains in the world are not the only ones found in the Himalayas. There are very high mountain peaks in the countries of Pakistan, China, Philippines, Hawaii and Europe. Other notable mountains include Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Elbrus (Europe), and Mount Kilamajong (Asia).