Top 50 Highest Mountains In The World

If you’ve been wondering which are the highest mountains in the world, wonder no more because you’ve just come to the right place where you’ll get detailed information regarding them.

What We’ll Cover

In this article we shall not only be looking at the highest mountain in the world but a mixture of:

  1. The highest mountains in the world.
  2. The parent mountains of the highest mountains in the world.
  3. Where the highest mountains in the world are located.
  4. The height of the highest mountains in the world in both meters and feet.

Which Is The Tallest?

It goes without saying that Mt. Everest is the most famous mountain on earth simply because it’s the

Highest Mountains In The World
Highest Mountains In The World

highest mountain in the world and as we shall see in our Top 50 List Of The Highest Mountains In The World, Mt Everest also happens to host the top 6 highest mountains in the world (excluding number one which is Mt. Everest itself).

I think I’ve said enough concerning the top 50 highest mountains in the world so here it is.

The Top 50 Highest Mountains In The World

Rank

Mountain

Height (m)

Height (ft)

Parent mountain

    Location
1 Mount Everest/
Sagarmatha /
Chomolungma

8,850

29,035

 none Nepal/Tibet
2 K2 / Qogir /
Godwin Austen

8,611

28,251

Mount Everest Pakistan/China
3 Kangchenjunga

8,586

28,169

Mount Everest India/Nepal
4 Lhotse

8,516

27,940

Mount Everest Nepal/Tibet
5 Makalu

8,485

27,838

Mount Everest Nepal/Tibet
6 Cho Oyu

8,188

26,864

Mount Everest Nepal/Tibet
7 Dhaulagiri I

8,167

26,795

K2 Nepal
8 Manaslu

8,163

26,781

Cho Oyu Nepal
9 Nanga Parbat

8,126

26,660

Dhaulagiri Pakistan
10 Annapurna I

8,091

26,545

Cho Oyu Nepal
11 Gasherbrum I /
Hidden Peak / K5

8,080

26,509

K2 Pakistan/China
12 Broad Peak / K3

8,051

26,414

Gasherbrum I Pakistan/China
13 Gasherbrum II / K4

8,034

26,362

Gasherbrum I Pakistan/China
14 Shishapangma

8,027

26,335

Cho Oyu Tibet
15 Gyachung Kang

7,952

26,089

Cho Oyu Nepal
Gasherbrum III

7,946

26,070

Gasherbrum II Baltistan
16 Annapurna II

7,937

26,040

Annapurna I Nepal
17 Gasherbrum IV

7,932

26,024

Gasherbrum III Pakistan/China
18 Himalchuli

7,893

25,896

Manaslu Nepal
19 Distaghil Sar

7,884

25,866

K2 Gilgit-Baltistan
20 Ngadi Chuli

7,871

25,823

Manaslu Nepal
Nuptse

7,864

25,801

Lhotse Nepal
21 Khunyang Chhish

7,823

25,666

Distaghil Sar Pakistan
22 Masherbrum / K1

7,821

25,659

Gasherbrum I Pakistan
23 Nanda Devi

7,816

25,643

Dhaulagiri  India
24 Chomo Lonzo

7,804

25,604

Makalu Tibet
25 Batura Sar

7,795

25,574

Distaghil Sar Pakistan
26 Kanjut Sar

7,790

25,558

Khunyang Chhish Pakistan
27 Rakaposhi

7,788

25,551

Khunyang Chhish Pakistan
28 Namcha Barwa

7,782

25,531

Kangchenjunga Tibet
29 Kamet

7,756

25,446

Nanda Devi India
30 Dhaulagiri II

7,751

25,430

Dhaulagiri Nepal
31 Saltoro Kangri / K10

7,742

25,400

Gasherbrum I Pakistan
32 Jannu

7,711

25,299

Kangchenjunga Nepal
33 Tirich Mir

7,708

25,289

Batura Sar Pakistan
Molamenqing

7,703

25,272

Shishapangma Tibet
34 Gurla Mandhata

7,694

25,243

Dhaulagiri China
35 Saser Kangri I / K22

7,672

25,171

Gasherbrum I India
36 Chogolisa

7,665

25,148

Masherbrum Pakistan
Dhaulagiri IV

7,661

25,135

Dhaulagiri II Nepal
37 Kongur Tagh

7,649

25,095

Distaghil Sar China
Dhaulagiri V

7,618

24,993

Dhaulagiri IV Nepal
38 Shispare

7,611

24,970

Batura Sar Pakistan
39 Trivor

7,577

24,859

Distaghil Sar Pakistan
40 Gangkhar Puensum

7,570

24,836

Kangchenjunga China
41 Gongga Shan/
Minya Konka

7,556

24,790

Mount Everest  China
42 Annapurna III

7,555

24,787

Annapurna I Nepal
43 Muztagh Ata

7,546

24,757

Kongur Tagh Tibet
44 Skyang Kangri

7,545

24,754

K2 Pakistan/China
45 Changtse

7,543

24,747

Mount Everest Tibet
46 Kula Kangri

7,538

24,731

Gangkhar Puensum *Bhutan/Tibet*
47 Kongur Tiube

7,530

24,705

Kongur Tagh China
48 Mamostong Kangri

7,516

24,659

Gasherbrum I India
49 Saser Kangri II E

7,513

24,649

Saser Kangri I India
50 Ismail Samani Peak

7,495

24,590

Muztagh Ata Tajikistan
 
(The top 50 highest mountains in the world list was arrived at by combining the information from the Wikipedia and that from infoplease)

Things To Note Concerning The Top 50 Highest Mountains In The World:

  • The Kula Kangri which is the 47th highest mountain in the world has had a couple of disputes surrounding its location. It’s claimed by several authorities to be located in Bhutan which would make it the highest mountain in Bhutan though this has been disputed by others who claim that Kula Kangri is located in Tibet.
  • 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).

So there you have it, the top 50 highest mountains in the world. Be sure to leave your comments below; we’d love to hear from you.

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