Earth:List of mountains by elevation

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8,000 metres

There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft), which are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram.

Mount Everest - 8,848 m (29,029 ft)
K2 - 8,611 m (28,251 ft)
Kanchenjunga - 8,586 m (28,169 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Range Location and Notes

7,000 metres

Left to right: Gasherbrum IV, VII, V, VI
Nanda Devi - 7,816 m (25,643 ft)
Rakaposhi - 7,788 m (25,551 ft)
Annapurna I and South (left)
Muztagh Tower - 7,273 m (23,862 ft)
Baruntse - 7,220 m (23,688 ft)
Pumori - 7,161 m (23,494 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Range Location and Notes

6,000 metres

Machapuchare - 6,993 m (22,943 ft)
Laila Peak - 6,993 m (22,943 ft)
Ama Dablam - 6,812 m (22,349 ft)
Huascarán - 6,768 m (22,205 ft)
Chimborazo - 6,267 m (20,561 ft)
Imja Tse - 6,160 m (20,210 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes

5,000 metres

Laila Peak (left) and the upper Rupal Glacier – 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
Mount Logan – 5,959 m (19,551 ft)
Alpamayo – 5,947 m (19,511 ft)
Kilimanjaro – 5,895 m (19,341 ft)
Damavand – 5,610 m (18,406 ft)
Shkhara – 5,201 m (17,064 ft)
Mount Kenya – 5,199 m (17,057 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Range Location and Notes

4,000 metres

Mt. Blackburn – 4,996 m (16,391 ft)
Pico Bolívar – 4,981 m (16,342 ft)
Tetnuldi – 4,858 m (15,938 ft)
Alam Kuh – 4,650 m (15,256 ft)
Dufourspitze of the Monte Rosa Massif– 4,634 m (15,203 ft)
Mount Wilhelm – 4,509 m (14,793 ft)
Matterhorn – 4,478 m (14,692 ft)
Mt. Shasta – 4,322 m (14,180 ft)
Maroon Bells – 4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Finsteraarhorn – 4,274 m (14,022 ft)
Grand Teton – 4,197 m (13,770 ft)
Breithorn – 4,164 m (13,661 ft)
Mount Kinabalu – 4,095 m (13,435 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes

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3,000 metres

Piz Zupò – 3,995 m (13,107 ft)
Mt. Robson – 3,954 m (12,972 ft)
Mt. Sahand – 3,707 m (12,162 ft)
Mt. Fuji – 3,776 m (12,388 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes

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2,000 metres

Miranjani – 2,980 m (9,777 ft)
Schilthorn – 2,970 m (9,744 ft)
Zugspitze – 2,962 m (9,718 ft)
Musala – 2,925 m (9,596 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes


1,000 metres

Mount Tongariro – 1,978 m (6,490 ft)
Agastya Mala – 1,868 m (6,129 ft)
Ben Nevis – 1,345 m (4,413 ft)
Uummannaq – 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes


Under 1,000 metres

Chimneytop – 950.1 m (3,117 ft)
Mount Santubong – 810 m (2,657 ft)
Mt. Boucherie – 758 m (2,487 ft)
Qalorujoorneq – 676 m (2,218 ft)
Mount Tenpō, One of World's Lowest Mountain. – 5 m (16 ft)
Mountain Metres Feet Range Location and Notes

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See also

  • List of volcanoes by elevation

References