The Highest Mountains in the World

The planet's loftiest peaks, by elevation.

The highest summits on Earth, ranked by elevation above sea level — the giants of the Himalaya and Karakoram tower above every other range.

#	Place	Elevation (ft)
1	Mount Everest Earth's highest mountain, the crown of the Himalaya on the Nepal-Tibet border	29,032 ft 8,849 m
2	K2 The savage mountain, Earth's second-highest peak in the Karakoram	28,251 ft 8,611 m
3	Kangchenjunga The five treasures of the snows, third-highest mountain on Earth	28,169 ft 8,586 m
4	Aconcagua The stone sentinel, highest peak in the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere	22,838 ft 6,961 m
5	Denali The high one, North America's tallest mountain in the Alaska Range	20,308 ft 6,190 m
6	Mount Kilimanjaro Africa's highest peak, a snow-capped volcano on the equator	19,341 ft 5,895 m
7	Mount Elbrus Europe's highest summit, a dormant volcano in the Caucasus	18,510 ft 5,642 m
8	Mount Kenya An eroded equatorial volcano, Africa's second-highest peak	17,057 ft 5,199 m
9	Mount Ararat Turkey's highest peak, the snow-crowned volcano of biblical fame	16,854 ft 5,137 m
10	Vinson Massif Antarctica's highest mountain, deep in the Ellsworth range	16,050 ft 4,892 m
11	Puncak Jaya Oceania's highest summit, an equatorial glacier peak in New Guinea	16,024 ft 4,884 m
12	Mont Blanc The white mountain, highest summit of the Alps	15,768 ft 4,806 m
13	Matterhorn The iconic horn of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border	14,692 ft 4,478 m
14	Mauna Kea Hawaii's sacred shield volcano, the tallest mountain measured from base	13,802 ft 4,207 m
15	Mount Fuji Japan's sacred symmetrical volcano	12,388 ft 3,776 m

Place

Elevation (ft)

Mount Everest
Earth's highest mountain, the crown of the Himalaya on the Nepal-Tibet border

29,032 ft
8,849 m

K2
The savage mountain, Earth's second-highest peak in the Karakoram

28,251 ft
8,611 m

Kangchenjunga
The five treasures of the snows, third-highest mountain on Earth

28,169 ft
8,586 m

Aconcagua
The stone sentinel, highest peak in the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere

22,838 ft
6,961 m

Denali
The high one, North America's tallest mountain in the Alaska Range

20,308 ft
6,190 m

Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa's highest peak, a snow-capped volcano on the equator

19,341 ft
5,895 m

Mount Elbrus
Europe's highest summit, a dormant volcano in the Caucasus

18,510 ft
5,642 m

Mount Kenya
An eroded equatorial volcano, Africa's second-highest peak

17,057 ft
5,199 m

Mount Ararat
Turkey's highest peak, the snow-crowned volcano of biblical fame

16,854 ft
5,137 m

Vinson Massif
Antarctica's highest mountain, deep in the Ellsworth range

16,050 ft
4,892 m

Puncak Jaya
Oceania's highest summit, an equatorial glacier peak in New Guinea

16,024 ft
4,884 m

Mont Blanc
The white mountain, highest summit of the Alps

15,768 ft
4,806 m

Matterhorn
The iconic horn of the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border

14,692 ft
4,478 m

Mauna Kea
Hawaii's sacred shield volcano, the tallest mountain measured from base

13,802 ft
4,207 m

Mount Fuji
Japan's sacred symmetrical volcano

12,388 ft
3,776 m

Figures are drawn from standard government and reference sources and shown in both imperial and metric units. See each entry for full details and citations. Browse all guides or open the explore map.