Ranked geography reference
Highest Mountains in the World
This ranking orders notable mountains by elevation in meters and connects every row to a deeper mountain page, country page, and the downloadable mountain dataset.
How this ranking is sorted
The list is sorted by elevation in meters from the curated mountains dataset. Coordinates and country links are included so the page works both as a ranking and as a navigation hub.
Ranked List
| Rank | Mountain | Elevation | Country | Coordinates | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Everest Himalayas | 8,848 m | Nepal and China | 27.9881 N, 86.9250 E | Mountain page |
| 2 | K2 Karakoram | 8,611 m | Pakistan and China | 35.8800 N, 76.5100 E | Mountain page |
| 3 | Kangchenjunga Eastern Himalayas | 8,586 m | India and Nepal | 27.7025 N, 88.1475 E | Mountain page |
| 4 | Lhotse Himalayas | 8,516 m | Nepal and China | 27.9620 N, 86.9330 E | Mountain page |
| 5 | Makalu Himalayas | 8,485 m | Nepal and China | 27.8897 N, 87.0883 E | Mountain page |
| 6 | Cho Oyu Himalayas | 8,188 m | Nepal and China | 28.0940 N, 86.6600 E | Mountain page |
| 7 | Dhaulagiri I Himalayas | 8,167 m | Nepal | 28.6967 N, 83.4875 E | Mountain page |
| 8 | Manaslu Himalayas | 8,163 m | Nepal | 28.5497 N, 84.5597 E | Mountain page |
| 9 | Nanga Parbat Western Himalayas | 8,126 m | Pakistan | 35.2375 N, 74.5892 E | Mountain page |
| 10 | Annapurna I Himalayas | 8,091 m | Nepal | 28.5958 N, 83.8203 E | Mountain page |
| 11 | Aconcagua Andes | 6,961 m | Argentina | 32.6532 S, 70.0109 W | Mountain page |
| 12 | Ojos del Salado Andes | 6,893 m | Chile and Argentina | 27.1090 S, 68.5410 W | Mountain page |
| 13 | Chimborazo Andes | 6,263 m | Ecuador | 1.4693 S, 78.8170 W | Mountain page |
| 14 | Denali Alaska Range | 6,190 m | United States | 63.0695 N, 151.0074 W | Mountain page |
| 15 | Mount Logan Saint Elias Mountains | 5,959 m | Canada | 60.5667 N, 140.4050 W | Mountain page |
| 16 | Cotopaxi Andes | 5,897 m | Ecuador | 0.6808 S, 78.4375 W | Mountain page |
| 17 | Mount Kilimanjaro East Africa | 5,895 m | Tanzania | 3.0758 S, 37.3533 E | Mountain page |
| 18 | Mount Elbrus Caucasus | 5,642 m | Russia | 43.3499 N, 42.4453 E | Mountain page |
| 19 | Pico de Orizaba Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5,636 m | Mexico | 19.0290 N, 97.2690 W | Mountain page |
| 20 | Mount Damavand Alborz Range | 5,610 m | Iran | 35.9510 N, 52.1090 E | Mountain page |
| 21 | Popocatépetl Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt | 5,426 m | Mexico | 19.0230 N, 98.6220 W | Mountain page |
| 22 | Mount Kenya East Africa | 5,199 m | Kenya | 0.1521 S, 37.3086 E | Mountain page |
| 23 | Mount Ararat Eastern Turkey | 5,137 m | Turkey | 39.7020 N, 44.2980 E | Mountain page |
| 24 | Mount Kazbek Caucasus | 5,033 m | Georgia and Russia | 42.6958 N, 44.5320 E | Mountain page |
| 25 | Mount Vinson Ellsworth Mountains | 4,892 m | Antarctica | 78.5250 S, 85.6167 W | Mountain page |
| 26 | Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) New Guinea Highlands | 4,884 m | Indonesia | 4.0830 S, 137.1830 E | Mountain page |
| 27 | Mont Blanc Alps | 4,808 m | France and Italy | 45.8326 N, 6.8652 E | Mountain page |
| 28 | Matterhorn Alps | 4,478 m | Switzerland and Italy | 45.9763 N, 7.6586 E | Mountain page |
| 29 | Mount Whitney Sierra Nevada | 4,421 m | United States | 36.5785 N, 118.2923 W | Mountain page |
| 30 | Mount Rainier Cascade Range | 4,392 m | United States | 46.8523 N, 121.7603 W | Mountain page |
| 31 | Mount Shasta Cascade Range | 4,322 m | United States | 41.4092 N, 122.1944 W | Mountain page |
| 32 | Mauna Kea Hawaii | 4,207 m | United States | 19.8207 N, 155.4681 W | Mountain page |
| 33 | Grand Teton Teton Range | 4,199 m | United States | 43.7410 N, 110.8020 W | Mountain page |
| 34 | Mauna Loa Hawaii | 4,169 m | United States | 19.4750 N, 155.6080 W | Mountain page |
| 35 | Jungfrau Bernese Alps | 4,158 m | Switzerland | 46.5475 N, 7.9625 E | Mountain page |
| 36 | Eiger Bernese Alps | 3,967 m | Switzerland | 46.5775 N, 8.0050 E | Mountain page |
| 37 | Mount Fuji Honshu | 3,776 m | Japan | 35.3606 N, 138.7274 E | Mountain page |
| 38 | Mount Rinjani Lombok | 3,726 m | Indonesia | 8.4115 S, 116.4570 E | Mountain page |
| 39 | Aoraki / Mount Cook Southern Alps | 3,724 m | New Zealand | 43.5950 S, 170.1410 E | Mountain page |
| 40 | Mount Teide Tenerife | 3,715 m | Spain | 28.2724 N, 16.6425 W | Mountain page |
| 41 | Mount Etna Sicily | 3,329 m | Italy | 37.7510 N, 14.9930 E | Mountain page |
| 42 | Mount Agung Bali | 3,031 m | Indonesia | 8.3430 S, 115.5080 E | Mountain page |
| 43 | Mount Olympus Olympus Range | 2,917 m | Greece | 40.0856 N, 22.3581 E | Mountain page |
| 44 | Mount Ruapehu Central North Island | 2,797 m | New Zealand | 39.2817 S, 175.5700 E | Mountain page |
| 45 | Mount Taranaki (Egmont) North Island | 2,518 m | New Zealand | 39.2969 S, 174.0633 E | Mountain page |
| 46 | Mount Bromo East Java | 2,329 m | Indonesia | 7.9425 S, 112.9530 E | Mountain page |
| 47 | Mount Kosciuszko Snowy Mountains | 2,228 m | Australia | 36.4550 S, 148.2630 E | Mountain page |
| 48 | Ben Nevis Scottish Highlands | 1,345 m | United Kingdom | 56.7969 N, 5.0036 W | Mountain page |
| 49 | Mount Vesuvius Bay of Naples | 1,281 m | Italy | 40.8214 N, 14.4265 E | Mountain page |
| 50 | Table Mountain Cape Peninsula | 1,084 m | South Africa | 33.9628 S, 18.4098 E | Mountain page |