Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World

This post consists of highest mountains in the world. Mountains covers one-fifth of the world’s landscape. They are all located in the central and southern of Asia. Height of mountains is measured as height of sea level. The following lists are the top ten highest mountains ranging with 10th Annapurna to 1st Mount Everest. Below we discuss their name, range, height and location.

10. Annapurna Mountain

It is located in Nepal and in the range of Himalaya. It raises is 8, 091in meter and 26,545 in feet above sea level. The first climber who reaches on this mountain was M. Herzog, L.Lachenal (French) on 3 June 1950. Cho Oyu its parent mountain.

9. Nanga Parbat Mountain

The location of Nanga Parbat is in Asia in Pakistan. It is located in Himalaya range. Its height is 8, 125 in meter and 26, 660 in feet. Hermann Buhl was reached first on the mountain on 3 July 1953. Dhaulagiri its parent mountain.

8. Manaslu Mountain

It is located in the continent of Asia. They are located in Nepal and in Himalaya range. The height of this mountain is 8, 163 meter and 26,781 feet long. The four climbers reach this mountain their name are T, Immishi, K. Kato, M. Higeta, and G.Norbu on 9 May 1956. Its parent mountain is Cho Oye.

7. Dhaulagiri Mountain

This mountain is in Himalaya range and in Nepal. Its raises 8,167 in meter and 26,795 in feet above the sea level. On May 13, 1960 K. Diemberger, P. Diener, Nyima Dorji, Nawang Doriji were climbed on the Dhaulagiri. Parent mountain of Dhaulagiri is K2.

6. Cho Oyu Mountain

The location is in Nepal and in Himalaya range. The height of Cho Oyu is 8, 201 meter and 26, 906 feet. H. Tichy, S.Jochler, Pasang Dawa Lama was men who reached on Cho Oyu on October 1954. Its parent mountain is Mount Everest.

5. Makalu Mountain

It is located in Himalaya range and in Nepal. Its height is
8, 463 meter and 27, 766 feet long. On May 15, 1955 J. Couzy, L. Terry, J.Fraco, G, Magnone-Gialtsen, J. Bouier, S. Coupe, P. Leroux, A. Vialatte were reached on Makalu. Mount Everest is the parent mountain.

4: Lhotse

The location of Lhotse is in Nepal. It is located in Himalaya range. It is 8, 516 meter and 27, 940 feet long. On 18 may 1956 the two climbers F. Luchsinger and E. Rejss was summit on Lhotse Mountain. Its parent mountain is Mount Everest.

3. Kangchenjunga Mountain

It is located in Himalaya range and between the Nepal and India. Its raises 8, 586 meter and 28, 169 feet above the sea level. G.Band, J.Brown, N.Hardie, S.Streather was summit on May 25, 1955. Mount Everest its parent mountain.

2. K2 Mountain

It is second highest mountain in the world. It is located in between the Pakistan and China and in Karakoram Range It 8, 611 meter and 28, 250 feet long in height. On 31 July 1954 A. Compagnoni, L.Lacedelli was reached to K2. Its parent mountain is Mount Everest.

1. Mount Everest

This is the highest mountain in the world. The location of Mount Everest is in between Nepal and Tibet. It raises 8, 850 meter and 29, 035 feet long above the sea level. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were summit on Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.