List
of
mountains
The
highest
mountains
of
each
continent
(the
Seven
Summits):
- Mount
Everest,
Asia
(8,850
m)
- Aconcagua,
South
America
(6,959
m)
- Mount
McKinley
(Denali),
North
America
(6,194
m)
- Kilimanjaro,
Africa
(5,895
m)
- Mount
Elbrus,
Europe
(5,642
m)
(or
Mont
Blanc
(4,810
m))
- Vinson
Massif,
Antarctica
(4,897
m)
- Mount
Kosciuszko,
Australia
(2,228
m)
(or
Carstensz
Pyramid,
Oceania
(4,884
m))
Eight-thousanders
The
14
"eight-thousanders",
8,000
m
or
higher,
all
in
the
Himalayas:
- Mount
Everest
(8,850
m)
- K2
(8,611
m)
- Kangchenjunga
(8,586
m)
- Lhotse
(8,545
m)
- Makalu
(8,462
m)
- Cho
Oyu
(8,201
m)
- Dhaulagiri
(8,167
m)
- Manaslu
(8,163
m)
- Nanga
Parbat
(8,126
m)
- Annapurna
(8,091
m)
- Gasherbrum
I
(8,068
m)
- Broad
Peak
(8,047
m)
- Gasherbrum
II
(8,035
m)
- Shishapangma
(8,027
m)
Earth,
by
continent
Africa
Antarctica
- Mount
Albert
Markham
(4,282
m)
- Mount
Erebus
- Mount
Fridtjof
Nansen
- Mount
Jackson
- Mount
Kirkpatrick
- Mount
Markham
(4,350
m)
- Mount
Terror
- Mount
Tyree
- Vinson
Massif,
highest
mountain
in
Antarctica
Asia
- Adam's
Peak
-
Sri
Lanka
- Annapurna
-
#10
in
the
world
- Mount
Apo
-
highest
point
in
Philippines
- Ararat
-
Turkish
Armenia,
landing
site,
in
folkloric
elaborations
of
the
biblical
account
of
Noah,
of
his
ark
- Baitou
(Paektu)
Mountain
-
highest
mountain
in
Korea,
on
Chinese/North
Korean
border
- Belukha
-
Russia,
highest
peak
in
Altai
Mountains
- Broad
Peak
(8047m)
-
#12
in
the
world
- Cho
Oyu
(8201m)
-
#6
in
the
world
- Demavend
-
Iran
- Dhaulagiri
(8167m)
-
#7
in
the
world
- Doi
Inthanon,
highest
peak
in
Thailand
- Mount
Everest
-
Himalayas,
Nepal,
highest
mountain
in
the
world
- Mount
Fuji
-
famous
Japanese
volcano
- Gasherbrum
I
(8068m)
-
#11
in
the
world
- Gasherbrum
II
(8035m)
-
#13
in
the
world
- Gauri
Sankar
- Halla
Mountain
-
volcano;
highest
peak
in
South
Korea
- K2
(8611m)
-
Pakistan,
world's
second
highest,
but
a
tougher
climb
than
Everest,
Part
of
the
Himalayas
range
- Kamet
-
Himalayas,
first
peak
over
25,000
ft
to
be
climbed
- Kanchenjunga
(8586m)
-
#3
in
the
world,
on
Nepal-Sikkim
border
- Mount
Kerinchi
-
highest
point
of
Barisan
Range,
Sumatra
- Klyuchevskaya
Sopka
-
Russian
volcano
- Mount
Kinabalu
-
Sabah
(Borneo),
Malaysia
- Lenin
Peak
-
Russia
- Lhotse
(8516m)
-
#4
in
the
world,
located
in
Nepal
- Makalu
(8462m)
-
#5
in
the
world,
located
in
Nepal
- Manaslu
(8156m)
-
#8
in
the
world,
located
in
Nepal
- Muztagh
Tower
- Nanda
Devi
- Nanga
Parbat
(8125m)
-
#9
in
the
world,
located
in
Pakistan
- Mount
Tambora
-
Indonesia
- Shishapangma
(8013m)
-
#14
in
the
world
Europe
Alps
See
also:
Peaks
and
passes
of
the
Alps
Caucasus
Great
Britain
to
be
categorised
North
America
- Mount
Adams
-
Cascades,
Washington
- Mount
Assiniboine
-
Canadian
Rockies
- Mount
Baker
-
Cascades,
Washington
- Bridge
Mountain
-
Red
Rock
Canyon,
Nevada
- Mount
Columbia
-
Canadian
Rockies
- Devils
Tower
-
Wyoming
- Mount
Diablo
-
California
- Mount
Edith
Cavell
-
Canadian
Rockies
- Mount
Foraker
-
Alaska
- Glacier
Peak
-
Cascades,
Washington
- Grand
Teton
-
Wyoming
- Mount
Greylock
-
Massachusetts
- Mount
Hood
-
Cascades,
Oregon
- Mount
Jackson
-
Oregon
- Mount
Jefferson
-
Oregon
- Mount
Katahdin
-
at
north
end
of
the
Appalachian
Trail
- Mount
Lassen
-
Cascades,
California
- Maroon
Bells
-
Colorado
- Mauna
Loa
-
Hawaii;
see
Oceania.
- Mount
Logan
-
highest
mountain
of
Canada
- Longs
Peak
-
Rocky
Mountain
National
Park
- Mount
McKinley
(Denali)
-
highest
mountain
in
North
America
- Mount
Mitchell
-
highest
mountain
of
the
Appalachians
- Mount
Monadnock
-
New
Hampshire
- Newberry
Volcano
-
Oregon
- Pico
de
Orizaba
-
highest
point
in
Mexico
- Mount
Olympus
-
Washington
- Paricutin
-
Mexico
- Pikes
Peak
-
Colorado
- Popocatepetl
-
Mexico
- Mount
Rainier
-
Washington
- Mount
Robson
-
Canadian
Rockies
- Mount
Saint
Elias
- Mount
Shasta
-
California
- Mount
Shuksan
-
Cascades
- Mount
St.
Helens
-
volcano
in
the
United
States
- Mount
Stuart
-
Cascades,
Washington
- Mount
Timpanogos
-
Wasatch
Range,
Utah
- Three
Sisters
-
Oregon
- Mount
Waddington
-
highest
mountain
in
the
Coast
Mountains
range
of
British
Columbia,
Canada
- Mount
Washington
-
highest
peak
in
northeastern
United
States,
worst
weather
in
the
world
- Wheeler
Peak
-
highest
peak
in
Nevada
- Mount
Whitney
-
highest
mountain
in
Sierra
Nevada
Oceania
South
America
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