The following is a list of the world's 100+ highest mountains per height above sea level, all of which are located in Asia. Only those summits are included that, by an objective measure, may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks.

Considerations

The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see also Highest unclimbed mountain). A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak"). A common definition of a mountain is a summit with 300 m prominence (1,000 ft; also 10 traditional rope lengths). Alternatively, a relative prominence (prominence/height) is used (usually 7-8%) to reflect that in higher mountain ranges everything is on a larger scale. The table below lists the highest 100 summits with at least 500 m prominence, approximating a 7% relative prominence. A drawback of a prominence-based list is that it may exclude well-known or spectacular mountains that are connected via a high ridge to a taller summit, like the Eiger or Nuptse. A few such peaks and mountains with nearly sufficient prominence are included but not numbered in the list.

It is very unlikely that all given heights are correct to the nearest meter; indeed, the sea level is often problematic to define when a mountain is remote from the sea. Different sources often differ by many meters, and the heights given below may well differ from those elsewhere in this encyclopedia. As an extreme example, Ulugh Muztagh on the north Tibetan Plateau is often listed as 7,723-7,754 m, but appears to be only 6,973-6,987 m. Some mountains differ by >100 m on different maps, while even very thorough current measurements of Mount Everest range from 8,844 to 8,850 m. These discrepancies serve to emphasize the uncertainties in the listed heights.

Though some parts of the world, especially the most mountainous parts, have never been thoroughly mapped, it is unlikely that any mountains this high have been overlooked, because synthetic aperture radar can and has been used to measure altitudes of most otherwise inaccessible places. Still, heights and/or prominences may be revised, so that the order of the list may change and even "new" mountains could enter the list over time. To be safe, the list has been extended to include all 7,200 m+ peaks.

The highest mountain is not necessarily the tallest, considering the difference in height between the peak and the surrounding base of the mountain. There is no precise definition of surrounding base, but Mount McKinley, Mount Kilimanjaro and Nanga Parbat are possible candidates for the tallest mountain on land by this measure. The bases of mountain islands are below sea level, and given this consideration Mauna Kea is the world's tallest mountain, rising about 10,200 meters (33,500 feet) from the Pacific floor. Ojos del Salado has the greatest rise on Earth— from the summit to the bottom of the Atacama Trench about away, though most of this rise is not part of the mountain.

Nor are they necessarily the largest. Mauna Loa is the largest mountain on Earth in terms of base area (about ) and volume (about 10,000 cu mi/41,680 km³), although, due to the intergrade of lava from Kilauea, Hualalai and Mauna Kea, the volume can only be estimated based on surface area and height of the edifice). Mount Kilimanjaro is the largest non-shield volcano in terms of both base area ( ) and volume (1,150 cu mi/4,790 km³). Mount Logan is the largest non-volcanic mountain in base area (about ).

The highest mountains are not necessarily those farthest from the centre of the Earth, because the figure of the Earth is not spherical. Sea level closer to the equator is several miles farther from the centre of the Earth. The summit of Chimborazo, Ecuador's tallest mountain, is usually considered to be the farthest point from the Earth's centre, although the southern summit of Peru's tallest mountain, Huascarán, is another contender.

Geographical distribution

Most mountains in the list are located in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges. In fact, all 7,000 m peaks in the world are located in Central Asia, in a rectangle edged by Noshaq (7,492 m) on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the West, Peak Jengish Chokusu, (Tuōmù'ěr Fēng) (7,439 m) on the Kyrgyzstan - Xinjiang border to the North, Gongga Shan (Minya Konka) (7,556 m) in Sichuan to the East, and Kabru (7,412 m) on the Sikkim - Nepal border to the South.

The locations of the highest mountains are shown on the composite satellite image of High Asia below. The numbers refer to the ranking in the list. For clarity, lower peaks with labels overlapping higher peaks are left out of the main image. The boxed regions are those with the highest density of summits and are enlarged in two separate images to show all peaks.

The list

Rank	Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Range	Coordinates	Prominence (m)	Parent mountain	First ascent	Ascents (attempts)
1	Mount Everest/ Sagarmatha / Chomolungma	8,848	29,028	Mahalangur Himalaya		8,848	none	1953	145 (121)
2	K2/ Qogir/ Godwin Austen	8,611	28,251	Baltoro Karakoram		4,017	Mount Everest	1954	45 (44)
3	Kangchenjunga	8,586	28,169	Kangchenjunga Himalaya		3,922	Mount Everest	1955	38 (24)
4	Lhotse	8,516	27,940	Mahalangur Himalaya		610	Mount Everest	1956	26 (26)
5	Makalu	8,485	27,838	Mahalangur Himalaya		2,386	Mount Everest (Lhotse)	1955	45 (52)
6	Cho Oyu	8,188	26,864	Mahalangur Himalaya		2,340	Mount Everest	1954	79 (28)
7	Dhaulagiri I	8,167	26,795	Dhaulagiri Himalaya		3,357	Mount Everest	1960	51 (39)
8	Manaslu	8,163	26,781	Manaslu Himalaya		3,092	Cho Oyu	1956	49 (45)
9	Nanga Parbat	8,126	26,660	Nanga Parbat Himalaya		4,608	Dhaulagiri	1953	52 (67)
10	Annapurna I	8,091	26,545	Annapurna Himalaya		2,984	Cho Oyu	1950	36 (47)
11	Gasherbrum I	8,080	26,509	Baltoro Karakoram		2,155	K2	1958	31 (16)
12	Broad Peak	8,051	26,414	Baltoro Karakoram		1,701	Gasherbrum I	1957	39 (19)
13	Gasherbrum II	8,034	26,362	Baltoro Karakoram		1,523	Gasherbrum I	1956	54 (12)
14	Shishapangma	8,027	26,335	Langtang Himalaya		2,897	Cho Oyu	1964	43 (19)
15	Gyachung Kang	7,952	26,089	Mahalangur Himalaya		700	Cho Oyu	1964	5 (3)
	Gasherbrum III	7,946	26,070	Baltoro Karakoram		355	Gasherbrum II	1975	2 (2)
16	Annapurna II	7,937	26,040	Annapurna Himalaya		2,437	Annapurna I	1960	6 (19)
17	Gasherbrum IV	7,932	26,024	Baltoro Karakoram		715	Gasherbrum III	1958	4 (11)
18	Himalchuli	7,893	25,896	Manaslu Himalaya		1,633	Manaslu	1960	6 (12)
19	Distaghil Sar	7,884	25,866	Hispar Karakoram		2,525	K2	1960	3 (5)
20	Ngadi Chuli	7,871	25,823	Manaslu Himalaya		1,020	Manaslu	1970	2 (6)
	Nuptse	7,864	25,801	Mahalangur Himalaya		319	Lhotse	1961	5 (12)
21	Khunyang Chhish	7,823	25,666	Hispar Karakoram		1,765	Distaghil Sar	1971	2 (6)
22	Masherbrum	7,821	25,659	Masherbrum Karakoram		2,457	Gasherbrum I	1960	4 (9)
23	Nanda Devi	7,816	25,643	Kumaon Himalaya		3,139	Dhaulagiri	1936	14 (12)
24	Chomo Lonzo	7,804	25,604	Mahalangur Himalaya		590	Makalu	1954	3 (1)
25	Batura Sar	7,795	25,574	Batura Karakoram		3,118	Distaghil Sar	1976	4 (6)
26	Kanjut Sar	7,790	25,558	Hispar Karakoram		1,690	Khunyang Chhish	1959	2 (1)
27	Rakaposhi	7,788	25,551	Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram		2,818	Khunyang Chhish	1958	8 (13)
28	Namcha Barwa	7,782	25,531	Assam Himalaya		4,106	Kangchenjunga	1992	1 (2)
29	Kamet	7,756	25,446	Garhwal Himalaya		2,825	Nanda Devi	1931	23 (14)
30	Dhaulagiri II	7,751	25,430	Dhaulagiri Himalaya		2,396	Dhaulagiri	1971	4 (11)
31	Saltoro Kangri	7,742	25,400	Saltoro Karakoram		2,160	Gasherbrum I	1962	2 (1)
32	Jannu	7,711	25,299	Kangchenjunga Himalaya		1,036	Kangchenjunga	1962	17 (12)
33	Tirich Mir	7,708	25,289	Hindu Kush		3,910	Batura Sar	1950	20 (11)
	Molamenqing	7,703	25,272	Langtang Himalaya		430	Shishapangma	1981	1 (0)
34	Gurla Mandhata	7,694	25,243	Nalakankar Himalaya		2,788	Dhaulagiri	1985	6 (4)
35	Saser Kangri I	7,672	25,171	Saser Karakoram		2,304	Gasherbrum I	1973	6 (4)
36	Chogolisa	7,665	25,148	Masherbrum Karakoram		1,624	Masherbrum	1975	4 (2)
	Dhaulagiri IV	7,661	25,135	Dhaulagiri Himalaya		469	Dhaulagiri II	1975	2 (10)
37	Kongur Tagh	7,649	25,095	Kongur Shan Kunlun		3,585	Distaghil Sar	1981	2 (4)
	Dhaulagiri V	7,618	24,993	Dhaulagiri Himalaya		340	Dhaulagiri IV	1975	2 (3)
38	Shispare	7,611	24,970	Batura Karakoram		1,240	Batura Sar	1974	3 (1)
39	Trivor	7,577	24,859	Hispar Karakoram		980	Distaghil Sar	1960	2 (5)
40	Gangkhar Puensum	7,570	24,836	Kula Kangri Himalaya		2,995	Kangchenjunga	unclimbed	0 (3)
41	Gongga Shan/ Minya Konka	7,556	24,790	Daxue Shan		3,642	Mount Everest	1932	6 (7)
42	Annapurna III	7,555	24,787	Annapurna Himalaya		703	Annapurna I	1961	10 (17)
43	Muztagh Ata	7,546	24,757	Muztagata Kunlun		2,735	Kongur Tagh	1956	many
44	Skyang Kangri	7,545	24,754	Baltoro Karakoram		1,085	K2	1976	1 (2)
45	Changtse	7,543	24,747	Mahalangur Himalaya		520	Mount Everest	1982	9 (9)
46	Kula Kangri	7,538	24,731	Kula Kangri Himalaya		1,650	Gangkhar Puensum	1986	3 (2)
47	Kongur Tiube	7,530	24,705	Kongur Shan Kunlun		840	Kongur Tagh	1956	2 (3)
48	Mamostong Kangri	7,516	24,659	Rimo Karakoram		1,803	Gasherbrum I	1984	5 (0)
49	Saser Kangri II E	7,513	24,649	Saser Karakoram		1,450	Saser Kangri I	unclimbed	0 (0)
50	Ismail Samani Peak	7,495	24,590	Pamir (Akademiya Nauk Range)		3,402	Muztagh Ata	1933
51	Saser Kangri III	7,495	24,590	Saser Karakoram		850	Saser Kangri I	1986	1 (0)
52	Noshaq	7,492	24,580	Hindu Kush		2,024	Tirich Mir	1960	33 (3)
53	Pumari Chhish	7,492	24,580	Hispar Karakoram		890	Khunyang Chhish	1979	1 (2)
54	Pasu Sar	7,476	24,528	Batura Karakoram		645	Batura Sar	1994	1 (0)
55	Yukshin Gardan Sar	7,469	24,505	Hispar Karakoram		1,313	Pumari Chhish	1984	4 (1)
56	Teram Kangri I	7,462	24,482	Siachen Karakoram		1,702	Gasherbrum I	1975	2 (0)
57	Jongsong Peak	7,462	24,482	Kangchenjunga Himalaya		1,298	Kangchenjunga	1930	2 (3)
58	Malubiting	7,458	24,469	Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram		2,193	Rakaposhi	1971	2 (6)
59	Gangapurna	7,455	24,459	Annapurna Himalaya		563	Annapurna III	1965	8 (13)
60	Peak Jengish Chokusu	7,439	24,406	Tian Shan		4,148	Ismail Samani Peak	1938
61	K12	7,428	24,370	Saltoro Karakoram		1,978	Saltoro Kangri	1974	4 (2)
62	Yangra (Ganesh I)	7,422	24,350	Ganesh Himalaya		2,352	Manaslu	1955	1 (6)
63	Sia Kangri	7,422	24,350	Siachen Karakoram		640	Gasherbrum I	1934	6 (0)
64	Momhil Sar	7,414	24,324	Hispar Karakoram		980	Trivor	1964	2 (6)
65	Kabru N	7,412	24,318	Kangchenjunga Himalaya		780	Kangchenjunga	1994	1 (2)
66	Skil Brum	7,410	24,311	Baltoro Karakoram		1,152	K2	1957	2 (1)
67	Haramosh	7,409	24,308	Rakaposhi Karakoram		2,277	Malubiting	1958	4 (3)
68	Istor-o-Nal	7,403	24,288	Hindu Kush		1,040	Noshaq	1969	4 (5)
69	Ghent Kangri	7,401	24,281	Saltoro Karakoram		1,493	Saltoro Kangri	1961	4 (0)
70	Ultar Sar	7,388	24,239	Batura Karakoram		700	Shispare	1996	2 (5)
71	Rimo I	7,385	24,229	Rimo Karakoram		1,438	Teram Kangri I	1988	1 (3)
72	Churen Himal	7,385	24,229	Dhaulagiri Himalaya		600	Dhaulagiri IV	1970	3 (0)
73	Teram Kangri III	7,382	24,219	Siachen Karakoram		520	Teram Kangri I	1979	1 (0)
74	Sherpi Kangri	7,380	24,213	Saltoro Karakoram		1,000	Ghent Kangri	1976	1 (1)
75	Labuche Kang	7,367	24,170	Labuche Himalaya		1,957	Cho Oyu	1987	1 (0)
76	Kirat Chuli	7,362	24,153	Kangchenjunga Himalaya		1,168	Kangchenjunga	1939	1 (6)
	Abi Gamin	7,355	24,131	Garhwal Himalaya		217	Kamet	1950	17 (2)
77	Nangpai Gosum	7,350	24,114	Mahalangur Himalaya		500	Cho Oyu	1996	3 (1)
	Gimmigela (The Twins)	7,350	24,114	Kangchenjunga Himalaya		432	Kangchenjunga	1994	3 (1)
78	Saraghrar	7,349	24,111	Hindu Kush		1,979	Noshaq	1959	2 (3)
79	Chamlang	7,321	24,019	Mahalangur Himalaya		1,240	Lhotse	1961	7 (1)
80	Jomolhari	7,315	24,000	Jomolhari Himalaya		2,065	Gangkhar Puensum	1937	4 (0)
81	Chongtar	7,315	23,999	Baltoro Karakoram		1,300	Skil Brum	1994	1 (1)
82	Baltoro Kangri	7,312	23,990	Masherbrum Karakoram		1,200	Chogolisa	1976	1 (0)
83	Siguang Ri	7,309	23,980	Mahalangur Himalaya		650	Cho Oyu	1989	2 (1)
84	The Crown	7,295	23,934	Yengisogat Karakoram		1,919	Skil Brum (K2)	1993	1 (3)
85	Gyala Peri	7,294	23,930	Assam Himalaya		2,942	Mount Everest	1986	1 (0)
86	Porong Ri	7,292	23,924	Langtang Himalaya		520	Shisha Pangma	1982	5 (0)
87	Baintha Brakk (The Ogre)	7,285	23,901	Panmah Karakoram		1,891	Kanjut Sar	1977	3 (13)
88	Yutmaru Sar	7,283	23,894	Hispar Karakoram		620	Yukshin Gardan Sar	1980	1 (1)
89	Baltistan Peak (K6)	7,282	23,891	Masherbrum Karakoram		1,962	Chogolisa	1970	1 (3)
90	Kangpenqing	7,281	23,888	Baiku Himalaya		1,340	Shisha Pangma	1982	1 (1)
91	Muztagh Tower	7,276	23,871	Baltoro Karakoram		1,710	Skil Brum	1956	4 (2)
92	Mana	7,272	23,858	Garhwal Himalaya		730	Kamet	1937	7 (3)
	Dhaulagiri VI	7,268	23,845	Dhaulagiri Himalaya		485	Dhaulagiri IV	1970	5 (0)
93	Diran	7,266	23,839	Rakaposhi-Haramosh Karakoram		1,325	Malubiting	1968	12 (8)
94	Labuche Kang III / East	7,250	23,786	Labuche Himalaya		570	Labuche Kang	unclimbed	0 (0)
95	Putha Hiunchuli	7,246	23,773	Dhaulagiri Himalaya		1,151	Churen Himal	1954	11 (5)
96	Apsarasas Kangri	7,245	23,770	Siachen Karakoram		635	Teram Kangri I	1976	2 (0)
97	Mukut Parbat	7,242	23,760	Garhwal Himalaya		840	Kamet	1951	2 (1)
98	Rimo III	7,233	23,730	Rimo Karakoram		615	Rimo I	1985	1 (0)
99	Langtang Lirung	7,227	23,711	Langtang Himalaya		1,525	Shisha Pangma	1978	14 (13)
100	Karjiang	7,221	23,691	Kula Kangri Himalaya		880	Kula Kangri	unclimbed	0 (2)
101	Annapurna Dakshin	7,219	23,684	Annapurna Himalaya		775	Annapurna	1964	10 (16)
102	Khartaphu	7,213	23,665	Mahalangur Himalaya		712	Mount Everest	1935	1 (0)
103	Tongshanjiabu	7,207	23,645	Lunana Himalaya		1,757	Gangkar Puensum	unclimbed	0 (0)
104	Malangutti Sar	7,207	23,645	Hispar Karakoram		515	Distaghil Sar	1985	1 (0)
105	Norin Kang	7,206	23,642	Nagarze Himalaya		2,160	Tongshanjiabu	1986	4 (1)
106	Langtang Ri	7,205	23,638	Langtang Himalaya		650	Porong Ri	1981	4 (0)
107	Kangphu Kang	7,204	23,635	Lunana Himalaya		1,200	Tongshanjiabu	2002	1 (0)
108	Singhi Kangri	7,202	23,629	Siachen Karakoram		790	Teram Kangri III	1976	2 (0)
109	Lupghar Sar	7,200	23,622	Hispar Karakoram		730	Momhil Sar	1979	1 (0)

Stem and leaf plot

The following is a stem and leaf plot of the above data. The two digits to the left of the line are the first two digits of the mountain's height, and each digit to the right of the line represents the third digit of the mountain's height. Each number on the right is linked to the corresponding mountain's article. For example, the height of one of the mountains (namely Mount Everest) is 884x meters. Also, it is apparent that there are only 5 mountains above 8,200 meters.

88 | 4

87 |

86 | 1

85 | 8 1

84 | 8

83 |

82 |

81 | 8 6 6 2

80 | 9 8 5 3 2

79 | 5 4 3 3

78 | 9 8 7 6 2 2 1 Chomo Lonzo
77 | 9 9 8 8 5 5 4 1 Tirich Mir Molamenqing

76 |9 7 6 6 4 1 1

75 | 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 1 1

74 | 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 Haramosh Istor-o-Nal Ghent Kangri

73 | 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 Siguang Ri

72 | 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 Tongshanjiabu Malangutti Sar Norin Kang Langtang Ri Kangphu Kang Singhi Kangri Lupghar Sar

Extra-terrestial mountains

Planet or moon	Highest peak	Height (metres)
Earth	Everest	8,848
Moon	Mons Huygens	4,700
Venus	Maxwell Montes	11,000
Mars	Olympus Mons	21,171
Io	Boösaule Montes	17,000 (approx.)
Iapetus	equatorial ridge	20,000 (approx. max)

Notes

1. For Nepal, the heights indicated on the Nepal Topographic Maps are followed. For China and the Baltoro Karakoram, the heights are those of "The Maps of Snow Mountains in China". For the Hispar Karakoram the heights on a Russian 1:100,000 topo map [1] seem to be more accurate than the customarily quoted heights probably based on US army maps from the 50s [2]. Elsewhere, unless otherwise indicated, heights are those in Jill Neate's "High Asia".
2. The region is beautifully covered by Terraserver.com and Google Maps Satellite imagery. Coordinates were established by comparing topographical maps with these satellite images.
3. The prominence data were extracted from a combination of maps and computer aided analysis of NASA's 3" SRTM data. Prominences over 1,450 m were copied from this website.
4. Here defined as the first higher mountain beyond the key saddle with at least 500 m prominence itself.
5. The number of ascents and failed attempts up to 2004 is extracted from the Alpine Club Himalayan index. These are the number of expeditions (not individuals) that announced their ascent or attempt in a journal. They are probably quite accurate for the rarely climbed peaks (though omissions were noted), but greatly underestimate the number of ascending parties on the easier and/or more popular mountains, like most eight-thousanders. For instance, Mt Everest has been scaled 2,251 times by individuals up to 2004 [3].
6. Given the large differences between multiple "final" measurements of Mt Everest, the traditional 8,848 m is listed. For more information, see Mount Everest#Measurement.
7. Everest IS parent to K2 by the definition of topographic prominence. See also, the discussion page.
8. The highest (Eastern) summit of Saser Kangri II has not yet been climbed or attempted. The lower West peak, 2.5 km away, has been climbed in 1984 and twice since.
9. According to the 1996 Himalayan Journal (pp.29-36), the highest point of the Kabru massif (the North summit) was climbed by an Indian Army team in May 1994
10. Jomolhari may be considerably lower than the official 7,315 m, which corresponds to exactly 24,000 ft [4].
11. The height is unknown, but over 7,200 meters on both Chinese and Russian maps of the area.
12. The name and information about this summit was extracted from the May 2003 edition of Japanese Alpine News.

See also

• List of mountains
• List of mountain ranges of the world
• List of peaks by prominence
• Highest mountain peaks of North America
• Himalayan Peaks of Uttarakhand
• Olympus Mons, the largest mountain in the solar system
• Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent

External links

• Summitpost (Currently with detailed description of 30 of the top 100 peaks)
• Prominence lists (including all mountains in the world with >1,450m prominence)
• Alpine Club Himalayan index (Especially informative for history of ascents and location of obscure peaks)
• Discussion of frequently misquoted elevations
• BlankontheMap site on mountains of Northern Kashmir
• Digital elevation data, including all the above peaks and many more worldwide
• Hispar area: expedition reports and maps
• List of highest mountains down to 6750 metres

Sources

• "High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7,000 Metre Peaks" by Jill Neate (Mountaineers Books 1990)
• "The Maps of Snow Mountains in China" by Mi Desheng (Chinese Academy of Science, 1990s)
• "Nepal Topographic Maps" by the Finnish Meteorological Inst. (Nepalese Survey Dept., 1990s)
• Soviet military 1:100,000 topographic maps (most from 1980-1981)
• The "High Mountain Info" section of the "High Mountain Sports Magazine" (1990-2005) (now Climb Magazine)
• Some other topographic maps and much from the external links listed above.