TOP 10 list of the tallest mountains in the world
Mountains are the beautiful thing of the nature and make the atmosphere beautiful. This is a one of very biggest landform which stretches all the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. Here we were discussing the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. They basically steeper than a hill and they are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. One of the most popular one is, and the largest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest in the Himalayas of Asia. That summit is 8,850 m and around 29,035 ft above mean sea level.
A one more is famous highest well known mountain on any planet in the Solar System is Olympus Mons on Mars at 21,171 m and around 69,459 ft. Some other thing is Elevation; volume, relief, steepness, spacing and continuity have been used as criteria for defining a mountain. In this world, mountain has to maintain the beauty of this world, and this is the important part of the nature. Sometimes they can move the nature in different weather side.
List of the Tallest Mountains in the World as follows:
- Mount Everest
This is situated in Nepal, and this is one of very tallest and popular mountain on the earth and this is located in the Mahalangur part of the Himalayas. So the peak is 8,848 meters or 29,029 ft above sea level and is the fifth another summit from the center of Earth. The one of very well known point is the international border between China and Nepal is present across the precise summit point. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World.
- K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen)
This is also known by the name of Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, and Mount Godwin-Austen and this is the second-highest mountain on Earth after Mount Everest. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. This touches the many borders as the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. This has peak point range of 8,611 m or 28,251 feet and K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram Range and the largest one range in Pakistan.
- Kanchenjunga
This is also the popular tallest mountain in this world and the third highest mountain in the world. The peak elevation of 8,586 m or 28,169 ft in a section of the Himalayas called Kanchenjunga Himal. This is the range in the west by the Tamur River and in the east by the Teesta River. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World.
- Lhotse
This is the one of popular and is the fourth highest mountain on Earth. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. Important thing is this connected to Everest via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. About the summit to 8,516 metres or 27,940 ft above for sea level, Lhotse Middle (East) is 8,414 m (27,605 ft) and Lhotse Shar is 8,383 m (27,503 ft). It is also situated on the border between Tibet (China) and the Khumbu section of Nepal.
- Makalu
This is the fifth highest mountain in the universe with evaluation 8,463 metres or 27,766 ft. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km or 12 mi southeast of Mount Everest. This is also situated border between Nepal and China. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. This is a very beautiful mountain in the world.
- Cho Oyu
This is the one of the sixth highest mountain in the world at 8,201 metres or 26,906 ft above sea level. The names of Cho Oyu have a meaning, and Cho Oyu means “Turquoise Goddess” in Tibetan. This is the one of largest westernmost peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World.
- Dhaulagiri
This is very largest and famous mountain in this world, and massif in Nepal extends 120 km or70 mi from the Kaligandaki River west to the Bheri. This is having the height at 8,167 metres or 26,795 ft ranks seventh among Earth’s fourteen peaks over eight thousand metres. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. First time that was climbed on May 13, 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian/Nepali expedition.
- Manaslu
This is the eighth largest mountain in the world, and this is situated in the Mansion Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas. This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World, and this is in the west-central part of Nepal. First time that was climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu and they members of a Japanese expedition.
- Nanga Parbat
This is the ninth highest mountain in the world from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. This is the one of the eight-thousanders, self a summit elevation of 8,126 metres or 26,660 ft. This is situated in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and is locally known as ‘Deo Mir’-“mir’ meaning ‘mountain”.
10.Annapurna
This is one of very popular from the List of the Tallest Mountains in the World. This is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal. Amazing thing about that is a Sanskrit name which literally and that’s means “full of food” (feminine form), but is normally translated as Goddess of the Harvests. One more thing this part is a 55 km-long and massif bounded by the Kali Gandaki Gorge on the west, the Marshyangdi River on the north and east.
