10 Highest Mountains around the World

Mount Everest (8,848 meters)

Located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth and is part of the Himalayan range.

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K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) (8,611 meters)

The second-highest mountain, K2, is situated on the China-Pakistan border in the Karakoram Range.

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Kangchenjunga (8,586 meters)

Straddling the border between Nepal and India, Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world and the highest in India.

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Lhotse (8,516 meters)

Adjacent to Mount Everest, Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain and part of the Everest massif.

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Makalu (8,485 meters)

Located southeast of Mount Everest, Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain in the world.

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Cho Oyu (8,188 meters)

Positioned on the China-Nepal border, Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain and is part of the Himalayan range.

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Dhaulagiri I (8,167 meters)

Dhaulagiri I is the seventh-highest mountain and is situated in the western part of Nepal.

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Manaslu (8,163 meters)

Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain, located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas.

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Nanga Parbat (8,126 meters)

Known as the "Killer Mountain," Nanga Parbat is the ninth-highest mountain and is situated in the western Himalayas in Pakistan.

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Annapurna I (8,091 meters)

Annapurna I is the tenth-highest mountain and is located in the Himalayas of north-central Nepal.

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