{"id":27571,"date":"2026-11-14T17:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T12:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramias.com\/upsc\/?p=27571"},"modified":"2026-11-14T17:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T12:15:18","slug":"highest-mountain-peaks-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramias.com\/upsc\/highest-mountain-peaks-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Highest Mountain Peaks in the World, Top 10 Peaks, Continent-wise List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The highest mountain peaks in the world are concentrated in Asia, particularly in the <\/span><b>Himalayas and Karakoram mountain systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world above mean sea level, followed by K2 and Kangchenjunga.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h2><b>Top 10 Highest Mountain Peaks in the World<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The top 10 highest mountain peaks in the world are all located in Asia. Nine belong to the Himalayan mountain system and one, K2, belongs to the Karakoram.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 92.560351%\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rank<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mountain Peak<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Height<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mountain Range<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Location<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Everest<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,848.86 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal-China border<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">K2<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,611 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karakoram<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan-China border<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kangchenjunga<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,586 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India-Nepal border<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lhotse<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,516 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal-China border<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Makalu<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,485 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal-China border<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cho Oyu<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,188 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal-China border<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dhaulagiri I<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,167 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manaslu<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,163 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nanga Parbat<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,126 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pakistan-administered Kashmir<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 6.603774%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.18239%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annapurna I<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.465409%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,091 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 19.968553%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Himalayas<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 66.666667%\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><b>Highest Mountain Peaks in Each Continent<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The highest mountain peaks of the seven continents are important for world geography and map-based questions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 88.2189%;height: 421px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continent<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highest Mountain Peak<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Height<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Location<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asia<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Everest<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8,848.86 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal\u2013China border<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South America<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aconcagua<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6,961 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Argentina<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North America<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denali<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6,190 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alaska, USA<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Africa<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Kilimanjaro<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5,895 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tanzania<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Europe<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Elbrus<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5,642 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Russia<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Antarctica<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Vinson<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4,892 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ellsworth Mountains<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Australia<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Kosciuszko<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2,228 m<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New South Wales, Australia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3><b>Important Facts About the Highest Peaks of Each Continent<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mount Everest (Asia):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The highest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas on the Nepal\u2013China border.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Aconcagua (South America):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The highest mountain outside Asia. It is located in the Andes mountain range in Argentina.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Denali (North America):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Formerly known as Mount McKinley, it is the highest peak in North America and is located in the Alaska Range in the United States.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The highest peak in Africa. It is a dormant volcanic mountain in Tanzania and consists of three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mount Elbrus (Europe):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The highest peak in Europe, located in the Caucasus Mountains in Russia. Its position as Europe's highest mountain follows the geographical convention that places the Caucasus within Europe.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mount Vinson (Antarctica):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The highest mountain in Antarctica, located in the Ellsworth Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mount Kosciuszko (Australia):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The highest peak on the Australian mainland, located in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><b>Top 10 Highest Mountain Peaks in the World<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p>The following is the list of the <strong>top 10 highest mountain peaks in the world<\/strong>, arranged in descending order of their height above mean sea level, along with their locations and important facts.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3><b>1. Mount Everest (8,848.86 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Everest is the <\/span><b>highest mountain in the world above mean sea level<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur Himal range of the Himalayas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is known as <\/span><b>Sagarmatha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Nepal and <\/span><b>Chomolungma (Qomolangma)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Tibet.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was initially identified as Peak XV during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The mountain was named after Sir George Everest, who served as the Surveyor General of India.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal made the first successful ascent on 29 May 1953.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nepal and China jointly announced its revised elevation as 8,848.86 metres on 8 December 2020.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>2. K2 (8,611 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">K2 is the <\/span><b>second-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the highest peak in the Karakoram Range. It is located on the Pakistan\u2013China border.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Mount Godwin-Austen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and Chhogori.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is situated in the Baltoro Muztagh sub-range of the Karakoram.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Italian climbers Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli made the first successful ascent on 31 July 1954.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is popularly called the <\/span><b>Savage Mountain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> because of the extreme difficulty and risks associated with climbing it.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unlike Mount Everest, K2 is not located in the Himalayas.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>3. Kangchenjunga (8,586 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kangchenjunga is the <\/span><b>third-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/india-nepal-boundary-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India\u2013Nepal border<\/a><\/strong> in the Eastern Himalayas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its name means <\/span><b>Five Treasures of Snow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, referring to its five principal peaks.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is part of the Kangchenjunga Himal section of the Himalayas.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Brown and George Band made the first successful ascent on 25 May 1955.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is the highest peak on the India\u2013Nepal border.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The summit is traditionally treated with respect by climbers because of its religious significance to local communities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>4. Lhotse (8,516 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lhotse is the <\/span><b>fourth-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located on the Nepal\u2013China border in the Mahalangur Himal range.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its name means <\/span><b>South Peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Tibetan.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is connected to Mount Everest through the South Col.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Swiss climbers Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss made the first successful ascent on 18 May 1956.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is located close to Mount Everest and forms part of the same mountain massif.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>5. Makalu (8,485 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Makalu is the <\/span><b>fifth-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It lies on the Nepal\u2013China border in the Mahalangur Himal range.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is known for its distinctive four-sided pyramid-shaped summit.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is situated southeast of Mount Everest.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">French climbers Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy made the first successful ascent on 15 May 1955.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>6. Cho Oyu (8,188 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cho Oyu is the <\/span><b>sixth-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located on the Nepal\u2013China border in the Mahalangur Himal range.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its name is commonly translated as <\/span><b>Turquoise Goddess<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It lies west of Mount Everest, near the Nangpa La pass.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Herbert Tichy, Joseph J\u00f6chler and Pasang Dawa Lama made the first successful ascent on 19 October 1954.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>7. Dhaulagiri I (8,167 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dhaulagiri I is the <\/span><b>seventh-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located in Nepal in the Dhaulagiri Himal range.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its name is derived from Sanskrit and means <\/span><b>White Mountain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It lies west of the Kali Gandaki River valley.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kali Gandaki valley separates the Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountain massifs.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Swiss-Austrian-Nepali expedition made the first successful ascent on 13 May 1960.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>8. Manaslu (8,163 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manaslu is the <\/span><b>eighth-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located in Nepal in the Mansiri Himal range.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Kutang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manasa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, meaning intellect or soul. It is often translated as the Mountain of the Spirit.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toshio Imanishi of Japan and Gyalzen Norbu of Nepal made the first successful ascent on 9 May 1956.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>9. Nanga Parbat (8,126 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nanga Parbat is the <\/span><b>ninth-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and forms part of the Western Himalayas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its name means <\/span><b>Naked Mountain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is popularly known as the <\/span><b>Killer Mountain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> because of the high number of fatalities during early climbing expeditions.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Austrian climber Hermann Buhl made the first successful ascent on 3 July 1953.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is an important geographical landmark in the western Himalayan region.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><b>10. Annapurna I (8,091 metres)<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annapurna I is the <\/span><b>tenth-highest mountain in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It is located in Nepal in the Annapurna Himal range.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its name is derived from Sanskrit and means <\/span><b>Full of Food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><b>Goddess of the Harvest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">French climbers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal made the first successful ascent on 3 June 1950.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was the <\/span><b>first mountain above 8,000 metres to be successfully climbed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highest Mountain Peaks in the World ranks Mount Everest first, followed by K2 and Kangchenjunga. 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