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Chart showing the relationship between the 100 peaks with highest prominence in the world. (In the SVG version, hover over a peak to highlight its parent(s) and click it to view its article.)
Mount Apo, also known locally as Apo Sandawa, is a large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level, it is the highest-mountain in the Philippine Archipelago, Mindanao and 24th-highest peak of an island on Earth. Located on the tripartite border of Davao ...
Mountain Metres Feet Range Location and Notes Mount Everest: 8,848: 29,029: Himalayas Nepal/China : K2: 8,611: 28,251: Karakoram Pakistan/China Kangchenjunga: 8,586
Olympus Mons, the tallest planetary mountain in the Solar System, compared to Mount Everest and Mauna Kea on Earth (heights shown are above datum or sea level, which differ from the base-to-peak heights given in the list). This is a list of the tallest mountains in the Solar System.
The Apo–Talomo Range (also known as Mount Talomo) or Talomo Mountain Range in the provinces of Davao del Sur and Cotabato on the island of Mindanao contains the Philippines ' highest peak: Mount Apo, at (9,692 ft (2,954 m)). [4] Mount Talomo (8,773 ft (2,674 m)) is one of the top 15 highest mountains in the Philippines.
The summit of Mount Everest in China and Nepal is the highest point on Earth. The summit of Aconcagua is the highest point of Argentina and the Southern and Western hemispheres. The summit of Huáscarán is the highest point of Peru and the Tropics. The summit of Denali is the highest point of the United States and North America.
May 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world's highest peak for the 29th time, extending his own record for most times ...
K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). [6] It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.