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Mount Everest
- Altitude (meters)
- 8848.86
- Mountain Range/Country
- Himalayas / China-Nepal Border
Top 10Updated October 13, 2026
Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World
Ten independent mountain summits ranked by elevation above mean sea level, with sources and measurement notes.
Top 3
- 1Mount Everest
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About this ranking
- Ranking type
- Data ranking
- Data as of
- October 13, 2026
- Last source review
- October 13, 2026
Rank independent mountain summits by elevation above mean sea level in metres, rather than base-to-summit height. This is a reference-data snapshot checked on 13 October 2026, not a new survey. Everest uses the 2020 joint China–Nepal elevation of 8,848.86 m; Cho Oyu uses the 8,188 m Nepal Survey value cited by the source.
References: 2. Page edits do not imply that the underlying data is newer. AI assisted in producing this content; verification status is shown above.
Change history
- Initial daily challenge bank: values, ranks, units and metric definitions checked against the cited public sources on 13 October 2026.
Interesting Facts & Summary
All ten independent summits exceed 8,000 m in elevation. Everest uses the 2020 joint China–Nepal result of 8,848.86 m, while Cho Oyu uses the 8,188 m survey value cited by the source. Rank by elevation above mean sea level; survey years vary.
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Sources
- S1 · WikipediaList of highest mountains on Earth
Values, ranked entries and metric definitions checked against the cited reference-page snapshot.
Accessed: 2026-10-13 - S2 · Guinness World RecordsTallest mountain — highest peaks comparison
Values, ranked entries and metric definitions checked against the cited reference-page snapshot.
Accessed: 2026-10-13
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