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Mount Everest
- Range
- Himalaya
- Summit location
- China–Nepal border
- Elevation (m)
- 8848.86
- Rank on global peak list
- 1
- Year of first ascent
- 1953
HomeGeography & CitiesTop 10 Highest Independent Peaks in or on China’s Borders (Verified 2026-10-16)
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Top 10 Highest Independent Peaks in or on China’s Borders (Verified 2026-10-16)
Includes independent summits located in China or on an international border of China. Peaks are ranked by elevation; the independent-peak cutoff is at least 500 m of topographic prominence. Border summits count, while peaks marked as subsidiary by the source do not count as separate mountains.
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- 1Mount Everest
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About this ranking
- Ranking type
- Data ranking
- Data as of
- October 16, 2026
- Last source review
- October 16, 2026
Scope: summits located in China or on an international border of China. Independence rule: at least 500 m topographic prominence; ranked by elevation descending. Global ranks and prominence follow the global peak table; peaks marked S as subsidiaries are not counted as independent mountains. 8000ers.com is used to check the country/region labels of main eight-thousanders. Everest uses the 8,848.86 m snow-surface height announced by China and Nepal. Other elevations follow the global ranking table’s whole-metre display. Another source gives Gasherbrum II as 8,034 m; this table follows the ranking source’s 8,035 m. The list does not adjudicate the political status of disputed regions.
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Change history
- The original ten peaks are broadly in the correct elevation order, but the draft did not define whether border summits count or distinguish independent mountains from subsidiary peaks. Each global rank, elevation, prominence, and country/region was checked against the global peak list. The scope includes independent summits located in China or on its international borders with at least 500 m of topographic prominence, ranked by elevation. Kangchenjunga lies on the Nepal–India border and is outside this scope. Gasherbrum III is a 7,946 m subsidiary peak with 355 m prominence and is excluded; the next qualifying China-border peak is Gyachung Kang at 7,952 m, world rank 15. Everest uses the exact 8,848.86 m snow-surface height jointly announced by China and Nepal in 2020. The global list gives Gasherbrum II as 8,035 m while 8000ers.com gives 8,034 m; the table follows the selected global ranking list and discloses the difference. [corpus433:dbce1a91ce35f3dde649af368348631b957aabd2a70f4a1df0b03949220a3d27]
Interesting Facts & Summary
The scope follows summit location and does not require the entire mountain to lie within China; China-border peaks count. The global peak table and 8000ers.com country/region records were used to select independent summits with at least 500 m prominence, then rank them by elevation. Everest uses the 8,848.86 m snow-surface height jointly announced by China and Nepal in 2020. Kangchenjunga lies on the Nepal–India border and is excluded; Gasherbrum III has 355 m prominence and is identified as a subsidiary peak, so it is not counted separately. The global list gives Gasherbrum II as 8,035 m while 8000ers.com gives 8,034 m; this table follows the global ranking list’s 8,035 m.
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Sources
- GLOBAL-HIGHEST-PEAKS-PROMINENCE-2026 · Wikipedia contributorsList of highest mountains on Earth
The global peak table lists world rank, rounded elevation, topographic prominence, range, first ascent, and country/region row by row; it labels Gasherbrum III as a subsidiary peak (S). This ranking uses its independent-peak order, prominence, and elevations with an explicit minimum prominence threshold of 500 metres.
Accessed: 2026-10-16 - 8000ERS-GEOGRAPHY-AND-HEIGHTS · 8000ers.comGeographical facts of the Main 8000ers
This mountaineering reference lists elevations, countries/regions, ranges, and first ascents for the 14 main eight-thousanders and explains its map sources. It cross-checks the nine main eight-thousanders on China’s borders and Kangchenjunga’s country labels. It gives Gasherbrum II as 8,034 m, one metre below the global list’s 8,035 m; this table follows the ranking source and displays 8,035 m.
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