Mount Everest is called the world's highest mountain because it has the "highest elevation above sea level." We could also say that it has the "highest altitude." The peak of Mount Everest is 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) above sea level. No other mountain on Earth has a higher altitude.
The Himalayas isn't the tallest peak but it is the tallest mountain range inside the Himalayas is the tallest mountain in the world mt everest.
No, there is no mountain on Earth anywhere close to that tall. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest at 29,029 ft. The tallest in Montana is Granite Peak at 12,807 ft.
* From its base to its peak, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain (if the whole mountain is considered, including its undersea height). * Kilimanjaro takes this title if only base on land is considered. * For absolute height above sea level, Mt. Everest is the highest. * Chimborazo is the furtherest peak from the centre of the Earth.
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in Latin America. It is 22,837 feet in height and is also the tallest peak in all of the Americas.
King's Peak - in the Uinta mountain range - the tallest mountain in Utah (13,528 feet)
Cadillac Mountain
Aconcagua
The tallest mountain in that area is Mary's Peak.
Mount Fuji is the tallest peak in Japan.
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain (peak) in the world.
The tallest peak in Bolivia is Nevado Sajama at 6542m. The second tallest is llimani at 6434m.
The tallest peak is Mt Everest in the Himalayas. Read more, below.