No, Mount Everest is the first tallest mountain in the world.
Jurg Marmet from Switzerland
The 5 tallest are: 1st Mount McKinley 2nd Mount Saint Elias 3rd Mount Foraker 4th Mount Bona 5th Mount Blackburn Another famous mountain is Mount Rushmore, which has 4 ex-US presidents sculpted on it.
Mount Everest (Highest mountain in the World is in Nepal) K2 (is in Pakistan) Kanchenjunga (3rd highest), Mount Lhotse, Mount Makalu, Mount Cho Oyu (fourth, fifth and sixth resp. all of these mountains are in Nepal.
There is no real 'last' person to climb Mount Everest because every year there are more climbers attempting to reach the summit.
Tim Macartney-Snape reached the summit of Mount Everest on the 3rd October 1984 without the use of artifical oxygen.
At this very moment, 3rd April 2016 there are Sherpas on Mount Everest getting the route ready for climbers who will arrive in the next few weeks.
At this very moment, 3rd April 2016 there are Sherpas on Mount Everest getting the route ready for climbers who will arrive in the next few weeks.
Two peaks, Mount Kita (3193 m) and Mount Hotaka (3190 m) are located in the mountain range of central Honshu. They are the 2nd and 3rd tallest mountains in Japan, after Mount Fuji, which is located on the coast to the east.
Mount Dampier is NZ's 3rd highest mountain, standing at 3,440 m.
We climb Mount Everest for many reasons, these might include one or more of the following I have listed below: Because it has been a life long dream Maybe to see how far you can push your body and mind beyond its comfort zone For the challenge Perhaps you are a born risk taker and enjoy beating the odds For the experience Being obsessed with the mountain You enjoy mountaineering For the adventure To prove to yourself that anything is possible if you try It is my job, I am a mountain guide/leader Climbing for charity
Mount Fuji is 3,776 meters and 12,385 ft. it is located in JapanMount Fuji is located on Honshu Island, Japan and is the country's tallest peak. Mount Fuji stands 12,388 feet tall or 3,776 meters.The peak of Mount Fuji is 3,776 metres (12,388 ft) above sea level.
It depends on exactly how you define "tallest."First, let's limit the scope: we're ONLY going to concern ourselves with mountains on Earth. Olympus Mons (on Mars) literally dwarfs any Earthly mountain, but it doesn't count as far as this question is concerned (it's easier for a high mountain to form when gravity is lower).Okay, that said: Everest has the highest elevation above Mean Sea Level at its peak. There's really no question about that (there was, at one time, but satellite measurements have confirmed that Everest is higher than K2 by a non-trivial amount: more than 700 feet).However, some people consider Everest a "cheater". The peak at around 29,000 feet is higher than any other, they concede, but they point out that it's already got a respectable elevation at the bottom of the mountain. The "base" of Everest is about 13,800 feet on the south side and 17,100 feet on the north side, so the distance from the base of the mountain to the peak is "only" about 12-15 thousand feet, depending on which side you're measuring from. In contrast, Mt. McKinley in Alaska has a peak that's only about 20,300 feet above MSL, but instead of sitting on a plateau that's already 2-3 miles above sea level, it's on a low gently sloping plain ranging from about 300-1300 feet above sea level, so its peak is 19-20 thousand feet above its base. McKinley is a good candidate for "tallest mountain" if you measure from the base of the mountain instead of from sea level.Still others point out that mountains on some islands have a base that's actually below sea level. Mauna Kea in Hawaii has a peak of about 13,800 feet, but its base is the ocean floor, about 3.5 miles below the surface, giving it a height above base of over 33,400 feet. It's the tallest mountain if you measure from the base to the peak and don't mind that part of it is under water.Finally, there's Chimborazo in Ecuador. Because the Earth bulges at the equator and Chimborazo is near the equator, its peak is about 7000 feet further from the center of the Earth than Everest's despite the peak being only slightly further above sea level than McKinley (about 20,500 feet) because the water bulges too. It's the tallest mountain if you measure from the center of the Earth.