20 Biggest Mountain Peaks in the World
The world’s tallest mountains are some of the most majestic and beautiful things that one can be blessed enough to witness in their lifetime. A great fact is that they are all located in Asia and majority in Himalayas. Each reach an altitude of over 8000 meters above sea level which makes them very difficult to conquer.
So here is a list of such top 20 mountains.
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# 20 Diateghil Sar
Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range, in Gilgit-Baltistan. The elevation is around 7,885 meters above the sea level. The first ascent is on June 9, 1960. It is the 20th highest mountain on earth and the 7th highest peak in Pakistan. First ascenders are Diether Marchant, Gunther Starker. Mountain range: Himalayas , Karakoram, Hispar Muztagh .
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# 19 Himalchulli
Himalchuli is the 2nd highest peak in the Mansiri Himal and is a part of the Nepalese Himalayas. It’s peak is around 7,893 meters above the sea level. The first ascent is in 1960. This is also an ultra prominent climbing peak. It lies south of Manaslu, one of the Eight-thousanders. Himalchuli has three main peaks: East, West and North . First ascenders are Hisashi Tanabe, Masahiro Harada.
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# 18 Gasherbrum IV
Gasherbrum IV is the 18 highest mountain in the world. Gasherbrum is 6th highest in the Pakistan. Gasherbrum IV is one of the Gasherbrum massive. The height of the mountain is around 7,932 meters above the sea level. An extremely technical climb. Its sheer rock faces are relentless and the objective dangers are many. On top of that, it’s located in a part of the world where the weather is very unstable. The first successful ascent was on August 6, 1958.
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# 17 Annapurna II
Annapurna is the series of the Annapurna mountain peaks . Annapurna II is the second highest mountain in Annapurna peaks. The impressive height for climbing 7,937 meters above the sea level. Annapurna I is the parent mountain of the Annapurna II. This is the range of eastern anchor range and the Himalayas. The first ascent is done in 1960. First ascenders are Richard Grant, J. O. M. Roberts, Sherpa Ang Nyima, Chris Bonington.
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# 16 Gasherbrum III
It is located in between of Gasherbrum II to Gasherbrum IV. Gasherbrum III is a part of the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a sub-part of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Gasherbrum III is one of the highest un climbed summits in the world, up to its first ascent in 1975. The height of the peak is about 7,946 meters above the sea level.
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# 15 Gyachung Kang
Gyachung Kang is the highest peak between Cho Oyu and Mount Everest. It lies on the borders of the Nepal and China. It is the 15th highest peak in the world. It covers the height of 7,952 meters above the sea level. Gyachung Kang is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalaya. It was accented first time on April 10, 1964. First ascenders are Pasang Phutar Sherpa, Yukihiko Kato, Kiyoto Sakaizawa.
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# 14 Shisha Pangma
Shisha Pangma is the highest peak in the Langtang Himal and is located almost due north of Kathmandu entirely on the Tibetan side of the Himalaya The Indian-Nepalese name for the peak is Gosaitan, which denotes “The Holy Place”. This is the 14th highest peak in the world and considering for easy climbing. The elevation of the peak is 8,027. These were known for Jugal Himalaya ranges. Cho Oyu is a parent mountain peak for shisha Panama.
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# 13 Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum II is the 13th highest peak in the world. Gasherbrum is also known as the K5 peak. This is the third highest peak in the Gasherbrum and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China. Its height is 8,035 meters above the sea level. The first ascent is on July 8 ,1956. First ascenders are Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, Hans Willenpart. Mountain ranges are Baltoro Muztagh, Himalayas, Karakoram.
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# 12 Broad Peak
Broad Peak ia also known as K5. Broad Peak is not accepted by Balti people ( an ethnic group of Tibetan descent with Dardic admixture who live in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan and the Kargil region of India). The Broad peak is the 12th highest peak in the world. Its height is about 8,051 meters above the sea level. The first ascent is on June 9, 1957. First ascenders are Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger.
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# 11 Gasherbrum I
Gasherbrum I is also known as hidden peak, or K5. It is situated on the borders of Pakistan and China, Baltistan region of Pakistan and Xinjiang region of china. The elevation is about 8,080 meters above the sea level. The first ascent is done on July 5, 1958. The ascenders are Pete Schoening, Gil Roberts, Bob Swift, more. Mountain range are of Himalayas, Karakoram, Gasherbrum.
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# 10 Annapurna
Annapurna is an accumulation of mountains in the Himalayas. Annapurna Main is the primary mountain of the trio. Annapurna Central is the second tallest. Annapurna east is the smallest in the trio. Ther are many more Annapurna peaks like Annapurna II, III. It is located in the Nepal, Asia. It was first ascended in 1950 by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal. It is world’s 10 highest peak in the world it’s about 8,091 meters above the sea level.
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# 09 Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat is also “Diamir”. Nanga Parbat is the 9th highest mountain in the world. It is situated in the western Himalayas 17 miles (27 km) west-southwest, in the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region. The height of the mountain is 8,126 meters above the sea level. The Indus river skirts into the plains of Pakistan through the Himalayas.
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# 08 Manaslu
Manaslu is the 8th highest peak or mountain in the world. It is situated in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Manaslu means “Mountain of the spirit” comes from the Sanskrit word Manasa, meaning “intellect” or “soul. The height of a mountain is 8,163 meters above the sea level. It was first time ascended in 1956.
# 07 Dhaulagiri
Dhualgiri is derived from the Sanskrit, which it means White beautiful mountain. This is the seventh highest mountain peak in the world and it is situated in Nepal and forms part of the Dhaulagiri mountain range. The first ascent is done in 1960. 100 of times, climbing is done safely. Its peak is 8,167 meters above the sea level. K2 is the parent mountain of Dhualgiri. Dhualgiri is the highest point of Gandaki river.
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#06 Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu means “Turquoise Goddess” in Tibetan. This is the sixth-highest peak in the world. The elevtion is 8,201 meters above the sea level. It is located on the border of Tibet (China) and Nepal about 20 km to the west of Mount Everest. The first ascent is done on October 19 in 1954.This mountain has also recently become popular with ski mountaineers and snowboarders due to its relatively low objective risk and good snow conditions, especially in the fall. Cho Oyu is listed as the ultra prominent peak.
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# 05 Makalu
Makalu is called in Nepal and Makaru in China. Makalu is 5th highest peak in mountains in the world. Makalu is located in the southeast of the Mount Everest, It is in Mahalangur Himalayas , on the border’s of Nepal and china. Its highest peak is 8,485 meters and 27,838 in feet. Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid.
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# 04 Lhotse
Lhotse is the Part of the Everest massif, Lhotse is connected to the latter peak via the South Col. In Tibetan language Lhotse is called as South Peak. It is located on the border between Tibet (China) and the Khumbu region of Nepal. The height or elevation of the peak is 8,561 in meters and 27,940 in feet. Lhotse mountain comprises the smaller peaks Lhotse Middle a8,414 in meters and 27,605 in feet. Mount Everest is parent mountain of Lhotse.
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# 03 Kangchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is the 3rd highest peak in the world. The peak os Kangchenjunga is second highest in Nepal after Mount Everest. Some peaks of Kangchenjunga are on the border between North Sikkim and Nepal. The elevation of the Kangchenjunga 8,586 meters or in feet 28,169. The first ascent is in 1955. The Mount Everest is in the parent mountain of Kangchenjunga.
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#02 Ketu/K2
K2 is the 2nd highest peak in the world after Mount Everest. The Elevation of K2 is 8,611 meters or 28,251 feet. The first ascent is on July 31 1954, and the first ascenders are Lino Lacedelli, Achille Compagnoni. It is located at the borders of China and Pakistan K2 is situated in the mountain range of Himalayas, Karakoram.
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# 01 Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world’s highest peak. Mount Everest is also called as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolungma in Tibet. It’s stationed at Mahalangur Himalaya mountain range in Nepal and Tibet. The first invasion is in 1953. The highest peak of Mount Everest is 8,848 meters (29,029 feet). The international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal run across Everest’s precise summit point.