🏔️ Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World

All ten of the world's highest peaks are in the Himalaya or Karakoram ranges, and all ten clear 8,000 meters — mountaineers call this exclusive club the "eight-thousanders." Heights are above sea level.

1. Mount Everest — Nepal / China — 8,849 m (29,032 ft)
2. K2 — Pakistan / China — 8,611 m (28,251 ft)
3. Kangchenjunga — Nepal / India — 8,586 m (28,169 ft)
4. Lhotse — Nepal / China — 8,516 m (27,940 ft)
5. Makalu — Nepal / China — 8,485 m (27,838 ft)
6. Cho Oyu — Nepal / China — 8,188 m (26,864 ft)
7. Dhaulagiri I — Nepal — 8,167 m (26,795 ft)
8. Manaslu — Nepal — 8,163 m (26,781 ft)
9. Nanga Parbat — Pakistan — 8,126 m (26,660 ft)
10. Annapurna I — Nepal — 8,091 m (26,545 ft)

Fun fact for the next debate: K2 is shorter than Everest but widely considered the tougher climb, thanks to its steeper terrain and far higher fatality rate among summit attempts — it's nicknamed "the Savage Mountain" for a reason.

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