The highest mountains in the world are located in the Himalayan mountain range, with Mount Everest at 8,848 meters being the tallest. K2 at 8,611 meters and Kanchenjunga at 8,586 meters are the second and third tallest mountains respectively. The top 20 tallest mountains are all located in Asia, with the majority found between India and Nepal along their border with China.

1. HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD

2. HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD(Height in meters)
Name Height in meters
1 Everest 8848
2 K – 2 8611
3 Kanchenjunga 8586
4 Lhotse 8511
5 Makalu 8463
6 Cho Oyu 8201
7 Dhaulagiri 8167
8 Manaslu 8163
9 Nanga Parbat 8125
10 Annapurna 8091
11 Gasherbrum I 8068
12 Broad Peak 8047
13 Gasherbrum II 8035
14 Xixabangma Feng 8012
15 Distaghil Sar 7885
16 Kunyang Chhist 7852
17 Masherbrum 7820
18 Nanda Devi 7816
19 Aling Kangri 7815
20 Rakaposhi 7788