US Lists

Highest Mountains - US List

1. Mount Everest / Chomolungma 8,848 29,028 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet
2 K2 8,611 28,251 Baltoro Karakoram Pakistan / Sinkiang
3 Kangchenjunga 8,586 28,169 Kangchenjunga Himalaya Nepal / India
4 Lhotse 8,516 27,940 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet
5 Makalu 8,485 27,838 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet
6 Cho Oyu 8,188 26,864 Khumbu Himalaya Nepal / Tibet
7 Dhaulagiri 8,167 26,795 Dhaulagiri Himalaya Nepal
8 Manaslu 8,163 26,781 Manaslu Himalaya Nepal
9 Nanga Parbat 8,125 26,657 Nanga Parbat Himalaya Kashmir (Pakistan)
10 Annapurna I 8,091 26,545 Annapurna Himalaya Nepal

Tallest mountains in each continent
Mount Everest, Asia (8,850 m)
Aconcagua, South America (6,959 m)
Mount McKinley (Denali), North America (6,194 m)
Kilimanjaro, Africa (5,895 m)
Mount Elbrus, Europe (5,642 m)
Vinson Massif, Antarctica (4,897 m)
Mount Kosciuszko, Australia (2,228 m) or Puncak Jaya, Papua, Oceania (4,884 m) (also known as Carstenz Pyramid)

The 10 highest mountains in Europe,

1. Elbrus 5.633 Russia Europe

2. Rustiveli 5.201 Russia Europe

3. Dykh-Tau 5.198 Russia Europe

4. Agri Dagi (Mt Ararat) 5.137 Turkey Europe

5. Bykagri 5.123 Turkey Europe

6. Kazbek 5.047 Russia Europe

7. Monte Bianco 4.807 Italy/France Europe

8. Klyuchevskaya 4.750 Russia Europe

9. Ushba 4.710 Russia Europe

10. Monte Rosa 4.634 Italy/Switzerland Europe

10 Tallest mountains in North America

1. McKinley 6.194 Alaska North America

2. Logan 5.951 Canada North America

3. Citlaltepetl (el Pico de Orizaba) 5.754 Mexico North America

4. Mt St Elias 5.490 Canada North America

5. Popocatepetl 5.452 Mexico North America

6. Foraker 5.303 Alaska North America

7. Ixaccihuatl 5.286 Mexico North America

8. Lucania 5.228 Canada North America

9. Steele 5.074 Canada North America

10. Mt Blackburn 5.037 Alaska North America

10 Tallest mountains in South America

1. Aconcagua 6.962 Argentina South America

2. Ojos del Salado 6.880 Chile South America

3. Bonete 6.872 Argentina South America

4. Mercedario 6.770 Argentina/Chile South America

5. Huascaran 6.768 Peru South America

6. Llullaillaco 6.723 Argentina/Chile South America

7. El Libertador 6.720 Argentina South America

8. Yerupaja 6.617 Peru South America

9. Tupungato 6.550 Argentina/Chile South America

10. Sajama 6.542 Bolivia South America

10 Tallest mountains in Africa

1. Kilimanjaro 5.963 Tanzania Africa

2. Uhuro Point 5.962 Tanzania Africa

3. Batian Peak (Mt Kenya) 5.201 Kenya Africa

4. Kirinyaga 5.200 Kenya Africa

5. Nelion 5.190 Kenya Africa

6. Margherita Peak 5.119 Zaire/Uganda Africa

7. Stanley 5.110 Uganda/Zaire Africa

8. Mt Speke 4.890 Zaire/Uganda Africa

9. Mt Baker 4.844 Zaire/Uganda Africa

10. Mt Emin 4.792 Zaire/Uganda Africa

6 Tallest mountains in Antarctica

1. Vinson Massif 4897 Antarctica

2. Mount Tyree 4852m Antarctica

3. Mt. Shinn 4661 Antarctica

4. Mt. Craddock 4650m Antarctica

5. Gardner 4587

6. Kirkpatrick 4.528 Antarctica

Other high mountains in continent

Epperly 4359
Mount Fridtjof Nansen (2,740 m)
Mount Jackson (3,050 m)
Mount Markham (4,350 m)
Mount Terror (3,230 m)

10 Tallest mountains in Oceania

1. Puncak Jaya 5.030 Indonesia/ New Guinea Oceania

2. Naga Pulu 4.862 Indonesia Oceania

3. Mt Wilhelm 4.510 Papua New Guinea Oceania

4. Giluwe 4.368 Papua New Guinea Oceania

5. Kinabalu 4.094 Malaysia Oceania

6. Kerintji 3.809 Indonesia Oceania

7. Mt Hagen 3.778 Papua New Guinea Oceania

8. Cook 3.764 New Zealand Oceania

9. Rinjani 3.727 Indonesia Oceania

10. Semeru 3.677 Indonesia Oceania 0.02% 100.00%