* Location: Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas
* Countries: Nepal and China
* Elevation: 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet)
* First ascent: May 29, 1953, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Karakoram Himalaya
* Location: Karakoram mountain range, northwestern Himalayas
* Countries: India, Pakistan, China
* Highest peak: K2 (8,611 meters or 28,251 feet)
* Other notable peaks: Gasherbrum I (8,080 meters or 26,509 feet), Broad Peak (8,047 meters or 26,400 feet), Gasherbrum II (7,932 meters or 26,023 feet), and Chogolisa (7,668 meters or 25,157 feet)