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The Five Highest Mountains in South Asia (All in the Himalayas)

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All five highest peaks in South Asia lie in the Himalayan range, on or near the Nepal–China (Tibet) border:

RankMountainElevationLocation
1Mount Everest (Sagarmatha/Chomolungma)8,848 m (29,029 ft)Nepal / China
2K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen)8,611 m (28,251 ft)Pakistan / China (Karakoram)
3Kangchenjunga8,586 m (28,169 ft)Nepal / India (Sikkim)
4Lhotse8,516 m (27,940 ft)Nepal / China
5Makalu8,485 m (27,838 ft)Nepal / China

Notes

  • K2 is in the Karakoram (subrange of greater Himalaya), not the main Himalayan crest.
  • Kangchenjunga is the highest peak entirely within South Asia (India/Nepal); Everest and others straddle the China border.
  • All are eight-thousanders — the world's only 14 peaks >8,000 m.
  • First ascents: Everest (1953), K2 (1954), Kangchenjunga (1955), Lhotse (1956), Makalu (1955).
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