Mount Everest: Asia's Highest Peak in the Himalayas

Mount Everest (Sagarmatha / Chomolungma) is the tallest mountain in Asia and on Earth.

• Elevation: 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) – 2020 China/Nepal joint survey.
• Location: Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas, on China (Tibet)–Nepal border.
• First Summit: Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay, May 29, 1953.
• Climbing Season: April–May (pre-monsoon); September–October (post-monsoon).
• Death Zone: >8,000 m; supplemental O₂ standard.

Context

The Himalayas contain all 14 peaks >8,000 m. Everest is the crown, but K2 (8,611 m), Kangchenjunga (8,586 m), Lhotse (8,516 m), Makalu (8,485 m) follow—all in the same range.

Everest is not just a mountain; it's a global symbol of aspiration, risk, and the planet's vertical limit.