What Is the Highest Continental Point on Earth?

Mount Everest (Sagarmatha / Chomolungma) in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.

• Elevation: 8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft) — latest 2020 China/Nepal joint survey.
• Location: Border of Nepal (Khumbu) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region).
• Status: Highest of the Seven Summits; highest point on Earth's continental crust.

Note: Mauna Kea (Hawaii) is taller from base-to-summit (~10,210 m), but its base is on oceanic crust. Everest is the highest on continental crust.