Mount Everest: Earth's Highest Mountain

Elevation

8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet) above sea level — jointly certified by Nepal and China (2020).

Location

• Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.
• Border: Nepal (Khumbu region) / China (Tibet Autonomous Region).
• Coordinates: 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E.

Names

• Sagarmatha (Nepali: "Forehead of the Sky")
• Chomolungma (Tibetan: "Goddess Mother of the World")
• Mount Everest (English: named 1865 for Surveyor General Sir George Everest — who never saw it).

Climbing Reality

• First summit: Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary, May 29, 1953.
• Deaths: ~330+ (2024).
• Annual attempts: 800–1,000+ (spring window).
• Key hazards: Khumbu Icefall, Lhotse Face, Hillary Step (altered 2015 quake), death zone (>8,000 m), weather, crowds.

Not the Tallest from Base

Mauna Kea (Hawaii) rises ~10,210 m from ocean floor — but only 4,207 m above sea level. Everest is highest above sea level.