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The World’s Four Highest Mountains: Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse

All four lie in the Himalaya/Karakoram range on the China–Nepal–Pakistan–India borders.

RankMountainElevationRange / Location
1Mount Everest (Sagarmatha/Chomolungma)8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft)Mahalangur Himalaya – China/Nepal border
2K2 (Chhogori/Godwin Austen)8,611 m (28,251 ft)Baltoro Karakoram – Pakistan/China border
3Kangchenjunga8,586 m (28,169 ft)Kangchenjunga Himalaya – India/Nepal border
4Lhotse8,516 m (27,940 ft)Mahalangur Himalaya – China/Nepal border (adjacent to Everest)

Key Notes

  • Elevations per 2020 China–Nepal joint survey (Everest) and modern GPS/GNSS for others.
  • K2 is technically harder and deadlier than Everest ("Savage Mountain").
  • Lhotse shares the South Col with Everest; often climbed as a combo.
  • Next highest: Makalu (8,485 m), Cho Oyu (8,188 m), Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m).
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