- Mount Everest 29,035 ft (8,850 m) Nepal/China
- Qogir (K2) 28,250 ft (8,611 m) Pakistan
- Kangchenjunga 28,169 ft (8,586 m) Nepal
- Lhotse 27,920 ft (8,501 m) Nepal
- Makalu I 27,765 ft (8,462 m) Nepal
- Cho Oyu 26,906 ft (8,201 m) Nepal
- Dhaulagiri 26,794 ft (8,167 m) Nepal
- Manaslu I 26,758 ft (8,156 m) Nepal
- Nanga Parbat 26,658 ft (8,125 m) Pakistan
- Annapurna I 26,545 ft (8,091 m) Nepal
Note: The dormant volcano Mauna Kea (on the Big Island of Hawaii) could be considered the tallest mountain in the world. If you measure it from its base in the Hawaiian Trough (3,300 fathoms deep) to its summit of 13,796 feet, it reaches a height of 33,476 feet.
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