{"id":2300,"date":"2026-10-13T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/highest-mountains-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T21:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:48:25","slug":"highest-mountains-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/highest-mountains-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World (Everest to Annapurna)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Last updated: October 2026 \u00b7 3 min read<\/em><\/p>\n<p>All 14 of the world&#8217;s mountains taller than 8,000 metres are in the <b>Himalaya and Karakoram<\/b> ranges of Asia. Here are the top 10.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/highest-mountains-in-the-world.png\" alt=\"Infographic: Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World (Everest to Annapurna)\" class=\"wp-image-2299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/highest-mountains-in-the-world.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/highest-mountains-in-the-world-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/highest-mountains-in-the-world-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/highest-mountains-in-the-world-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>Top 10 Highest Mountains in the World (Everest to Annapurna) \u2013 infographic by Tiwaripedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The 10 highest mountains<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Rank<\/th><th>Mountain<\/th><th>Height<\/th><th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Mount Everest<\/td><td>8,848.86 m<\/td><td>Nepal-China (Tibet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>K2<\/td><td>8,611 m<\/td><td>Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan and China<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Kangchenjunga<\/td><td>8,586 m<\/td><td>Nepal-India (Sikkim)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Lhotse<\/td><td>8,516 m<\/td><td>Nepal-China<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Makalu<\/td><td>8,485 m<\/td><td>Nepal-China<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Cho Oyu<\/td><td>8,188 m<\/td><td>Nepal-China<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Dhaulagiri I<\/td><td>8,167 m<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Manaslu<\/td><td>8,163 m<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Nanga Parbat<\/td><td>8,126 m<\/td><td>Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Annapurna I<\/td><td>8,091 m<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<h2>India&#8217;s highest peak<\/h2>\n<b>Kangchenjunga<\/b> (8,586 m) on the Sikkim-Nepal border is the highest peak in India and the third highest in the world. India also claims <b>K2<\/b> as part of Ladakh, though it lies in Pakistan-administered territory. Nanda Devi (7,816 m) is the highest peak located entirely within India.\n<h2>Fun facts<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Everest&#8217;s height was announced as 8,848.86 m by Nepal and China in 2020.<\/li><li>K2 is called the &#8220;Savage Mountain&#8221; because it is so difficult to climb.<\/li><li>Annapurna I has historically had one of the highest fatality rates among climbers.<\/li><li>Measured from base to peak, Mauna Kea in Hawaii is taller than Everest, though most of it is underwater.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Which is the highest mountain in the world?<\/h3>\n<p>Mount Everest, 8,848.86 metres above sea level.<\/p>\n<h3>How many mountains are above 8,000 metres?<\/h3>\n<p>Fourteen, all in the Himalaya and Karakoram.<\/p>\n<h3>Which is the second highest mountain?<\/h3>\n<p>K2, at 8,611 metres.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep exploring<\/h2>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/incredible-facts-about-mount-everest\/\">Facts about Mount Everest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/the-himalayas-guide\/\">The Himalayas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/western-ghats-guide\/\">The Western Ghats<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/category\/list\/\">More Lists articles on Tiwaripedia<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<p><em>Facts are based on widely accepted official, scientific and historical sources at the time of writing. Spotted something that needs updating? <a href=\"\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">Let us know<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List of the 10 highest mountains in the world with height and location: Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu and more, plus India&#8217;s highest peak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow_YXIDA:productID":""},"categories":[336,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300\/revisions\/2474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}