Top 14 Highest Peaks in the world – Height, Latitude, Longitude, by Country & FAQs

Each one of us has heard about the all-mighty Mt. Everest and why not since it’s the highest peak in the world. But there are very few who know the 2nd highest mountain peak let alone the 10th. Everest gets all the attention, but the entire Asian continent is covered in massive mountain ranges. Asia is home to the world’s top 100 highest peaks. It’s genuinely quite difficult to find a person who is familiar with the rest of the marvelous mountain ranges.

Let’s get familiar with some of the highest peaks in the world with the help of this article.

Top 14 Highest Peaks in the world

1. Mount Everest

The first one on the list which comes as no surprise is our one and only Mt. Everest. Trekking to Everest Base Camp is also very popular for those who want to take the route from Everest Base Camp to the summit. Indeed, it has become one of the world’s most well-known multi-day treks.

2. Mount K2

Despite being the world’s second tallest mountain, the mountain is widely regarded as one of the most difficult to climb in the world, notoriously more difficult than Mount Everest. With about 300 successful summits and 77 deaths, K2 has the second-highest fatality rate per summit endeavor of any mountain over 8000m.

3. Mount Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga is the world’s third highest peak. It is located in Nepal and Sikkim in India, with three peaks on the boundary and the other two in Nepal’s Taplejung District.

4. Mount Lhotse

Lhotse is one of the most well-known mountain ranges on any list of the world’s top ten highest peaks, owing to its closeness to Mt. Everest. The route up Lhotse is similar same to that of Mt. Everest till Camp 3 and from where you depart to the Reiss couloir from Lhotse Face, from which the peak of Lhotse is conquered.

5. Mount Makalu

Makalu is the third of four 8000m mountains in Nepal’s Everest Massif. In 1955, French explorers led by Jean Franco became the first to reach the summit. Their ascent was notable because ten members of the team reached the summit of the mountain during the trip.

6. Mount Cho Oyu

Cho Oyu is the fourth and last member of the Everest region’s 8000m club. Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth highest mountain at 8188m, is regarded as the easiest of the 8000m mountain ranges to ascend due to the softer ascent slopes. It’s also only a few km from the Nangpa La pass, a major trade route for Tibetan and Khumbu Sherpas.

7. Mount Dhaulagiri

At 8167 meters, Nepal’s Dhaulagiri is the world’s seventh highest mountain and one of the most aesthetically pleasing. The Dhaulagiri was first climbed on May 13, 1960, but it is presumably best known for its prominence on the famous Annapurna Range, with Annapurna I only 34 kilometers away as well as the Dhaulagiri a common feature on the horizon while trekking Annapurna.

8. Mount Manaslu

Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world, the name comes from the Sanskrit word ‘Manasa’, which means “intellect” or “soul”. The first ones to scale Manalsu were Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu. They reached the top of the mountain on 9 May 1956. But their ascent was controversial.

9. Mount Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world, located in Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan area in the Himalayan Region. The title, like many of the others, is Sanskrit, with ‘nanga’ and ‘parvata’ meaning ‘naked mountain.’ The Tibetan name for the mountain is, ‘Diamer,’ which means “huge mountain.”

10. Mount Annapurna I

Annapurna is a group of peaks, the highest among which is Annapurna I, which stands at 26,545 feet/8,091 meters. The Annapurna peaks are among the most dangerous in the world to climb. They have a forty percent fatality rate. The exact location of the peak can be found at the coordinates 28°35’45” N83°49’20″E.

The six major peaks of Annapurna are: Annapurna I (8,091m / 26,545ft), Annapurna II (7,937m/26,040ft): Annapurna III (7,555m/ 24,786ft), Annapurna IV (7,525m / 24,688ft), Gangapurna (7,455m/24,457ft), Annapurna South (7,219m/23,684ft) 

11. Mount Gasherbrum I

Gasherbrum I, also recognized as Hidden Peak and initially identified as K5 by British surveyors in 1856, is the highest point of the Gasherbrum Massif’s seven peaks. It is the 11th highest peak in the world, standing at 8,080m. Gasherbrum I became the first 8,000m peak climbed alpine style by Americans Pete Schoening and Andy Kauffman. 

12. Mount Broad Peak

Broad Peak is the world’s 12th tallest mountain and one of the world’s ‘easiest’ 8,000-meter peaks. It is located on the border of Pakistan and China, has 10 times as many summits as Mt. Everest, and is adjacent to K2. This 52-day journey offers several of the best views of the Karakorum.

13. Mount Gasherbrum II

Gasherbrum II is the world’s 13th highest mountain, rising 8,035 meters (26,362 feet) above sea level. Since G2 is one of the most remote 8,000-meter peaks, it has climbed ten times less than Mt. Everest. It is among the most accessible 8000-meter peaks, ranking 13th out of 14 8000-meter peaks, with Shishapangma ranking 14th and requiring a difficult hike up to the true summit.

14. Mount Shishapangma

Shishapangma, also recognized as “the god of the grasslands” in Tibetan, is the lowest of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. It’s also the only 8000-meter peak in Tibet that has been accessible to foreign climbers since 1978. Shishapangma, at 8,027 meters, is an amazing addition to large Himalayan peaks that is accessible by ski or snowshoe.

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