highest mountain
Peak above all
The highest mountain is the one with the greatest elevation, typically measured from sea level to summit.
Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain at about 29,032 feet.
The phrase often appears in superlative contexts: What's the highest mountain in North America?
Note that highest differs from tallest—Mauna Kea is taller base-to-peak but much of it lies underwater.
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- summit bidEffort to reach peak
- peakUtmost height attained
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
climb · ascent · final push · snow · glacier · Himalaya · prayer flags · pinnacle · apex · elevation · K2 · ridge · expedition · climbing season · oxygen · base camp · sherpa · treacherous
- space recordsnearest star, closest approach
highest mountainMariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
lowest point · Challenger Deep · Dead Sea · Death Valley · abyss
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