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Worlds High Mountains |
| Above Eight Thousand Metres
(8000 m) |
| Peak Name |
Height
(m) |
Range |
Location |
Year of
First Climb |
First to
reach summit |
| Everest |
8848 |
Himalayas |
Nepal / China
(Tibet) |
1953 |
Sir E. Hillary,
T. Norgay |
| K2 |
8611 |
Karakoram |
Pakistan / China |
1954 |
A. Compagnoni,
L. Lacedelli |
| Kangchenjunga |
8586 |
Himalayas |
Nepal / Sikkim
(India) |
1955 |
G. Band,
J. Brown |
| Lhotse |
8516 |
Himalayas |
Nepal / China
(Tibet) |
1956 |
F. Luchsinger,
E. Reiss |
| Makalu |
8463 |
Himalayas |
Nepal / China
(Tibet) |
1955 |
J. Couzy,
L. Terrary |
| Cho Ovu |
8201 |
Himalayas |
Nepal / China
(Tibet) |
1954 |
S. Joechler,
H. Tichy,
P. Dawa Lama |
| Dhaulagiri |
8167 |
Himalayas |
Nepal |
1960 |
M. Dorji,
E. Forrer,
N. Dorji,
A. Schelbert |
| Manaslu |
8163 |
Himalayas |
Nepal |
1956 |
T. Imanishi
G. Norbu |
| Nanga Parbat |
8126 |
Himalayas |
Pakistan |
1953 |
Herman Buhl |
| Annapurna I |
8091 |
Himalayas |
Nepal |
1950 |
M. Herzog
L. Lachenal |
| Gasherbrum I |
8068 |
Karakoram |
Pakistan / China |
1958 |
Andrew Kaufman
P. Schoening |
| Broad Peak |
8047 |
Karakoram |
Pakistan / China |
1957 |
Herman Buhl
K Diemberger
M Schmuck
F Wintersteller |
| Gasherbrum II |
8035 |
Karakoram |
Pakistan / China |
1956 |
Larch
F. Moravec
H. Willenpart |
| Shishapangma |
8027 |
Himalayas |
China (Tibet) |
1964 |
H. Ching &
nine climbers |
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Height |
Year of 1st Climb |
| Asia Less
Pakistan |
|
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| Gyachung Kang I,
Himalayas, Nepal-Tibet, China |
7,952 |
1964 |
| Kangbachen, Himalayas,
Nepal |
7,903 |
1974 |
| Himalchuli I, Himalayas,
Nepal |
7,893 |
1960 |
| Peak 29 (Dakura),
Himalayas, Nepal |
7,871 |
1970 |
| Nuptse I, Himalayas,
Nepal |
7,855 |
1961 |
| Nanda Devi, West
Peak, Himalayas, India |
7,816 |
1936 |
| Ngojumba Ri, West
I, Himalayas, Nepal-Tibet, China |
7,806 |
1965 |
| Kamet I, Himalayas,
India-Tibet, China |
7,756 |
1931 |
| Namcha Barwa I
(Namuchabawashan), Himalayas Tibet, China
|
7,756 |
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| Kua-la-man-ta-t'a
(Gurla Mandhata) (Memo Nani Himalayas, Tibet,
China) |
7,728 |
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| Wu-lu-k'o-mu-shih,
K'un-lun Shan, Sinkiang, China |
7,723 |
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| Kung-ko-erh (Kongur),
Mu-shih-t'a-ko Shan,Sinkiang, China |
7,719 |
1981 |
| Jannu, Himalayas,
Nepal |
7,710 |
1962 |
| Kungk'a (Minya
Konka), Ta-hsüeh Shan Szechwan, China
|
7,556 |
1932 |
| Kula Kangrí,
Himalayas, Bhutan-Tibet, China |
7,553 |
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| Mu-shih-t'a-ko
(Muztagh Ata), Pamirs, Sinkiang China |
7,546 |
1956 |
| Communism, Pamirs,
Tajikistan |
7,495 |
1933 |
| Jongsang, Himalayas,
Nepal |
7,483 |
1930 |
| Gangapurna, Himalayas,
Nepal |
7,455 |
1965 |
| Victory (Pobedy),
Sheng-li Shan, Sinkiang China-Kyrgyzstan |
7,439 |
1956 |
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| South America
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| Aconcagua, Andes,
Argentina-Chile |
6,959 |
1897 |
| Ojos del Salado,
Andes, Argentina-Chile |
6,893 |
1937 |
| Bonete, Andes,
Argentina |
6,872 |
1913 |
| Tupungato, Andes,
Argentina-Chile |
6,800 |
1897 |
| Pissis, Andes,
Argentina |
6,779 |
1937 |
| Mercedario, Andes,
Argentina |
6,770 |
1934 |
| Huascarán,
Cordillera Blanca, Andes, Peru |
6,768 |
1908 |
| Tres Cruces, Andes,
Argentina-Chile |
6,753 |
1937 |
| Llullaillaco, Cordillera
Occidental, Andes, Argentina-Chile |
6,723 |
1952 |
| Cachi (El Libertador),
Sierra de Pastos Grandes Andes, Argentina
|
6,720 |
1904 |
| Yerupajá,
Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes, Peru |
6,632 |
1950 |
| Incahuasi, Andes,
Argentina-Chile |
6,620 |
1910 |
| Sajama, Cordillera
Occidental, Andes, Bolivia |
6,542 |
1939 |
| El Muerto, Andes,
Argentina-Chile |
6,540 |
1950 |
| Coropuna, Cordillera
Ampato, Andes, Peru |
6,425 |
1911 |
| Illampu, Cordillera
Real, Andes, Bolivia |
6,421 |
1928 |
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| North America
|
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| McKinley, Alaska
Range, Alaska, U.S. |
6,194 |
1913 |
| Logan, St. Elias
Mtns., Yukon, Can. |
5,951 |
1925 |
| Citlaltépetl
(Orizaba), Cordillera Neo-Volcánica,
Mexico |
5,610 |
1848 |
| St. Elias, St.
Elias Mtns., Alaska, U.S.-Can. |
5,489 |
1897 |
| Popocatépetl,
Cordillera Neo-Volcánica, Mexico |
5,465 |
1915 |
| Foraker, Alaska
Range, Alaska, U.S. |
5,304 |
1934 |
| Iztaccíhuatl
(Ixtacihuatl), Cordillera Neo-Volcánica
Mexico |
5,230 |
1889 |
| Lucania, St. Elias
Mtns., Yukon, Can |
5,226 |
1937 |
| King, St. Elias
Mtns., Yukon, Can. |
5,173 |
1952 |
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| Africa
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| Kilimanjaro (Kibo
peak), Tanzania |
5,895 |
1889 |
| Mt. Kenya (Batian
peak), Kenya |
5,199 |
1899 |
| Margherita, Ruwenzori
Range, Zaire-Uganda |
5,119 |
1906 |
| Ras Dashen, Simen
Mtns., Ethiopia |
4,620 |
1841 |
| Meru, Tanzania
|
4,565 |
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| Europe
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| Mont Blanc, Alps,
France-Italy |
4,807 |
1786 |
| Dufourspitze (Monte
Rosa), Alps, Switzerland-Italy |
4,634 |
1855 |
| Dom (Mischabel),
Alps, Switzerland |
4,545 |
1858 |
| Weisshorn, Alps,
Switzerland |
4,505 |
1861 |
| Matterhorn, Alps,
Switzerland-Italy |
4,478 |
1865 |
| Mont Maudit, Alps,
France-Italy |
4,471 |
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| Dent Blanche, Alps,
Switzerland |
4,357 |
1862 |
| Grand Combin, Alps,
Switzerland |
4,314 |
1859 |
| Dôme du Goûter,
Alps, France |
4,304 |
1784 |
| Finsteraarhorn,
Alps, Switzerland |
4,274 |
1812 |
| Zinalrothorn, Alps,
Switzerland |
4,221 |
1864 |
| Les Grandes Jorasses,
Alps, France |
4,208 |
1868 |
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| Antarctica
|
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| Vinson Massif,
Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mtns. |
4,897 |
1966 |
| Tyree, Sentinel
Range, Ellsworth Mtns. |
4,852 |
1967 |
| Shinn, Sentinel
Range, Ellsworth Mtns. |
4,801 |
1966 |
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| Oceania
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| Jaya (Sukarno,
Carstensz), Sudirman Range, Indonesia |
5,030 |
1962 |
| Pilimsit (Idenburg),
Sudirman Range, Indonesia |
4,800 |
1962 |
| Trikora (Wilhelmina),
Jayawijaya Mtns., Indonesia |
4,750 |
1912 |
| Mandala (Juliana),
Jayawijaya Mtns., Indonesia |
4,700 |
1959 |
| Wisnumurti (Jan
Pieterszoon Coen), Jayawijaya |
4,595 |
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