The 5 Best Highest Mountain in the World Books of 2021
Which is the Highest Mountain in the World?
Mountain is the highest natural terrain on earth, located at a high altitude from sea level.
As the title of this blog goes, 'highest mountain in the world,' most of us are aware of the fact that Mount Everest is the tallest mountain peak situated at the top of the Himalayan mountain ranges.
The mountain peal stands at an elevation of around 8849 meters from sea ground.
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary are the first mountaineers to conquer Mount Everest in 1953, May 29.
The expert Indian Mathematician Radhanath Sikdar calculated the height of Mountain Everest.
The mountain range is located in Nepal, a small neighboring country of the Indian subcontinent.
Mountain Everest has been quite a popular trekking destination for mountaineers for a long time.
This highest mountain peak is also known to be a more accessible mountain peak to climb for the trekkers.
Besides Mount Everest, there exist other high mountain ranges and peaks on the earth.
The blog will discuss the list of highest mountain peaks in the world with a significant focus on the top three highest mountain peaks in the world.
Here, we will also focus on the volcanic mountain range on earth.
Second Highest Mountain Peak in the World
In the introduction part, we have described Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak on earth.
This section will focus on the other mountain ranges.
K2 or Godwin Austin is the 2nd highest mountain in the world.
Initially, the mountain was also named 'Savage Mountain.'
The mountain was finally named K2 by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India.
Godwin Austin is one of the most difficult and hardest mountain peaks to climb on earth.
The mountain stands at the height of 8611 meters from sea level.
The mountain is located on the Karakoram mountain range at the China-Pakistan border.
It caused a number of deaths of the mountaineers while trekking on K2.
Without proper training and efficiency, it may prove difficult climbing K2.
Third Highest Mountain in the World
The name of the 3rd highest mountain in the world is Kanchenjunga, located in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Kanchenjunga is located at an elevation of 8586 meters from sea level.
The main question that most people have in their minds is that before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Interesting enough, before Mount Everest was discovered, Kanchenjunga was the highest mountain in the world until 1852
After the correct calculation was done, Kanchenjunga was known to be the third highest mountain peak in the world. Kanchenjunga is also situated in the lap of the Himalayan mountain ranges.
Kanchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India.
The name 'Kanchenjunga' means 'Five treasures of snow".
The British expedition team of George Brand and Mr. Joe Brown first climbed on the peak of Kanchenjunga in 1955.
In competitive exams often comes the following question,
Which mountain peak 3rd highest in the world is reported to be visible these days from Siliguri?
Kanchenjunga is the answer that is visible from the north Bengal district of Siliguri.
Highest Mountain Peaks in the World
Apart from the three highest mountain peaks in the world, there are above 100 mountain peaks situated on earth at more than 7200 meters altitude.
Most of these mountain peaks are located on the borders of the Eurasian (Europe and Asian) and Indian plates.
Mount Makalu (8, 481 meters), Mount Dhaulagiri (8,167 meters), Nanga Parbat (8, 126 meters), Mount Lhotse (8,516 meters) and Mount Annapurna (8,091 meters), and Mount Cho Oyu (8, 201 meters) are the other among the world's highest mountain peaks located at the Himalayas.
Mount Lhotse is the fourth tallest mountain peak in the world, located in Nepal.
The Tibetan term Lhotse implies "South Peak" here. Lhotse is registered to be one of the steepest and most difficult mountain peaks.
Mount Makalu, located at the China-Nepal border, is the fifth highest mountain peak in the world.
The mountain peak was first conquered in 1954 by an American team.
Mount Cho Oyu, located adjacent to the China-Nepal border, stands in the sixth position among the highest mountain peaks in the world.
The Tibetan term 'Cho Oyu’ means ‘Turquoise Goddess”.
The straightness of the mountain makes it one of the easiest mountain peaks to climb in the world.
An Austrian team first climbed on the peak in 1954.
Mount Dhaulagiri, situated in Nepal, has been recorded to be the seventh highest mountain in the world.
Dhaulagiri is a Sanskrit word.
The name 'Dhaulagiri' is a combination of two Sanskrit terms, 'Dhawala’ and ‘Giri,' that respectively means 'beautifully white' and 'mountain.'
The mountain was first conquered in 1960.
Which is the Highest Mountain Range in the world?
Earlier, we were talking about the highest mountain peaks in the world. In this segment, we will discuss the highest mountain ranges in the world. Himalayan Range in Asia, covering the countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Pakistan, is the highest mountain range in the world.
Mount Everest is the highest peak located at the top of this mountain range.
Other highest mountain ranges in the world are listed below,
1. Karakoram Range (Asia - Pakistan, China, India)
2. Hindu Kush (Asia – Pakistan, Afghanistan)
3. Pamir (Asia – China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan)
4. Hengduan (Asia – China, Myanmar)
5. Andes (South America – Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela)
6. Alaska (North America – United States)
7. Saint Elias (North America – Canada, United States)
Highest volcanic mountain in the world
Mauna Kea is considered to be the highest volcanic mountain in the world, located in Hawaii Islands.
The mountain is located at an altitude of 13,796 meters from the sea ground, and the base of the volcano reaches down 19, 985 feet under sea ground.
To Conclude
The blog focuses on the highest mountain peaks in the world and the highest mountain ranges in the world.
Since the old day, humans have begun their expedition journeys to conquer the tall mountain ranges in different corners of the world.
For the geographical location, most of the highest peaks in the world are found to be located around Asia and Europe.
Himalayan mountain range spreading over several countries of Asia is the highest.
We hope the blog will help you to get a brief idea about the highest mountains on Earth.
