List of highest mountains on Earth

This article is about mountains by height above sea level. For a list of mountains by topographic prominence, see List of mountain peaks by prominence. For other uses, see List of mountains.

Aerial view of Mount Everest from the south. The peak rises over Lhotse, while Nuptse is the ridge on the left.

There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of 7,200 m (23,622.0 ft; 4.5 mi) or greater above sea level. Of these, 14 are more than 8,000 m (26,246.7 ft; 5.0 mi). The vast majority of these mountains are part of either the Himalayas or the Karakoram mountain ranges located on the edge of the Indian plate and Eurasian plate in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.