Top 10 highest mountains in the world

Everest (8,848 meters) China / Nepal

Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Located in the Himalayas, on the border between Nepal and China (Tibet).

K2 (8611 meters) China / Pakistan

K2 (also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, or Chogori Dapsang) is a vertex of the Karakoram range on the border between China and Pakistan (in the region of Azad Kashmir). This is the second highest peak in the world. The ascent of K2 is considered more difficult than Everest.

Kangchenjunga (8,586 meters) India / Nepal

Kangchenjunga is a mountain in the Himalayas, the Indo-Nepal border in eastern Nepal, between Taplejung district and the Indian state of Sikkim, where it can be seen especially in the capital Gangtok.

Lhotse (8516 meters) China / Nepal

Summit of the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet border (China), Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world. Its name means south peak in Tibetan.

Makalu (8485 meters) China / Nepal

Makalu is the fifth highest peak in the world. It is located on the Nepal-Tibet border. Makalu is an isolated mountain in the shape of a pyramid with four sides. Makalu is regarded by mountaineers as one of the most technical peaks of the Himalayas. In 2010, only a dozen climbers reached the summit, against hundreds for Everest.

Cho Oyu (8188 meters) China / Nepal

Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. Located in the Himalayas 20 km west of Mount Everest, Cho Oyu is generally regarded by mountaineers as the most affordable in this corner of the world among the peaks over 8000 meters.

Dhaulagiri I (8167 meters) Nepal

Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world, the Himalayas. Highest mountain entirely in Nepal, is located in the center. Dhaulagiri comes from the Sanskrit words "Dhavali giri" meaning "White Mountain".

Manaslu (8163 meters) Nepal

Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world. It is located in the Nepal Himalayas in the Gurkha massif.

Nanga Parbat (8126 meters) Pakistan

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world, the Himalayas. Highest mountain entirely in Pakistan, it is the westernmost eight miles.

Annapurna I (8091 meters) Nepal

Annapurna is a peak of the Himalayas in Nepal. It is the tenth highest mountain in the world. Annapurna is the first peak of over 8000 meters to be climbed, this by a French expedition in 1950.