Selected mountains of the world

height

name range location ft m year first climbed

Africa

Kilimanjaro (Kibo peak) Tanzania 19,340 5,895 1889

Mt. Kenya (Batian peak) Kenya 17,058 5,199 1899

Margherita Ruwenzori Congo (Dem.Rep.)-Uganda 16,795 5,119 1906

Antarctica

Vinson Massif Sentinel Range Ellsworth Mtns. 16,066 4,897 1966

Tyree Sentinel Range Ellsworth Mtns. 15,919 4,852 1967

Shinn Sentinel Range Ellsworth Mtns. 15,751 4,801 1966

Asia

Everest (Chomolungma) Himalayas Nepal-Tibet, China 29,028 8,848 1953

K2 (Godwin Austen; Chogori) Karakoram Pakistan-Xinjiang, China 28,251 8,611 1954

Kanchenjunga (Gangchhendzonga) Himalayas Nepal-India 28,169 8,586 1955

Lhotse I Himalayas Nepal-Tibet, China 27,940 8,516 1956

Caucasus

Elbrus Caucasus Russia 18,510 5,642 1874

Dykh-Tau Caucasus Russia 17,073 5,204 1888

Koshtan-Tau Caucasus Russia 16,900 5,151 1889

Europe

Mont Blanc Alps France-Italy 15,771 4,807 1786

Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) Alps Switzerland-Italy 15,203 4,634 1855

Dom (Mischabel) Alps Switzerland 14,911 4,545 1858

North America

McKinley Alaska Alaska, U.S. 20,320 6,194 1913

Logan St. Elias Mtns. Yukon, Can. 19,524 5,951 1925

Citlaltépetl (Orizaba) Cordillera Neo-Volcánica Mexico 18,406 5,610 1848

Oceania

Jaya (Sukarno, Carstensz) Sudirman Indonesia 16,500 5,030 1962

Pilimsit (Idenburg) Sudirman Indonesia 15,750 4,800 1962

Trikora (Wilhelmina) Jayawijaya Indonesia 15,580 4,750 1912

South America

Aconcagua Andes Argentina-Chile 22,831 6,959 1897

Ojos del Salado Andes Argentina-Chile 22,615 6,893 1937

Bonete Andes Argentina 22,546 6,872 1913

Conversions rounded to nearest 10 feet.