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Highest Mountains In Asia
1: Mount Everest
Countries China / Nepal
Height 8,848 metres / 29,028 feet
Mountain Range Mahalangur Himalaya
First Ascent 1953
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The highest mountain in the World is Mount Everest, and it is in very fine local company. Infact all of the 100+ highest mountains in the World are in Asia, with the majority of them in amongst the various ranges of the Himalaya's. All of those top 109 peaks are higher than 23,600 feet above sea level, but Everest does slightly tower above the rest by a touch. Also known as Sagarmāthā, Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma in different parts of Asia, Mount Everest is not only seen as a giant physically, it is often the source of much spirituality in the local area too.

K2 from the north
K2
image: Jan Reurink
2: K2
Countries China / Pakistan
Height 8,611 metres / 28,251 feet
Mountain Range Baltoro Karakoram
First Ascent 1954
Kangchenjunga, viewed from Gangtok
Kangchenjunga
image: Siegmund Stiehler
3: Kangchenjunga
Countries India / Nepal
Height 8,586 metres / 28,169 feet
Mountain Range Kangchenjunga Himalaya
First Ascent 1955
Lhotse, viewed from the climb up to Chhukung Ri
Lhotse
image: Public Domain
4: Lhotse
Countries China / Nepal
Height 8,516 metres / 27,940 feet
Mountain Range Mahalangur Himalaya
First Ascent 1956
Makalu from the southwest
Makalu
image: Ben Tubby
5: Makalu
Countries China / Nepal
Height 8,485 metres / 27,838 feet
Mountain Range Mahalangur Himalaya
First Ascent 1955
Cho Oyu, viewed from Gokyo
Cho Oyu
image: Uwe Gille
6: Cho Oyu
Countries China / Nepal
Height 8,188 metres / 26,864 feet
Mountain Range Mahalangur Himalaya
First Ascent 1954
Dhaulagiri as seen from Poon Hill, Nepal
Dhaulagiri I
image: Public Domain
7: Dhaulagiri I
Country Nepal
Height 8,167 metres / 26,795 feet
Mountain Range Dhaulagiri Himalaya
First Ascent 1960
Manaslu at sunrise
Manaslu
image: Ben Tubby
8: Manaslu
Country Nepal
Height 8,163 metres / 26,781 feet
Mountain Range Manaslu Himalaya
First Ascent 1956
Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat
image: Adam Jacob Muller
9: Nanga Parbat
Country Pakistan
Height 8,126 metres / 26,660 feet
Mountain Range Nanga Parbat Himalaya
First Ascent 1953
Annapurna before sunrise
Annapurna I
image: Arite
10: Annapurna I
Country Nepal
Height 8,091 metres / 26,545 feet
Mountain Range Annapurna Himalaya
First Ascent 1950
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