How old is Mount Everest?

This mountain is about 60 million years old and 29, 035 feet (8848 meters) tall. It grows about 1 inch every 4 years. This is because the rock upon which it sits is moving northwards pushing into the rocks of the European continent.

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Sean Philips

spg cool dude, the reference site does confirm the answer.

Albeck1994

Amy Seymour, you really that dumb or is it just an act

Player

Despite their age and height the Himalayas are one of the youngest mountain ranges on earth.

David Lamoreaux

Correcting European to Asian would make me happier!

Karin Johansson

Brian Howe, you are yes

Karin Johansson

Teri Gallagan-Horning, approximately means near that age. So not all answers are correct. Stop behaving like a little child.

Teri Gallagan-Horning

John Dommerman, I thought so as well. Even the response @ the web site the author used states APPROXIMATELY...which meant to me that any of the answers could have been appropriate.

Christopher John Goddard

Trevor Macey, You are absolutely right, evolution is the biggest lie ever perpetrated on mankind.

Jas Newman

Tina Holmes, You can see much of the range, but not the whole range. For example, to see Everest from Darjeeling, one needs to go to Tiger Hill. Was your dorm atop Tiger Hill?