What is the highest mountain above sea level in the world?

Mount Everest is called the world's highest mountain because it has the highest elevation above sea level. We could also say that it has the "highest altitude".

The peak of Mount Everest is 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) above sea level. No other mountain on Earth has a higher altitude. However, some mountains might be considered "taller" (with taller being "the total vertical distance between their base and their summit").

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TJLucero

Everest is the highest in altitude. Mauna Kea is the tallest from base to peak.

Stephen Lakaschus

Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, actually the entire Big Island is.......Off the old airport in Kailua Kona is the deepest water next to land....goes all the way down to the base of the mountain!

Don Miller

An equal challenge is driving in rush hour traffic in every major city in the world (I have four to go)!

Wither

Mauna Kea is if your counting the height from base to peak as it is submerged in water

Player

Chose between Everest and Mauna Kea.

Player

Mountains should always be measured in feet,to be fair you did put the measurements in feet .

Player

TJLucero, read the question it clearly states the highest above sea level, and that means everest, twice as high.

Player

Bill Coe, I do that.

bettymurray

I got answers correct but it doesn't move me up on line

Player

TJLucero, yes you are right

Player

Yes there is no tallest after mountain everest because the mountain of other are have no sea level because theer was a lower altitude it is because of atmoshperic thats why os the moutain everest is bigest and higher

sofia acevedooliveras

Yes that is true, but who gets it correct every time. Because if you know you would get all of these questions correct.

Player

I live on Big Island, Mauna Kea is the highest Mountain at Sea level

Player

Everest is actually the coldest mountain many people have died there

kbealer

Paula Barrington, you might "leave Earth" while climbing Everest because it's an extremely dangerous trip to the top, and once you get there, the air is so thin and cold and will be so exhausted you might wanna die anyway.