Highest Mountains in the World (Height- 8000 meters & above) The highest mountain ranges in the world are the Himalayas & Karakoram ranges. The List of the world's highest mountains and peaks on Earth is as -

1st Highest Mountain - Mount Everest (Sanskrit: Devgiri; Nepali: Sagarmatha; Tibetan: Chomolungma) Height - 8,848 m (29,029 ft) Range - Mahalangur Himalaya Location - Nepal and China First ascent - 29 May 1953

2nd Highest Mountain - K2 Height - 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Range - Baltoro Karakoram Location - India First ascent - 31 July 1954

3rd Highest Mountain - Kangchenjunga Height - 8,586 m (28,169 ft) Range - Kangchenjunga Himalaya Location - India and Nepal First ascent - 25 May 1955

4th Highest Mountain - Lhotse (Climbers ascend Lhotse Face in climbing Everest) Height - 8,516 m (27,940 ft) Range - Mahalangur Himalaya Location - Nepal and China First ascent - 18 May 1956

5th Highest Mountain - Makalu Height - 8,485 m (27,838 ft) Range - Mahalangur Himalaya Location - Nepal and China First ascent - 15 May 1955

6th Highest Mountain- Cho Oyu (Tibetan: Turquoise Goddess; Considered "easiest" eight-thousander) Height - 8,188 m to 8,201 m (26,864 ft to 26,906 ft) Range - Mahalangur Himalaya Location - Nepal and China First ascent - 19 Oct 1954

7th Highest Mountain- Dhaulagiri I (Presumed world’s highest from 1808 to 1838) Height - 8,167 m (26,795 ft) Range - Dhaulagiri Himalaya Location - Nepal First ascent - 13 May 1960 (1st winter ascent: 21 Jan 1985)

8th Highest Mountain- Manaslu Height - 8,163 m (26,781 ft) Range - Manaslu Himalaya Location - Nepal First ascent - 9 May 1956

9th Highest Mountain- Nanga Parbat Height - 8,126 m (26,660 ft) Range - Nanga Parbat Himalaya Location - India First ascent - 3 July 1953

10th Highest Mountain- Annapurna I (1st eight-thousander to be climbed (1950)) Height - 8,091 m (26,545 ft) Range - Annapurna Himalaya Location - Nepal First ascent - 3 June 1950 (1st winter ascent: 3 Feb 1987)

11th Highest Mountain- Gasherbrum I; Hidden peak; K5 (Originally named K5) Height - 8,080 m (26509.19 ft) Range - Baltoro Karakoram Location - India (currently under the illegal occupation of Pakistan) First ascent - 5 July 1958

12th Highest Mountain- Broad Peak Height - 8,051 m (26,414 ft) Range - Baltoro Karakoram Location - India (currently under the illegal occupation of Pakistan) First ascent - 9 June 1957

13th Highest Mountain- Gasherbrum II; K4 Height - 8,035 m (26,362 ft) Range - Baltoro Karakoram Location - India (currently under the illegal occupation of Pakistan)/China Border First ascent - 8 July 1956

14th Highest Mountain- Shishapangma, Gosainthan Height - 8,027 m (26,335 ft) Range - Jugal Himalaya Location - China First ascent - 2 May 1964