Highest summits

As of 2026-10-12, South Summit tops the list with 8,749 m.

1. #1 South Summit — 8,749 m

   second-highest peak on Earth, and a subsidiary peak to the primary peak of Mount Everest

   The South Summit is a subsidiary peak of Mount Everest in the Himalayas between the South Col and the main summit above sea level. Although the South Summit's elevation of 8,749 metres (28,704 ft) is higher than the second-highest mountain on Earth, it is not considered a separate mountain as its topographic prominence is only 11 meters. Read more on Wikipedia.

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2. #2 K2 SW-Peak — 8,580 m

   summit of K2

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3. #3 Kanchenjunga West — 8,505 m

   summit of Kanchenjunga

   Yalung Kang (Nepali: यालुङ हिमाल, Yalung Himal in Nepali) is a 8,505 m high minor summit of the Kangchenjunga massif found in the Himalayan range. Read more on Wikipedia.

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4. #4 Kangchenjunga South — 8,476 m

   summit of Kangchenjunga

   Kangchenjunga South Peak is a 8,476-metre (27,808 ft) high subsidiary peak of Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. Read more on Wikipedia.

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5. #5 Kangchenjunga Central — 8,473 m

   summit of Kangchenjunga

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6. #6 Lhotse Middle — 8,410 m

   subsidiary peak to Lhotse

   Lhotse Middle, is a subsidiary peak of 8,410 metres (27,590 ft) in elevation that sits in the middle of a ridge between its parent peak, the eight-thousander, Lhotse 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), and another subsidiary peak, Lhotse Shar 8,383 metres (27,503 ft). In 2013, a proposal by Nepal to the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) to have Lhotse Middle designated as standalone eight-thousanders was not successful due a perceived lack of topographic prominence. Right... Read more on Wikipedia.

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7. #7 Lo-tzu-sha Feng — 8,383 m source Wikidata
8. #8 Nanga Parbat — 8,126 m

   mountain in Pakistan; 9th highest in the world

   Nanga Parbat, known in Shina as Diamer, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth with its summit at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Nanga Parbat is the westernmost major peak of the Himalayas, and thus in the traditional view of the Himalayas as bounded by the Indus and Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra rivers, it is the western anchor of the entire mountain... Read more on Wikipedia.

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9. #9 Annapurna I Middle — 8,013 m

   subsidiary peak of Annapurna I

   Annapurna I Central is a subsidiary peak of Annapurna I Main located in Nepal. It is located about 0.75 km west of the main summit and has a height of 8,013 m (26,289 ft) and a prominence height of 49 m (161 ft). Read more on Wikipedia.

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10. #10 Broad Peak Central — 8,011 m

    central summit of Broad Peak

    Broad Peak Central is a secondary peak of the Broad Peak, which is also referred to as a relatively independent main peak. Read more on Wikipedia.

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