Selected mountains of the world

Selected mountains of the world

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Selected mountains of the world
height
name range location   ft m year first climbed
Kilimanjaro (Kibo peak) Tanzania 19,340 5,895 1889
Mt. Kenya (Batian peak) Kenya 17,058 5,199 1899
Margherita Ruwenzori Congo (Dem.Rep.)-Uganda 16,795 5,119 1906
Vinson Massif Sentinel Range Ellsworth Mtns. 16,066 4,897 1966
Tyree Sentinel Range Ellsworth Mtns. 15,919 4,852 1967
Shinn Sentinel Range Ellsworth Mtns. 15,751 4,801 1966
Everest (Chomolungma) Himalayas Nepal-Tibet, China 29,028 8,848 1953
K2 (Godwin Austen; Chogori) Karakoram Pakistan-Xinjiang, China 28,251 8,611 1954
Kanchenjunga (Gangchhendzonga) Himalayas Nepal-India 28,169 8,586 1955
Lhotse I Himalayas Nepal-Tibet, China 27,940 8,516 1956
Elbrus Caucasus Russia 18,510 5,642 1874
Dykh-Tau Caucasus Russia 17,073 5,204 1888
Koshtan-Tau Caucasus Russia 16,900 5,151 1889
Mont Blanc Alps France-Italy 15,771 4,807 1786
Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) Alps Switzerland-Italy 15,203 4,634 1855
Dom (Mischabel) Alps Switzerland 14,911 4,545 1858
McKinley Alaska Alaska, U.S. 20,320 6,194 1913
Logan St. Elias Mtns. Yukon, Can. 19,524 5,951 1925
Citlaltépetl (Orizaba) Cordillera Neo-Volcánica Mexico 18,406 5,610 1848
Jaya (Sukarno, Carstensz) Sudirman Indonesia 16,500 5,030 1962
Pilimsit (Idenburg) Sudirman Indonesia 15,750 4,800 1962
Trikora (Wilhelmina) Jayawijaya Indonesia 15,580 4,750 1912
Aconcagua Andes Argentina-Chile 22,831 6,959 1897
Ojos del Salado Andes Argentina-Chile 22,615 6,893 1937
Bonete Andes Argentina 22,546 6,872 1913
Conversions rounded to nearest 10 feet.
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