Top 10 Eight-Thousanders (Peaks above $8,000 \text{ m}$)
Rank
Peak
Height (m)
Location
1
Mt. Everest (Sagarmatha)
$8,848.86$
Nepal–China
2
K2 (Godwin-Austen)
$8,611$
Pakistan–China
3
Kangchenjunga
$8,586$
Nepal–India
4
Lhotse
$8,516$
Nepal
5
Makalu
$8,485$
Nepal
6
Cho Oyu
$8,188$
Nepal–China
7
Dhaulagiri I
$8,167$
Nepal
8
Manaslu
$8,163$
Nepal
9
Nanga Parbat
$8,126$
Pakistan
10
Annapurna I
$8,091$
Nepal
Nepal's Significance
Nepal is home to 8 of the world's 14 peaks over $8,000 \text{ m}$, either entirely within its borders or on its shared frontiers.
Key Facts
Revised Everest Height: In 2020, a joint survey by Nepal and China officially updated Mt. Everest's height to $8,848.86 \text{ m}$, an increase from the previously accepted $8,848 \text{ m}$.