2007-01-16 09:17:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I forgot to say in the United States.
2007-01-16 09:32:32 · update #1
The world's tallest mountain is Mount Everest. I was first climbed by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing in 1952 or 1953 and it is located in Tibet. It is part of the Himalayan mountain range.
2007-01-16 09:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mark T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S., it's Mt McKinley.
In the world, It's Everest.
UNLESS you are measuring from the base of the mountain to the peak! If you're doing that, then the tallest mountain in the world would be Moana Loa in Hawaii. But just the highest in terms of elevation about sea level? McKinley in the U.S. Everest in the world.
2007-01-16 20:18:59 · answer #2 · answered by tychobrahe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mount Everest, and it is in Nepal, near the Chinese border, 29,035 feet tall. Techinally this is the talles mountain ABOVE SEA LEVEL. The world's tallest mountain is Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which is 33,480 ft tall in total (base to peak) of which only 13,796 is above sea level.
United States? The tallest is Mt. McKinley in Alaska. If you're talking about just the lower 48 states, then Mt. Whitney in California.
2007-01-16 17:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by Yamson 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mauna Kea...mountain in Asia.
Here is the official list.to number 5 only. This list is too long.
1 29,029 Everest (Qomolangma Feng) China & Nepal
2 28,251 K2 (Qogir Feng, Godwin Austen) China & India
3 28,169 Kangchenjunga India & Nepal
4 27,766 Makalu China & Nepal
5 26,906 Cho Oyu China & Nepal
6 26,795 Dhaulagiri Nepal
2007-01-16 17:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From 2007 Guinness Book of World Records:
"Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawaii, USA, is the world's tallest mountain. Measured from its submarine base in the Hawaiian Trough to its top, it has a height of 33,480 feet, of which 13,796 feet is above sea level."
2007-01-16 18:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the USA:
The "tallest" mountain (from base to top) is Mauna Kea, the big island of Hawaii. Most of it is underwater.
The "highest" mountain (above sea level) is Denali, or Mount McKinley in Alaska.
2007-01-16 17:39:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the world's tallest mountain is Mt. Everest but it's not in the U.S
2007-01-16 17:22:10 · answer #7 · answered by OSUbuckeye3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest, Nepal
Mauna Kea is in Hawaii
2007-01-16 17:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by gh071458 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest in Nepal
2007-01-16 17:25:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mt. Everest in the Himalayas in Asia.
2007-01-16 20:01:08 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋