What is the highest mountain in the world?

Answer by  harriett (428)

The world's highest mountain is Mount Everest on the Nepali-Tibetan border in Asia. Named for Sir George Everest, it is officially 29,029 feet high, though some believe it to be higher. Mount Everest is part of the Himalayan Mountain Range. The first recorded incidence of someone climbing to the top was in 1953 by Tenzing Sherpa and Edmund Hillary.

Answer by  monkeyz (3150)

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is 29,029 feet tall, although this number is disputed. Regardless, it is still the tallest.

Answer by  jessgirl2 (319)

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest, which is in the Himalayas. Its peak rises 8,848 meters (or 29,29 feet) above sea level.

Answer by  shelsher (160)

Mount Everest, also called Qomolangma Peak, in the mountain range of Mahalangur Himalaya is the highest mountain in the world. Mount Everest is 8,848 m / 29,029 feet above the sea level.