“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first two confirmed climbers, alongside Sherpa Tenzing Norgay , to summit Mount Everest
To children, climbing to the highest point of the outdoor playground equipment is a courageous, thrilling, and confidence-boosting feat. By providing children opportunities to take healthy risks, challenge themselves, explore their capabilities, and learn their limits, you can help cultivate a sense of wonderment and pride that can last a lifetime, well beyond the years when they are satisfied with scaling park playground equipment . They may grow up to climb awe-inspiring mountains, in part, because plenty of playtime helped them believe that they could! To celebrate the spirit of adventure and the majesty of our planet, we have created a visual guide to the highest points on Earth, including the highest point in every country around the globe. Let’s start climbing!
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What Is the Highest Point in the World?
The tallest mountain in the world above sea level is Mount Everest, which stands at a gargantuan 29,029 feet, making its peak the highest point.
Where Is Mount Everest?
This legendary giant that many consider the pinnacle of athletic achievement is part of the Himalaya mountain range, which divides the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. Everest straddles the border of China and Nepal, but it is most commonly accessed via the Nepal side.
How Many People Have Climbed Mount Everest Successfully?
According to the Himalayan Database, there have been 11,258 successful Mount Everest summits , but some climbers have ascended Everest multiple times, so around 6,000 people total is a more reasonable estimate.
When Was Everest First Climbed?
The first summit of Everest was achieved by New Zealand’s Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. Of course, this was the first known summit of Everest; it’s impossible to truly know who might have reached the highest point on Earth prior to 1953.
How Many People Have Died on Mount Everest?
As of November 2022, 310 people had died while attempting to summit Mount Everest. Everest is a formidable mountain that attracts adventurers from around the globe, and unfortunately, many have lost their lives due to exhaustion, avalanches, exposure, falls, serac collapse, overcrowding, and other dire circumstances.
Retrieving bodies from Everest is a dangerous and costly task, so many are still scattered across the terrain. It is believed that there are more than 200 bodies on Everest; some of these act as landmarks for climbers, and others have never been found.
The World’s Highest Peaks
Now, let’s explore some of the other highest mountains in the world, including the treacherous K2, which only 377 people have conquered. With an overall death rate of 13%, the world’s second-highest peak is considered the most dangerous mountain on Earth. Here are the highest peaks in the world and the countries they reign over:
Nepal: Mount Everest — 29,029 feet
China: Mount Everest — 29,029 feet
Pakistan: K2 — 28,251 feet
India: Kangchenjunga — 28,169 feet
Bhutan: Gangkhar Puensum — 24,836 feet
Tajikistan: Ismoil Somoni Peak — 24,590 feet
Afghanistan: Noshakh — 24,580 feet
Kyrgyzstan: Jengish Chokusu — 24,406 feet
Kazakhstan: Khan Tengri — 22,999 feet
Argentina: Aconcagua — 22,835 feet
Chile: Ojos del Salado — 22,615 feet
Peru: Huascarán — 22,205 feet
Bolivia: Sajama — 21,463 feet
Ecuador: Chimborazo — 20,561 feet
United States: Denali — 20,310 feet
Canada: Mount Logan — 19,551 feet
Tanzania: Kilimanjaro — 19,331 feet
Myanmar: Hkakabo Razi — 19,295 feet
Colombia: Pico Cristóbal Colón (Pico Simón Bolívar) — 18,701 feet
Russia: Mount Elbrus — 18,510 feet
For quick reference, the tallest mountain in Asia is Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in Europe is Mount Elbrus, the tallest mountain in North America is Denali, the tallest mountain in South America is Aconcugua, the tallest mountain in Africa is Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Oceania is Puncak Jaya, and the tallest mountain in Antarctica is Vinson Massif.
Climbing can have lots of benefits, whether you’re scaling a high peak or just a jungle gym. How does climbing help a child’s development? The benefits of playground climbers are mountainous indeed! Here are just a few of the benefits of playing on playgrounds with climbers :
Builds physical strength, endurance, balance, and coordination
Fosters valuable social skills such as taking turns and waiting
Develops spatial awareness and body perception as children navigate obstacles
Develops both gross and fine motor skills (whole-body movements as well as precision, dexterity, and coordination of hands)
Boosts confidence and self-reliance as children set goals, take risks, and achieve new heights
Offers natural stress relief
Be sure to check out our selection of playground climbers to cultivate the pioneering spirit in your children or students!
The Highest Point in Every Country
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Country or Region
Highest Point
Maximum Elevation
China
Mount Everest
8,848 meters
29,029 feet
Nepal
Mount Everest
8,848 meters
29,029 feet
Pakistan
K2
8,611 meters
28,251 feet
India
Kangchenjunga
8,586 meters
28,169 feet
Bhutan
Gangkhar Puensum
7,570 meters
24,836 feet
Tajikistan
Ismoil Somoni Peak
7,495 meters
24,590 feet
Afghanistan
Noshakh
7,492 meters
24,580 feet
Kyrgyzstan
Jengish Chokusu
7,439 meters
24,406 feet
Kazakhstan
Khan Tengri
7,010 meters
22,999 feet
Argentina
Aconcagua
6,960 meters
22,835 feet
Chile
Ojos del Salado
6,893 meters
22,615 feet
Peru
Huascarán
6,768 meters
22,205 feet
Bolivia
Sajama
6,542 meters
21,463 feet
Ecuador
Chimborazo
6,267 meters
20,561 feet
United States
Denali
6,190.5 meters
20,310 feet
Canada
Mount Logan
5,959 meters
19,551 feet
Tanzania
Kilimanjaro
5,892 meters
19,331 feet
Myanmar
Hkakabo Razi
5,881 meters
19,295 feet
Colombia
Pico Cristóbal Colón
Pico Simón Bolívar
5,700 meters
18,701 feet
Russia
Mount Elbrus
5,642 meters
18,510 feet
Mexico
Volcán Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba)
5,636 meters
18,491 feet
Iran
Damavand
5,610 meters
18,406 feet
Georgia
Shkhara
5,201 meters
17,064 feet
Kenya
Mount Kenya
5,199 meters
17,057 feet
Turkey
Mount Ararat
5,137 meters
16,854 feet
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Stanley (Margherita Peak)
5,109 meters
16,762 feet
Uganda
Mount Stanley (Margherita Peak)
5,109 meters
16,762 feet
Venezuela
Pico Bolívar
4,978 meters
16,332 feet
Indonesia
Puncak Jaya on New Guinea
4,884 meters
16,024 feet
France
Mont Blanc
4,810 meters
15,781 feet
Italy
Monte Bianco
4,810 meters
15,781 feet
Uzbekistan
Khazret Sultan
4,643 meters
15,233 feet
Switzerland
Dufourspitze
(Monte Rosa)
4,634 meters
15,203 feet
Ethiopia
Ras Dejen
4,550 meters
14,928 feet
Papua New Guinea
Mount Wilhelm
4,509 meters
14,793 feet
Rwanda
Mount Karisimbi
4,507 meters
14,787 feet
Azerbaijan
Mount Bazardüzü
4,485 meters
14,715 feet
Mongolia
Khüiten Peak
4,374 meters
14,350 feet
Guatemala
Volcán Tajumulco
4,220 meters
13,845 feet
Morocco
Jbel Toubkal
4,165 meters
13,665 feet
Malaysia
Gunung Kinabalu on Borneo
4,095 meters
13,436 feet
Armenia
Mount Aragats
4,090 meters
13,419 feet
Cameroon
Mount Cameroon
4,040 meters
13,255 feet
Taiwan
Yu Shan
3,952 meters
12,966 feet
Costa Rica
Cerro Chirripó
3,820 meters
12,533 feet
Austria
Grossglockner
3,798 meters
12,461 feet
Japan
Mount Fuji on Honshu
3,776 meters
12,388 feet
New Zealand
Aoraki/Mount Cook on the South Island
3,724 meters
12,218 feet
Spain
Teide on Tenerife
3,715 meters
12,188 feet
Greenland
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
3,700 meters
12,139 feet
Yemen
Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb
3,666 meters
12,028 feet
Iraq
Cheekha Dar
3,611 meters
11,847 feet
Lesotho
Thabana Ntlenyana
3,482 meters
11,424 feet
Panama
Volcán Barú
3,475 meters
11,401 feet
South Africa
Mafadi
3,450 meters
11,319 feet
Chad
Emi Koussi
3,445 meters
11,302 feet
South Sudan
Kinyeti
3,187 meters
10,456 feet
Vietnam
Fan Si Pan
3,143 meters
10,312 feet
Turkmenistan
Aýrybaba
3,139 meters
10,299 feet
Dominican Republic
Pico Duarte
3,098 meters
10,164 feet
Lebanon
Qurnat as Sawda'
3,088 meters
10,131 feet
Réunion
Piton des Neiges
3,069 meters
10,069 feet
Sudan
Deriba Caldera
3,042 meters
9,980 feet
Eritrea
Emba Soira
3,018 meters
9,902 feet
Oman
Jabal Shams
3,009 meters
9,872 feet
Equatorial Guinea
Pico Basile on Bioko
3,008 meters
9,869 feet
Algeria
Mount Tahat
3,003 meters
9,852 feet
Malawi
Mount Mulanje
3,002 meters
9,849 feet
Saudi Arabia
Jabal Sawda
3,000 meters
9,843 feet
Brazil
Pico da Neblina
2,995 meters
9,826 feet
Timor-Leste
Mount Ramelau on Timor
2,963 meters
9,721 feet
Germany
Zugspitze
2,962 meters
9,718 feet
Philippines
Mount Apo on Mindanao
2,954 meters
9,692 feet
Andorra
Coma Pedrosa
2,942 meters
9,652 feet
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Mount Paget
2,934 meters
9,626 feet
Bulgaria
Musala
2,925 meters
9,596 feet
Greece
Mount Olympus
2,917 meters
9,570 feet
Madagascar
Maromokotro
2,876 meters
9,436 feet
Honduras
Cerro Las Minas
2,870 meters
9,416 feet
Slovenia
Triglav
2,864 meters
9,396 feet
Cape Verde
Pico do Fogo
2,829 meters
9,281 feet
Laos
Phou Bia
2,817 meters
9,242 feet
Syria
Jabal el-Sheikh
2,814 meters
9,232 feet
Guyana
Mount Roraima
2,772 meters
9,094 feet
Albania
Korab
2,764 meters
9,068 feet
North Macedonia
Golem Korab
2,764 meters
9,068 feet
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Big Ben (Mawson Peak)
2,745 meters
9,006 feet
North Korea
Paektu-san
2,744 meters
9,003 feet
El Salvador
Cerro El Pital
2,730 meters
8,957 feet
Burundi
Mount Heha
2,684 meters
8,806 feet
Haiti
Pic la Selle
2,680 meters
8,793 feet
Kosovo
Velika Rudoka
2,660 meters
8,728 feet
Slovakia
Gerlachovský štít
2,655 meters
8,711 feet
Egypt
Mount Catherine
2,629 meters
8,625 feet
Angola
Mount Moco
2,620 meters
8,596 feet
Liechtenstein
Grauspitz
2,599 meters
8,527 feet
Zimbabwe
Mount Nyangani
2,592 meters
8,504 feet
Namibia
Königstein
2,573 meters
8,442 feet
Thailand
Doi Inthanon
2,565 meters
8,415 feet
Romania
Moldoveanu
2,544 meters
8,346 feet
Montenegro
Zla Kolata
2,534 meters
8,314 feet
Sri Lanka
Pidurutalagala on Sri Lanka
2,524 meters
8,281 feet
Poland
Northwestern peak of Rysy
2,499 meters
8,199 feet
Norway
Galdhøpiggen
2,469 meters
8,100 feet
Somalia
Shimbiris
2,450 meters
8,038 feet
Mozambique
Monte Binga
2,436 meters
7,992 feet
Nigeria
Chappal Waddi
2,419 meters
7,936 feet
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maglić
2,386 meters
7,828 feet
Comoros
Mount Karthala on Grande Comore
2,360 meters
7,743 feet
Portugal
Montanha do Pico on Pico Island
2,351 meters
7,713 feet
Solomon Islands
Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal
2,335 meters
7,661 feet
Zambia
Mafinga Central
2,329 meters
7,641 feet
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Haakon VII Toppen
2,277 meters
7,470 feet
Libya
Bikku Bitti
2,267 meters
7,438 feet
Jamaica
Blue Mountain Peak
2,256 meters
7,402 feet
French Polynesia
Mont Orohena
2,241 meters
7,352 feet
Australia
Mount Kosciuszko
2,228 meters
7,310 feet
Serbia
Midžor
2,169 meters
7,116 feet
Iceland
Hvannadalshnúkur
2,110 meters
6,921 feet
Nicaragua
Mogotón
2,107 meters
6,913 feet
Sweden
Kebnekaise
2,097 meters
6,880 feet
Ukraine
Hoverla
2,061 meters
6,762 feet
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha
2,060 meters
6,759 feet
Djibouti
Mousa Ali
2,028 meters
6,654 feet
São Tomé and Príncipe
Pico de São Tomé on São Tomé Island
2,024 meters
6,640 feet
Niger
Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès
2,022 meters
6,634 feet
Cuba
Pico Turquino
1,974 meters
6,476 feet
Cyprus
Mount Olympus
1,951 meters
6,401 feet
South Korea
Halla-san on Jejudo
1,950 meters
6,398 feet
Sierra Leone
Mount Bintumani
1,948 meters
6,391 feet
United Arab Emirates
Jabal Al Jais
1,910 meters
6,266 feet
Vanuatu
Mount Tabwemasana on Espiritu Santo
1,877 meters
6,158 feet
Eswatini
Emlembe
1,862 meters
6,109 feet
Samoa
Mauga Silisili on Savai'i
1,857 meters
6,093 feet
Jordan
Jabal Umm ad Dami
1,854 meters
6,083 feet
Brunei
Bukit Pagon
1,850 meters
6,070 feet
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Mont Ross on Kerguelen Islands
1,850 meters
6,070 feet
Croatia
Dinara
1,831 meters
6,007 feet
Cambodia
Phnom Aural
1,810 meters
5,938 feet
Ivory Coast
Mont Nimba
1,752 meters
5,748 feet
Guinea
Mont Nimba
1,752 meters
5,748 feet
New Caledonia
Mont Panié
1,628 meters
5,341 feet
Czechia
Sněžka
1,603 meters
5,259 feet
Tunisia
Jebel ech Chambi
1,544 meters
5,066 feet
Botswana
Otse Hill
1,491 meters
4,892 feet
Guadeloupe
La Grande Soufrière on Basse-Terre Island
1,484 meters
4,869 feet
Dominica
Morne Diablotins
1,447 meters
4,747 feet
Liberia
Mount Wuteve
1,440 meters
4,724 feet
Central African Republic
Mont Ngaoui
1,420 meters
4,659 feet
Martinique
Mount Pelée
1,397 meters
4,583 feet
United Kingdom
Ben Nevis
1,345 meters
4,413 feet
Puerto Rico
Cerro de Punta
1,338 meters
4,390 feet
Fiji
Tomanivi on Viti Levu
1,324 meters
4,344 feet
Finland
Halti
1,324 meters
4,344 feet
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
La Soufrière
1,234 meters
4,049 feet
Suriname
Juliana Top
1,230 meters
4,035 feet
Israel
Mount Meron
Mount Hermon
1,208 meters
3,963 feet
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Mount Liamuiga on Saint Kitts
1,156 meters
3,793 feet
Mali
Hombori Tondo
1,155 meters
3,789 feet
Belize
Doyle's Delight
1,124 meters
3,688 feet
Gabon
Mont Bengoué
1,070 meters
3,510 feet
Bangladesh
Saka Haphong
1,052 meters
3,451 feet
Ireland
Carrauntoohil
1,038 meters
3,406 feet
Tonga
Unnamed location on Kao
1,033 meters
3,389 feet
Palestine
Mount Nabi Yunis
1,030 meters
3,379 feet
Republic of the Congo
Mont Nabemba
1,020 meters
3,346 feet
Hungary
Kékes
1,014 meters
3,327 feet
Togo
Mont Agou
986 meters
3,235 feet
American Samoa
Lata Mountain on Ta‘ū
966 meters
3,169 feet
Northern Mariana Islands
Mount Agrihan on Agrihan
965 meters
3,166 feet
Hong Kong
Tai Mo Shan
958 meters
3,143 feet
Saint Lucia
Mount Gimie
950 meters
3,117 feet
Trinidad and Tobago
El Cerro del Aripo on Trinidad
940 meters
3,084 feet
Bouvet Island
Olavtoppen
935 meters
3,068 feet
Mauritania
Kediet ej Jill
915 meters
3,002 feet
Montserrat
Chances Peak
915 meters
3,002 feet
Seychelles
Morne Seychellois on Mahé
905 meters
2,969 feet
Netherlands
Mount Scenery on Saba
887 meters
2,910 feet
Faroe Islands
Slættaratindur on Eysturoy
880 meters
2,887 feet
Ghana
Mount Afadjato
880 meters
2,887 feet
French Guiana
Bellevue de l'Inini
851 meters
2,792 feet
Paraguay
Cerro Peró
842 meters
2,762 feet
Grenada
Mount Saint Catherine
840 meters
2,756 feet
Mauritius
Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire
828 meters
2,717 feet
Federated States of Micronesia
Nanlaud on Pohnpei
782 meters
2,566 feet
Burkina Faso
Mount Tenakourou
749 meters
2,457 feet
San Marino
Monte Titano
739 meters
2,425 feet
Falkland Islands
Mount Usborne on East Falkland
705 meters
2,313 feet
Belgium
Signal de Botrange
694 meters
2,277 feet
Bir Tawil
Gabal Hagar El Zarqa
662 meters
2,172 feet
Mayotte
Benara on Mahoré
660 meters
2,165 feet
Benin
Mont Sokbaro
658 meters
2,159 feet
Cook Islands
Te Manga on Rarotonga
652 meters
2,139 feet
Senegal
Baunez ridge 2.7 km southeast of Nepen Diakha
648 meters
2,126 feet
Isle of Man
Snaefell
621 meters
2,037 feet
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Tikhzoukhane
605 meters
1,985 feet
Luxembourg
Kneiff
560 meters
1,837 feet
Wallis and Futuna
Mont Puke on Futuna
524 meters
1,719 feet
British Virgin Islands
Mount Sage on Tortola
521 meters
1,709 feet
Uruguay
Cerro Catedral
514 meters
1,685 feet
United States Virgin Islands
Crown Mountain on Saint Thomas
474 meters
1,555 feet
Moldova
Bălănești Hill
430 meters
1,411 feet
Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
426 meters
1,398 feet
Saint Martin
Pic Paradis on Saint Martin
424 meters
1,391 feet
Guam
Mount Lamlam
406 meters
1,332 feet
Antigua and Barbuda
Boggy Peak on Antigua
402 meters
1,319 feet
Sint Maarten
200 meters southwest of Flagstaff Peak
383 meters
1,257 feet
Curaçao
Christoffelberg
375 meters
1,230 feet
Christmas Island
Murray Hill
361 meters
1,184 feet
Pitcairn Islands
Pawala Valley Ridge
347 meters
1,138 feet
Belarus
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
346 meters
1,135 feet
Barbados
Mount Hillaby
336 meters
1,102 feet
Norfolk Island
Mount Bates
319 meters
1,047 feet
Estonia
Suur Munamägi
318 meters
1,043 feet
Latvia
Gaiziņkalns
312 meters
1,024 feet
Kuwait
Mutla Ridge
306 meters
1,004 feet
Lithuania
Aukštojas Hill
294 meters
964 feet
Saint Barthélemy
Morne du Vitet
286 meters
938 feet
Guinea-Bissau
Monte Torin
262 meters
860 feet
Malta
Ta'Dmejrek on Malta Island
253 meters
830 feet
Palau
Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob
242 meters
794 feet
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Morne de la Grande Montagne on Miquelon
240 meters
787 feet
Aruba
Mount Jamanota
188 meters
617 feet
Macau
Coloane Alto on Gau Ou Saan
172 meters
564 feet
Denmark
Møllehøj
171 meters
561 feet
Singapore
Bukit Timah Hill
164 meters
537 feet
Monaco
Chemin des Révoires on Mont Agel
161 meters
528 feet
Jersey
Les Platons
136 meters
446 feet
Bahrain
Mountain of Smoke
122 meters
400 feet
Guernsey
Le Moulin
114 meters
374 feet
Qatar
Qurayn Abu al Bawl
103 meters
338 feet
Kiribati
Unnamed location on Banaba
81 meters
266 feet
Bermuda
Town Hill
76 meters
249 feet
Vatican City
Vatican Hill
75 meters
246 feet
Anguilla
Crocus Hill
73 meters
240 feet
Niue
Unnamed location near Mutalau on Niue
68 meters
223 feet
Nauru
Command Ridge
65 meters
213 feet
Gambia
Unnamed point
64 meters
210 feet
Bahamas
Mount Alvernia on Cat Island
63 meters
207 feet
Turks and Caicos Islands
Blue Hills on Providenciales
49 meters
161 feet
Cayman Islands
The Bluff on Cayman Brac
46 meters
151 feet
Clipperton Island
Rocher Clipperton
29 meters
95 feet
Coral Sea Islands
Unnamed location on Cato Island
29 meters
95 feet
British Indian Ocean Territory
Unnamed location on Diego Garcia
15 meters
49 feet
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Unnamed hill on Sand Island (Johnston Atoll)
13 meters
43 feet
Marshall Islands
Unnamed location on Likiep
10 meters
33 feet
Maldives
Mount Villingili on Villingili
5 meters
17 feet
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Unnamed location
5 meters
16 feet
Tokelau
Unnamed location
5 meters
16 feet
Tuvalu
Unnamed location on Niulakita
5 meters
15 feet
Spratly Islands
Unnamed location on Southwest Cay
4 meters
13 feet
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Unnamed location
3 meters
10 feet
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The article was last updated on October 17th, 2024 by author Kim Hart