what is the highest mountain

## Mount Everest Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, with a summit elevation of **8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet)** above sea level. This measurement was updated by China and Nepal in 2020. It is located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (China). Everest was first summited on **May 29, 1953**, by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal, as part of a British expedition. Since then, thousands of climbers have reached the summit, though the ascent remains extremely dangerous due to extreme cold, low oxygen, and unpredictable weather. The mountain is known as **Sagarmatha** in Nepali and **Chomolungma** in Tibetan. It was named after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor who helped map the Indian subcontinent in the 19th century. It is worth noting that if measured from the **center of the Earth**, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually farther out due to Earth's equatorial bulge. And if measured from **base to summit**, Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the tallest. However, by the standard measure of elevation above sea level, Everest remains the highest.