The highest point on every continent (18 Photos) : theCHIVE

: Mount McKinley (or Denali) in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in the United States and in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,320 feet

: Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas at 6,959 m (22,841 ft). It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.

: Mount Elbrus is a dormant volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Elbrus is also the highest mountain in all of Europe, or the highest in western Asia, narrowly exceeding another volcano, Mt. Damavand in the Alborz range in Iran. Mt. Elbrus (west summit) stands at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft); the east summit is slightly lower at 5,621 metres (18,442 ft).

: Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas.

: Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level.

: 6.) Australia – Puncak Jaya (Carstenz Pyramid), Paupua Province, Indonesia

: At 4,884 metres (16,024 ft) above sea level, Puncak Jaya is the highest mountain in Indonesia, the highest on the island of New Guinea (which comprises the Indonesian West Papua region plus Papua New Guinea), the highest of Oceania (Australian continent), and the 5th highest mountain in political Southeast Asia.

: Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica at 4,892 metres (16,050 ft).

Jack

#13 – Chive on Royal Rangers, Chive on!
burr-gnur

If you made the earth the size of a billiards ball, Everest would not be noticeable.
http://marcussam.wordpress.com/ marcussam

This is badly making me plan a mountain trip instead of beach trip this summer….=|
Macro

#13 WTF is a "free-standing" mountain? Are other ones propped up?

Fred

It is the highest mountain from its base to the tip. Everest is higher, but so is its base as it is standing in the middle of the Himalayas which are all very tall mountains.

B-to-the-H

#1, #2 – Color coding fail. But awesome pics of the peaks!
tmm

vinson first pic is mt shinn, second is tyree i think. same range
http://www.facebook.com/vargas7 Daniel Vargas Soto

I wasn't aware AMERICA were two separate continents and Australia (and not OCEANIA) was a continent…
it's really sad to see this in a site I love so much

Anon

North and South America are two Seperate continents you halfwit. I understand you may be stupid and didn't listen in school, but you have this thing called the Internet with all sorts of info… Use it before wasting oxygen

http://www.facebook.com/kiki.castro.13 Kiki Castro

Dear neighbors from the south : Australia is a contry not a continent, the continent is called "Oceania", also Central America and the Carabeans aren't part of North America.
Sincerely, a concerned neighbor from Quebec who knows her geography.
MadMan66

I thought America's highest was Lil Wayne…

rex

i guess the asians have the biggest………….
M.O.T.

Bitch please, the highest point in Europe is Amsterdam.
A BiPolar Guy

#1 tallest mountain on land from base to summit. Everest goes higher above sea level but It starts on higher ground, so as a mountain, it's actually shorter.
Brad Lee Chung

Maunakea is the tallest from its base to top. But not highest above sea level…
Anon

You know what this map originated from the USA because the contents have to be labelled… Seriously it's primary (elementary) school geography…
https://www.facebook.com/BHinrup Brian Hinrup

Would have loved to show you all a picture of myself in a Chive shirt at the top of Mt. Kenya, but unfortunately, I chose to wear my fridaybar t-shirt…
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