Posted by: anon12615
There are many ways to measure mountains. Base to summit is the best in my opinion. Everest has the highest elevation, but many mountains have greater vertical relief (elevation gain from base to summit) and would appear taller to the naked eye.
Posted by: mountnmn
Mauna Kea is considered a dormant not extinct volcano. Though it hasn't erupted in 3600 years.
Posted by: anon7004
Mt Everest is still growing* (*well, getting bigger because mountains don't grow like us but i will use that term for now) because india is pushing into nepal and china and other asian countries, which is why many earthquakes happen around that area, also to note the Alps in Europe are young mountains because they to are also still growing* and the mountains in Scotland such as Ben nevis are very old mountains. they used to be bigger than Mt Everest they have only eroded over millions of years. mauna kea by definition isn't a mountain it is a volcano as it is not created by two continental plates pushing together creating fold mountain also note the volcano is extinct.
Posted by: anon6863
what ever happened to mention of slightly taller peak nearby mt Everest? i used to hear about it ten years ago or so but not anymore. was this disproved via modern technologies?
Posted by: Dayton
Wow! That's so interesting! So, I did a bit of research, and here's what I've learned:
When measured from sea level, Everest is the tallest mountain. In fact, all the measurements in our article describe height above sea level.
However, if measured from the base of the mountain (where the base could be below sea level), Mauna Kea is the tallest--over 33,000 feet! Amazing that more than half the height of the mountain (20,000 feet) is actually under water!
Posted by: anon2704
This page keeps listing Everest as the tallest mountain in the world, yet it is not, not by over 4000 feet! The tallest mountain in the world is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Please get that right, as you are doing a disservice by posting incorrect information. Everest is merely the highest mountain and the second tallest.