10+ Tallest Mountain In The World Before Everest PNG. Mount everest is the tallest mountain because it is taller that any other mountain today. The summit of mount everest is higher above sea level than the summit of any other mountain, but mauna kea is the tallest when measured from base to summit.
Mount everest is 29,031.69 feet above sea level, according to survey results presented today.
They are all located in asia and each reach an altitude of over 8000 meters above sea level. The summit of mount everest is higher above sea level than the summit of any other mountain, but mauna kea is the tallest when measured from base to summit. Chinese authorities had said previously mount everest should be measured to its rock height, while the chinese surveyors had calculated their figure after they measured the mountain in 2005. Aerial view of mount everest from the south.