16+ Before Mount Everest What Was The Highest Mountain Pics. Mount godwin austin or mount k2 is the second largest in the world. The highest mountain in the world before mt everest was discovered was.
It was still the highest mountain in the world, even if nobody who knew of its existence knew how high it was.' but for every 50 pedants who read this and the metaphysicians will have a point, because before everest was discovered (or measured accurately, or however you want to describe it) there.
In 1847 kangchenjunga was discovered as highest mountain before discovery of mount everest. It is located between nepal and tibet, an autonomous region of china. Mount everest, 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It was not discovered yet but it was the highest mountain on the earth.