25+ What Was The Highest Mountain Before Mount Everest Was Discovered Pics. Were there mountains higher than everest? Until the height of mount everest became known, kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world.
Until the height of mount everest became known, kangchenjunga was assumed to be the highest mountain in the world.
Before the discovery of mount everest as the highest mountain in the world, kangchenjunga was considered the highest mountain from 1938 to 1852. Nitzmeister says october 24, 2015 @ 21:44. In 1847 kangchenjunga or kanchenjunga (8,586 m) was discovered as highest mountain before discovery of mount everest. This is true both before and after it was discovered.