45+ Tallest Mountain Not Everest Gif. Mount everest is the highest, but the tallest mountain on earth is actually in mauna kea in hawaii. It's legally part of india but illegally occupied by pakistan.
There are at least 109 mountains on earth with elevations greater than 7,200 metres (23,622 ft) above sea level.
The base of mauna kea is about 6000 meters below sea level, and the summit is about 4000 meters above sea level. Nepal stands by the measurement of 8,848 meters, the result of a 1954 survey, but china often refers to the mountain as 8,844 meters in. It is located on the border between. Reaching 29,029 feet at its summit, everest is indeed the highest you may be surprised to learn that everest is not the tallest mountain on earth, either.