View Is Mount Everest Still The Tallest Mountain After The Earthquake Background. The world's highest mountain mount everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated some geologists said the earthquake may have caused everest's snow cap to shrink. Kathmandu, nepal — mount everest is the tallest mountain in the world, but precisely how tall is it?
The earthquake that ravaged parts of nepal on saturday triggered an avalanche on mount everest that had killed 17 people as of saturday night, according to police.
Mount everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,850 metres (29,035 ft) above sea level. The most commonly accepted figure for mount everest's height is 29,029 feet, a measurement that dates to the 1950s. Officially, the summit of everest stands at 8,848 metres in height, a measurement first recorded by an indian survey 65. Mount everest is 29,031.69 feet above sea level, according to survey results presented today.