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Higher and harder: every mountain matchup so far.
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Which of these volcanoes is taller?
Mount Pelée vs Parícutin
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- Mount Pelée: 1,400 m
- Parícutin: 2,800 m ✓
Parícutin: about 2× as much
Parícutin, which burst out of a Mexican cornfield in 1943, reaches about twice the elevation of Martinique's Mount Pelée.
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Which is taller, Aoraki / Mount Cook or Nanda Devi?
Nanda Devi vs Aoraki / Mount Cook
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- Nanda Devi: 7,820 m ✓
- Aoraki / Mount Cook: 3,720 m
Nanda Devi: about 2.1× as much
Aoraki/Mount Cook lost about 10 meters of height in a 1991 rock and ice avalanche.
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Which mountain reaches a higher elevation?
Matterhorn vs Mount Kenya
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- Matterhorn: 4,480 m
- Mount Kenya: 5,200 m ✓
Mount Kenya: about 16% more
Mount Kenya is the second-highest mountain in Africa, after Kilimanjaro.
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Which is higher, Mount Fuji or Terich Mir?
Mount Fuji vs Terich Mir
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- Mount Fuji: 3,780 m
- Terich Mir: 7,710 m ✓
Terich Mir: about 2× as much
Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush, is about twice as high as Mount Fuji.
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Which mountain is higher?
Mayon Volcano vs Mount Kazbek
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- Mayon Volcano: 2,460 m
- Mount Kazbek: 5,030 m ✓
Mount Kazbek: about 2× as much
Mount Kazbek is about twice as high as the Philippines' Mayon Volcano, famous for its near-perfect cone.
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Which of these famous mountains is taller?
Mount Athos vs Mount Rushmore
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- Mount Athos: 2,030 m ✓
- Mount Rushmore: 1,750 m
Mount Athos: about 17% more
Mount Athos in Greece rises about 290 m higher than Mount Rushmore, whose carved presidents' faces are each about 18 m tall.
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Which is higher, Mount Elbrus or Nanga Parbat?
Mount Elbrus vs Nanga Parbat
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- Mount Elbrus: 5,640 m
- Nanga Parbat: 8,130 m ✓
Nanga Parbat: about 44% more
Nanga Parbat is the ninth-highest mountain in the world.
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Which mountain reaches a higher peak?
Mont Blanc vs Ojos del Salado
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- Mont Blanc: 4,810 m (2023)
- Ojos del Salado: 6,890 m ✓
Ojos del Salado: about 43% more
Ojos del Salado, on the Argentina–Chile border, is the highest volcano on Earth, about 2 km taller than Mont Blanc.
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Which famous peak is taller, the Matterhorn or Mount Fuji?
Mount Fuji vs Matterhorn
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- Mount Fuji: 3,780 m
- Matterhorn: 4,480 m ✓
Matterhorn: about 19% more
The Matterhorn rises about 700 m higher than Mount Fuji.
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Which mountain has a higher peak above sea level?
Lhotse vs Mauna Kea
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- Lhotse: 8,520 m ✓
- Mauna Kea: 4,210 m
Lhotse: about 2× as much
While Lhotse is higher above sea level, Mauna Kea is taller from base to peak if you include its underwater portion.