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Feet Miles
Name High High
*Mt. Hercules, New Guinea...........................32,787 6 1-5
Mt. Everest, India, Thibet............................29,002 5f
Mt. Peterman, India, Thibet..........................28,156 5 1/2
Mt. Chumulri, India, Thibet...........................23,946 4 1/2
Mt. Sorato, Bolivia, S. Am............................21,284 4
Mt. Chimborazo, Ecuador, S. Am......................21,149 4
Mt. Illimani, Bolivia, S. Am................ ..........21,147 4
Mt. Hindoo-Koosh, Afghanistan, Asia.................20,600 3 2/3
Mt. Demavend, Persia, Asia...........................19,998 3 2/3
Mt. Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South Am.....................19,495 3 2/3
Mt. Antisana, Ecuador, S. Am.........................19,150 3 1/2
Mt. St. Elias, Alaska, N. Am.........................17,900 3 1/3
Mt. Popocatepetl, Mexico, N. Am.....................17,773 3 1/3
Mt. Ararat, Armenia, Asia ...........................17,260 3 1/3
Mt. Roa Hawaii......................................16,000 3
Mt. Brown, British America, N. Am...................15,900 3
Mt. Blanc, Savoy, Europe.............................15,744 2 7/8
Monte Rosa, Switzerland, Europe......................15,284 2 7/8
Mt. Whitney, California, N. Am......................14,887 2 3/4
Mt. Fairweather, Alaska, N. Am......................14,796 2 3/4
Mt. Shasta, California, N. Am.........................14,442 2 3/4
Mt. Ranier, Washington, N. Am.................. 14,444 2 3/4
Long's Peak, Colorado, N. Am.........................14,271 2 2/3
Pike's Peak, Colorado, N. Am.........................14,216 2 2/3
Mt. Ophir, Sumatra.................................13,800 2 5/8
Mt. Jungfrau, Switzerland, Europe....................13,781 2 5/8
Fremont's Peak, Wyoming Ter., N. Am.................13,570 2 5/8
Mt. St. Helena, Washington, N. Am...................13,400 2 1/2
Peak of Teneriffe, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.......12,236 2 1/2
Mt. Miltzin. Morocco, Africa..........................12,000 2
Mt. Hood, Oregon, N. Am.............................11,225 2
Mt. Lebanon, Syria, Asia.............................10,600 2
Mont. Perdou, Spain, Europe.........................10,994 2
Mt. Etna, Sicily, Europe..............................10,874 2
Mt. Olympus, Greece, Europe.........................9,754 1 3/4
Monte Corno, Naples, Europe......................... 9,523 1 3/4
*This mountain has only lately been estimated as to its height, but not yet measured by the Geographical Society; thus Mt Everest is considered the highest mountain.
Name
Pass of Stelvio, Tyrol, Europe.........................
Grimsel Pass, Switzerland, Europe.....................
Mt. Sneehattan, Norway, Europe......................
Mt. Pindus, Greece, Europe...........................
Great Pass of St. Bernard, Switzerland, Europe.........
Mt. Sinai, Arabia, Asia...............................
Black Mountain, North Carolina, N. Am...............
Pass of Simplon, Switzerland, Europe....................
Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, N. Am..............
Mt. Marcy, New York, N. Am.........................
Mt. Hecla, Iceland, Atlantic Ocean....................
Mt. Ben Nevis, Scotland, Great Britain...................
Mt. Mansfield, Vermont, N. Am........................
Peak of Otter, Virginia, N. Am........................
Mt. Vesuvius, Naples, Europe.........................
Mt. Round Top, New York, N. Am....................
Macgillicuddy's Reeks, Ireland, Great Britain..........
Feet High
9,177
8,400
8,115
7,677
7,173
6,985
6,707
6,578
6,293
5,402
5,095
4,368
4,279
4,260
3,932
3,804
3,404
Miles High
1 5/8
1 1/2
1 1/2
1 1/4
1 1/4 1 1/4
1 1/4 l l
7/8 3/4 3/4
3/4
3/4 3/4
 
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