World Mountains
Berge der Welt
Some of the world's tallest
mountains and mountain ranges
The following chart indicates the German and English names for some of the world's tallest peaks and mountain ranges. Most mountain names are masculine (der), but there are some exceptions (die Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak). Mountain ranges tend to be das because the German word for range is das Gebirge, but there are also exceptions here (der Harz). See "Mountain Ranges" below.
Most of the taller mountains on earth (over 22,000 ft / 6700 m) are in the Himalayas in Asia (Everest, K2, etc.) and in South America (Andes). By contrast, even the highest peaks in the Alps (die Alpen) are mere hills. The highest Alpine peak, (der) Mont Blanc (France/Italy) only reaches 15,771 ft (4807 m). For German and other European mountains not listed below, see European Mountains in German.
Click on linked mountains to get more information and Web links.
| World Mountains (Berge) Ranked by Height |
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| Deutsch | English | Höhe Height Land Country |
| der Mount Everest der Jomolungma |
Mount Everest Jomolungma |
8848 m 29,028 ft* Nepal/Tibet |
| The exact height of the world's highest peak has been in dispute since satellite measurements in 1987 set Everest's height at 29,864 ft. > More about Everest | ||
| der K2 (Mt Godwin Austen, Dapsang) | K2 (Mt Godwin Austen, Dapsang) | 8611 m 28,250 ft Pakistan |
| der Gangtschhendsönga | Kangchenjunga | 8586 m 28,208 ft Indien/Nepal |
| der Lohtse I | Lohtse I | 8516 m 27,923 ft Nepal/Tibet |
| der Makalu | Makalu | 8470 m 27,824 ft |
| More than 50 other peaks in the Himalayas (das Himalaya) are over 23,000 ft tall. The highest peak in the Argentine Andes (die Anden) is the Aconcagua at 22,834 ft (6960 m). The tallest peak (der höchste Gipfel) in North America is Mt. McKinley in Alaska, at 20,320 ft (6194 m). | ||
| der Aconcagua | Aconcagua Highest peak in the Andes/S. America |
6960 m 22,834 ft Argentinien Argentina |
| der Mount McKinley | Mt McKinley Highest peak in N. America |
6194 m 20,320 ft Alaska, USA |
| der Kilimandscharo | Kilimanjaro Highest peak in Africa |
5895 m 19,340 ft Tansania Tanzania |
| Mount Kilimanjaro was first discovered and climbed by German-speaking explorers. > More about Kilimanjaro | ||
| das Vinson-Massiv der Mount Vinson |
Vinson Massif (Mt Vinson) Highest mountain in Antarctica |
5140 m 16,864 ft Antarktika |
| der Mont Blanc | Mont Blanc Highest peak in the Alps |
4807 m 15,771 ft Frankreich/Italien France/Italy |
| MORE > German Mountains | ||
| Mountain Ranges (Gebirge) Alphabetisch |
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| Deutsch | English | Lage Location |
| die Alpen | the Alps | Europa Europe |
| die Anden | the Andes | Südamerika South America |
| das Felsengebirge die Rocky Mountains |
Rocky Mountains the Rockies |
Nordamerika North America |
| das Himalaya | the Himalayas | Nordindien, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan N. India, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan |
| die Pyrenäen | the Pyrenees | Spanien, Frankreich Spain, France |
| der Schwarzwald | the Black Forest parallels the Vosges range on the opposite side of the Rhine |
Deutschland Germany |
| die Vogesen der Wasgenwald |
the Vosges parallels the Black Forest range on the opposite side of the Rhine |
Frankreich France |
| MORE > German Mountains | ||
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Der Everest
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