Hint
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Elevation
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Answer
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Highest in the world
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8848
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Mount Everest
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Second highest in the world
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8611
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K2
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Third highest in the world, thought to be the highest until the Great Trigonometrical Survey of the 1800s
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8586
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Kangchenjunga
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Fourth highest in the world
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8516
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Lhotse
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The first of the eight-thousanders to be climbed. Nevertheless, one climber has died for every three who reach the summit.
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8091
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Annapurna
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Highest in South America
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6961
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Aconcagua
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This Ecuadorian peak is the furthest from the center of the Earth
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6268
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Chimborazo
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Highest in North America
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6190
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Denali
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Highest in Africa
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5895
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Mount Kilimanjaro
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Caucasus volcano that is the highest mountain in Europe
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5642
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Mount Elbrus
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This volcano is the highest peak in Mexico
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5636
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Pico de Orizaba
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Second highest in Africa. Gave its name to a country.
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5199
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Mount Kenya
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Turkish volcano theorized to be the landing place of Noah's ark
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5137
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Mount Ararat
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Highest in the D.R. Congo and Uganda, named for a famous explorer
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5109
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Mount Stanley
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Highest in the Alps
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4809
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Mont Blanc
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It is estimated that 500 people have died trying to climb this pointy peak in the Swiss alps
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4478
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Matterhorn
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This California peak is the highest U.S. mountain outside of Alaska
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4421
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Mount Whitney
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Huge volcano visible from Seattle
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4392
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Mount Rainier
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Some people call this Hawaiian peak the world's "tallest" mountain when measured from its base on the sea floor
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4207
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Mauna Kea
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This shield volcano on the same island is the world's largest by volume
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4169
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Mauna Loa
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Volcano near the Gulf of Guinea which shares its name with a country
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4040
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Mount Cameroon
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Most active volcano in Antarctica
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3794
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Mount Erebus
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Highest in Japan
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3776
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Mount Fuji
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Highest in New Zealand
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3724
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Aoraki / Mount Cook
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Highest in the Canary Islands
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3718
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Teide
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Very active volcano in Sicily
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3326
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Mount Etna
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Home of the Greek Gods
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2918
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Mount Olympus
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The eruption of this Indonesian volcano in 1815 caused the "Year Without a Summer"
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2850
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Mount Tambora
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Volcano in Washington state that erupted in 1980
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2549
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Mount Saint Helens
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Highest in the Azores
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2351
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Mount Pico
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Egyptian mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments
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2285
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Mount Sinai
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The highest peak in New Hampshire, it once held the record for highest wind speed ever recorded
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1917
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Mount Washington
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Has the faces of four U.S. Presidents
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1745
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Mount Rushmore
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This peak on Baffin Island is named for a Norse God and has the world's largest vertical drop
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1675
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Mount Thor
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Philippines volcano that erupted in 1991, briefly lowering global temperatures
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1486
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Mount Pinatubo
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Highest in the U.K.
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1345
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Ben Nevis
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Volcano that destroyed Pompeii
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1281
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Mount Vesuvius
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Flat-topped mountain overlooking Cape Town
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1085
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Table Mountain
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The 1883 eruption of this volcano could be heard over 3000 miles away
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813
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Krakatoa
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The Dome of the Rock can be found on this hill in Jerusalem
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740
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Temple Mount
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Highest peak in Antigua. Temporarily renamed for a U.S. President in 2009.
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402
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Peak located in Rio de Janeiro's harbor
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396
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Sugarloaf Mountain
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The city of Montreal takes its name from this "mountain" - more of a hill, really
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233
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Mount Royal
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Space Mountain? Mount Doom. Lonely Mountain
Just need to find a big enough eraser.
Really Huge List of Famous Mountains
Of course, the difference is less drastic the further away you are from the poles, but with Everest being about 5.5 (8.8 km) miles above sea level, the addition of even a couple more miles from the Earth's center makes a big difference. In fact, Mount Everest is the tenth furthest point from the Earth's center, beaten by Chimborazo by about 1.3 miles (2.1 km), even though Everest is about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) higher above sea level.
Gotta be the something-est!
Missed the bottom 12 (besides temple mount, got that one), and Loa, Aconcagua Saint Helens and well, Matterhorn
One suggestion:
1. According to the Old Testament, Mount Zion was where the temple in Jerusalem was built. (Isaiah 60:14)
2. Also according to the OT, Mount Moriah where Abraham put Isaac on the altar was where Solomon's temple was built. (2 Chronicles 3:1)
I tried both Mount Zion and Mount Moriah unsuccessfully, and then used the modern term Temple Mount.
Could you add Zion and Moriah?
It's not because the monotheistic God is better than others, it's just a name of a mythological being in this case i.e. proper noun.