Statistics for Mountain Superlatives

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HintMeasurementAnswer% Correct
Highest mountain in North America20,310 ft (6,190 m)Denali
100%
Second highest mountain on earth28,251 ft (8,611 m)K2
100%
Highest mountain on Earth as measured from base30,610 ft (9,330 m) Above sea floor 13,207 ft (4207 m) above sea levelMauna Kea
100%
Highest mountain on Earth29,031 ft (8,848 m)Mount Everest
100%
Highest mountain in Africa19,341 ft (5,895 m)Mount Kilimanjaro
100%
Highest mountain in the Americas22,837 ft (6,960 m)Aconcagua
86%
Highest mountain in Europe18,510 ft (5,642 m)Mount Elbrus
71%
Highest mountain on Earth as measured from the center of the earth3967 mi/6384 km from center of earthChimborazo
43%
Highest mountain in the Solar System13.6 mi/21.9 km above Mars datumOlympus Mons
43%
Third highest mountain on earth28,169 ft (8,586 m)Kanchenjunga
29%
Highest mountain directly touching an ocean18,008 ft (5,489 m)- summit 10 miles/16 km from oceanMount Saint Elias
29%
Highest volcano22,615 ft (6,893 m)Ojos del Salado
29%
Highest Mountain in the Tropics22,205 ft (6,768 m)Huascaran
14%
Fourth highest mountain on earth27,940 ft (8,516 m)Lhotse
14%
Highest mountain in Australia (continental)7,310 ft (2,228 m)Mount Kosciuszko
14%
Highest single continous cliff4,100 ft (1,200 m)Mount Thor
14%
Highest mountain on an island16,024 ft (4,884 m)Puncak Jaya
14%
Highest mountain in Antarctica16,050 ft (4,892 m)Vinson Massif
14%
Highest unclimbed mountain24,836 ft (7,570 m)Gangkhar Puensum
0%
Highest mountain north of the Arctic Circle12,119 ft (3,694 m)Gunnbjorn Fjeld
0%
Highest mountain outside of the Hindu Kush/Karakorum/Himalaya25,095 ft (7,649 m)Kongur Tagh
0%
Fifth highest mountain on earth27,838 m (8,485 m)Makalu
0%
Six of the seven most topographically isolated summits have been listed so far. Name the seventh7,352 ft (2,241 m) 2,565 mi/4,821 km from a higher mountainMount Orohena
0%
Four of the five most topographically prominent summits have been listed so far. Name the fifth.18,800 ft (5,730 m) Prominence of 18,074 ft/5,509 mPico Cristobal Colon
0%

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