Here are three competitors for the crown. The dormant volcano Mauna Kea in Hawaii is one of several known peaks that are arguably taller than Everest—as long as you’re willing to award the ...

According to the National Park Service, Mount Everest’s base is 14,000 feet above sea level, meaning it is a little over 15,000 feet from base to peak. Mauna Kea, a shield volcano in Hawaii ...

However, if we measure the actual height of mountains from their base to peak, the tallest mountain is not Mount Everest but Mauna Kea, which has an altitude of only 4,205 metres above sea level.

When you think of the tallest mountains, instinctively, Mount Everest comes to mind. But here's a shocker: Mauna Kea in ...

However, when measured from sea level, Mauna Kea's height is about 4,200 meters (around 13,800 feet), which is significantly lower than both Everest and Chimborazo. As Mount Everest is considered ...

While Mount Everest leads in height above sea level, Mauna Kea is taller from its oceanic base, and Mauna Loa is the largest by volume. Measuring mountains may seem straightforward, but ...

If measured from its base on the ocean floor to its summit, Mauna Kea would exceed 10,000 meters, making it at least 1,150 meters taller than Mount Everest. Mauna Kea is the youngest volcano on ...

If you measure altitude above mean sea level, then the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) Mount Everest, which straddles ... then the 33,500-foot (10,211-meter) Mauna Kea, an inactive shield volcano ...