The Seven Summits are the highest peaks on each continent.
- Mount Everest (29,035ft/8,850m) Nepal, Asia
- Aconcagua (22,840ft/6,962m) Argentina, South America
- Denali ("Mount McKinley", 20,320ft/6,195m) Alaska, North America
- Kilimanjaro (19,339ft/5,963m) Tanzania, Africa
- Mount Elbrus (18,481ft/5,633m) Russia, Europe
- Vinson Massif (16,067ft/4,897m) Ellsworth Range, Antarctica
- Carstensz Pyramid* (16,023ft/4,884m) Indonesia
* The Seventh Summit is disputed. Many consider Australia to be the seventh continent as opposed to Australasia, in which case Australia's 7,000 foot Mount Kosciuszko is the seventh summit.
|
